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<blockquote data-quote="MGibster" data-source="post: 8704170" data-attributes="member: 4534">I do believe the anonymity of online interactions is fertile ground for ugly behavior.&nbsp; One of the obvious reasons is that we're largely free from the social consequences of our bad behavior.&nbsp; But I think another reason is that it's easy to forget that we're typing to other human beings.&nbsp; We can't hear the inflection of voices, observe body language, or get all the other social cues we do from face-to-face discussion.&nbsp; But there are other social changes as well.&nbsp; Growing up in the 80s, I don't remember any blacklash against women characters like Ripley from Alien/Aliens or Princess Leia from Star Wars.&nbsp; But the backlash against Rey in the episode VII was pretty heavy.&nbsp; At least the backlash was pretty heavy online.&nbsp; I can't recall anyone complaining Rey was a Mary Sue in any face-to-face discussion I've had.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MGibster, post: 8704170, member: 4534"] I do believe the anonymity of online interactions is fertile ground for ugly behavior. One of the obvious reasons is that we're largely free from the social consequences of our bad behavior. But I think another reason is that it's easy to forget that we're typing to other human beings. We can't hear the inflection of voices, observe body language, or get all the other social cues we do from face-to-face discussion. But there are other social changes as well. Growing up in the 80s, I don't remember any blacklash against women characters like Ripley from [I]Alien/Aliens[/I] or Princess Leia from Star Wars. But the backlash against Rey in the episode VII was pretty heavy. At least the backlash was pretty heavy online. I can't recall anyone complaining Rey was a Mary Sue in any face-to-face discussion I've had. [/QUOTE]

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