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Originally Posted by Ponygirl
I am appalled at the number of disrespectful, mean spirted and ugly posts today. So many adding their comments about something they know nothing.
I tried to find the posters name who posted abt African American male genitalia so that I could request that he be banned from this site. So disgusting and inappropriate. But the post must have been removed.
Nearly every day it is shocking to read what people post on Talk of the Villages. An embarrassment.
The ideal would be that this community be welcoming, kind and inclusive rather than what it is.
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I agree with you completely.
This thread-start was destined (and perhaps designed) to go down this road.
I have been on TOTV since its beginning and throughout all those years, I never reported a thread. But that has changed — and I don’t like it. I flagged this one early, very early.
Yet, here we are, past 100 posts, most of which are some seriously ugly stuff.
And, yes, I also saw the one you mentioned. But I would not be surprised if the one who posted it is still among us. There was a time though when that would have meant an instant banning.
Btw, accepting though I am and a kind soul, too, I do not think transgender athletes should be allowed to compete in women’s sports. I think that because it is not fair competition and because my common sense tells me so.
That being said, I do not think hate-mongering is ever acceptable. And the subject at hand invited that and the spewing has been allowed to continue.
There is a pattern lately of certain posters being allowed to really push the envelope — actually it’s turned into more than that — it goes beyond. I do not understand why this is happening. But it is now the bent of TOTV.
(And I need to stop deluding myself that it will get better around here.)
Boomer