My own observation is that these members that smc has banned and others like them simply come in here looking for trouble—like they do all over the Internet. They claim that the moderators are “picking on” them or whatever but then at the same time they want to be able to insult anyone that they choose.

As many others have pointed out this is a “private” forum with rules. One is to be respectful of other members. It amazes me that any member would want to use derogatory language toward someone that they, by becoming a member here, would claim to admire.

The use of demeaning language towards any group is one step towards not seeing them as individuals, maybe not seeing them as human beings, and then maybe thinking that perhaps discrimination or violence towards them is OK. Unfortunately, history is filled with far too many examples of this.
Violence towards gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transsexuals is very real.

smc is a personal friend of mine outside this forum and I think he does an excellent job of moderating this place. Trying to balance the “porn” aspect of this forum with the serious discussion of social issues is a daunting task. But I guess sometimes smc isn’t “totalitarian and insanely hypocritical” enough.