Re: I ARE SERIOUS PARISMONIA!
1) This is not an American community. The mods are: Canadian, Swiss, British and American. We've got members from all over the world. We did a poll and everything.
2) This is a paid and moderated community. The mods decide who lives or dies the rules, and who has posting access and when. In effect, this is a private space.
3) Who is posting on the internet? Real people. Where and when is the internet? In the real world. What you put out into the world, be it offline, or online, has a real effect on real people. Trust me dude, you're not just talking to spam bots.
b) Corrollory to the above - the internet mirrors the real world in most ways, except in how much easier it is to get away with being a jerk. That means that along with all those real people, there is real racism, sexism, ableism, transphobia, homophobia and other isms on the internet. You can choose to be a part of that, and keep hurting people, or you can choose to do your best to step out of privlege, and fight it.
That's what we've chosen to do here. If you think that's ridiculous, then respectfully, you should probably find somewhere else to play.