I got banned for saying I was gay? ( Sherdog forum )

[rascalrichie]

Hello guys,

I have been a fan of mixed martial arts for a long time and I decided to join the popular Sherdog forum. People called me out for being gay because of my choice of words regarding a topic, so I decided to be open with it and put it in my signature. A couple of hours later I got banned for being a troll?

I do not understand this, I was not being rude or breaking any rules, I did not get any warnings either I was just banned. I was posting in the UFC discussion part of the forum which seems to be where most people post, but I sure was not welcome there for long after admitting being gay.

I think theres an attitude problem towards gay people in the sport, I know of one girl that is openly gay, no guys, and thats for an entire sport!

I do not want to make a big deal out of this, but it just feels wrong. Has this happened to anybody else out there? You come out and people accuse you of being a troll or just messing around?

[East]

Whoever banned you probably just didn't like gay people. Try another martial arts forum and don't hide your sexuality...see if you get the same reaction and then you might have a better idea if it is the individual who did this or it is is a group consensus.

[Lexington]

Sherdog, you say?
Accused you of being a troll, you say?
I've been on the perch enough to know where this is headed...

(puts on helmet and chainmail with fireproof gel coating)

Let the SherPupping commence!

Lex

[rascalrichie]

Sherdog, you say?
Accused you of being a troll, you say?
I've been on the perch enough to know where this is headed...

(puts on helmet and chainmail with fireproof gel coating)

Let the SherPupping commence!

Lex

Haha are you going over there to cause trouble? Good idea!

[TwisttheLeaf]

Maybe you could try writing to the forum admin with this question? Point out that you weren't being disruptive, nor breaking rules. Perhaps you can get it reversed.

[rascalrichie]

Maybe you could try writing to the forum admin with this question? Point out that you weren't being disruptive, nor breaking rules. Perhaps you can get it reversed.

I tried doing that, I got banned again right away when I sent the PM. No luck with email either.

They probably really do think I am just a troll. It is probably so far fetched in their world that somebody would came to their forum and admit to being gay. Maybe I do not belong there anyway...

[Jerry]

Well, what choice of words regarding a topic did you use then, since they turned out to be so homophobic? And what did it say in your signature then ?

[LJay]

The place to deal with this is at Sherdog, not here. It's like going to complain at Sears because you got a raw deal at WalMart. Take it up with the admin at Sherdog.

[TwisttheLeaf]

[MENTION=22447]rascalrichie[/MENTION] ... The email to contact their admin is [email protected]

[Bowyn Aerrow]

So you said or commented on something gay related, got a reprimand/bad responce then decided to go militant and write a signature to rub it into the (I assume) moderator's noses in the reprimand...

The thing is being LGBT doesn't give us special rights. Sure you may have said something LGBT related which bent a nose or three, however knowing that the topic bends noses doesn't mean that part of your gay superpowers is immunity for consequences when you use LGBT to purposefully bend those noses further.

I go to this site: http://www.godlikeproductions.com/

There is a very, very, very strong undertow of hatred and intolerance there, they have threads like 'guess the race' (anti-black) and god hates fags, and antisemite - you name the minority it gets slammed.

The owner administrator there is clearly a hater. I do not go out of my way to push his buttons nor anyone else's buttons because I know my ISP will be banned.

Like it or not these places and people exist. We do not win them over by being militant and shoving our faggoty lifestyles down their throats (trust me, that is how they see it). We do, however, win over more people by playing by their rules and demonstrating that we are individuals who feel pretty much as they feel, have empathy and act "normal" - as in we are not two headed freaks out to convert every child to the LGBT way of life (a myth they firmly believe).

You just need to learn how to steer a course through the toxic waters of intolerance and learn how to NOT purposefully stir the shit pot. And when you do accidentally push the right buttons apologize and let it go.

LGBT have won rights and tolerance more through demonstrating that we are still human beings. It is through our day to day 'ungay' life aspects that have converted many who were intolerant to seeing us as human beings first and foremost, thus making the Gay Thing less of an issue in their minds.

You are about 18 years younger than me, and in a bit of a more socially tolerant (To gays, women and Muslims not so much) environment. So yeah it may be shocking to you to come up against this sort of opposition. However its nothing new, and in many places on earth today there is far worse they do to self proclaimed/admitted homosexuals - things like remove the head from the body of gays.

The Internet is an international and inter-cultural place where you are going to run up against haters and intolerant individuals.

It never ends well to rub it in - no matter what the subject is. There is no winning an argument on the internet.

Net time you find yourself in a similar position, drop the subject, let it go and whatever you do don't try to force it down other people's throats or 'argue' the point in any measure. you won't win the argument, you will get banned, you will earn the title Troll.

I'm sorry, life, the internet, and all of this other crap isn't fair.