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In reply to the discussion: Pab Sungenis [View all]

QC

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17. He could be harsh at times, but I admired his willingness
Sun Nov 24, 2013, 09:21 AM
Nov 2013

to stand up for LGBT DUers at times when this was not a very hospitable place for us.

Like many bannings, this one strikes me as a bit capricious. There are far worse offenders still spreading their hateful magic from one end of DU to the other, like the one who recently barked at a lesbian DUer, "You have plenty of rights," and the one who declared "Latin America is but a cyst on the anus of the world." Both of them are still around.

Two of the more enthusiastic participants in Pab's gravedancing thread made it their purpose in life back in 2007-2009 to harass LGBT DUers, and several good, longtime members flamed out after they got tired of the endless bullying and lashed out. They are gone but their bullies are still here and still up to their usual.

And let's not forget the person who received one of DU's most deserved and long overdue tombstones after referring to marriage equality as "a fabulous pink pony" and then zombied up and has had at least twenty posts hidden in his current incarnation. Still here.

There are plenty of other examples, but why belabor the point?

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Pab Sungenis [View all] joeybee12 Nov 2013 OP
Huzzah! OnyxCollie Nov 2013 #1
I was hoping Pab would join the Tree... NYC_SKP Aug 2014 #18
My only friendly guidance would be JackBeck Nov 2013 #2
what? MNBrewer Nov 2013 #3
He was banned today. hrmjustin Nov 2013 #5
What for? OnyxCollie Nov 2013 #7
He had two hides calling out people and his account was suspended for two weeks. hrmjustin Nov 2013 #9
Yeah, that'll do it. OnyxCollie Nov 2013 #10
And he went on FB saying that it is not safe for men to post on DU. hrmjustin Nov 2013 #11
Oh thank god nt Tien1985 Nov 2013 #4
We haven't interacted at all since we had a nasty exchange over Sub Atomic's melt-down.... Rowdyboy Nov 2013 #6
I didn't know that he had been banned. OnyxCollie Nov 2013 #8
+1 dbackjon Nov 2013 #12
a bit high strung, but mitchtv Nov 2013 #13
Meh Prism Nov 2013 #14
Seeing his posts on Facebook he seems to have lost perspective... Jesus Malverde Nov 2013 #15
I was just going to post this. stevenleser Nov 2013 #16
He could be harsh at times, but I admired his willingness QC Nov 2013 #17
His commments about homophobia on DU were mostly dead-on. It's a long-time problem here. nomorenomore08 Aug 2014 #19
yes, i am thrilled to hear this. nt La Lioness Priyanka Aug 2014 #20
This is an old thread! joeybee12 Aug 2014 #21
I was going to edit this saying that clearly thrilled is a huge exaggeration La Lioness Priyanka Aug 2014 #22
I must have missed some of his worst ones... joeybee12 Aug 2014 #23
what i remember was from ages ago, when there was a large fallout over who should host La Lioness Priyanka Aug 2014 #24
I end up coming back posting a lot, then not for a while... joeybee12 Aug 2014 #25
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