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I agree with Jecilyn and Rachel in that someone's gender is not set by their Chromosomes.

And before I continue, this post is NOT directed at any one person, but is simply me saying my piece. I wish to apologize upfront if I offend anyone, but I do not apologize for my views. Oh, and there WILL be rambling. Now, with that out of the way...

People need to learn that the way they respond to someone has nothing to do with the person they are responding to. Just because someone says something, or does something, does NOT mean you have to respond any way or another.

If you are attracted to someone, and find out they are not who or what you thought they are, then that's all on you. People have a right to live their lives however they want, calling themselves whatever they want. If you find yourself "duped" by you own feelings, then that's something you have to look at. However, most people find that blaming the other person is the easier thing to do. No one likes looking at themselves.

And just because someone says something horrible nad discriminatory, it does not mean someone can haul off and react without someone else getting pissed. People need to know that one's actions have consequences, some unseen, and others jsut ignored.

I will say that in this particular case, no one was right. This whole thing was handled horribly, save the fact that Lore has every right to ban anyone he wishes for whatever reason. And actually I think it shows very well on Lore's character that the ban was only a temp-ban when he could have easily perma-banned Persephone. It shows that Lore is not [insert some generic over the top name here].

Like I said, this whole thing went from one bad post to another and ended up becoming a huge sink-hole in hte forum. Did Sour have a valid post, yes. Did Persephone have a valid reason to be upset, yes. Did either one handle it well, no.

So yes, I'm not saying this post has any point other than to throw my voice out there, but yeah, back to my other point... People need to start taking their own views and recognizable their own feelings as a product of who THEY are, and no one else.

As for Persephone... I really will miss her while she's banned, but I look forward to her return. I felt like she was a very intelligent person with good points and (despite recent outburst), the ability to discuss a topic without resorting to lower forms of forum trolling. I had a lot of fun conversing with her.