I will say this however; your assertion that we can solve most ‘gender issues’ by ‘loving and forgiving one another’ strikes me as a rather naive and simplistic sort of thing to say. So women who have faced a lifetime of objectionable treatment should what, love and forgive everyone who’s wronged them? How does that stop others from treating them poorly? If men who have grown up with the pressures to be hard, unemotional, distant, or aggressive and violent simply ‘forgive’ or ‘love’ all of them other men who police their gender, will that stop them from being called ‘faggots’ or ‘pussies’, if they choose to express their feelings?

What feminist ideas, specifically, did you state you had a problem with? I can certainly see how going into a predominantly feminist space and claiming that you disagree with feminism might not start any subsequent discussion off well.

Why would you continue your ‘experiment’ after being treated poorly? Also, what sorts of conclusions did your ‘experiment’ lead you to?

At first the discussion was mature and enjoyable. Then a few people appeared who ignored my arguments and instead insulted every single thing about me personally that they could. The moderators did not punish their behavior, but threatened me with a ban for behavior which I *hadn’t* engaged in, but they *had*. Eventually, the entire tone of the board changed. People who had been friendly and respectful before either vanished, or joined in with the others’ bullying. Every word I said was dissected to find the interpretation that cast the worst light possible. I was accused of all sorts of hidden agendas, and of course was called a misogynist woman hater many times. After five days in the forum, I felt so awful that I broke down crying while grocery shopping. It felt like they had gouged out my insides with an excavator. To be relentlessly hated for days on end is the worst feeling there is. But I kept at it, because I wanted to know just how far they would go. Eventually, I was banned for being “sexist” and “ableist”. I had said that we could solve most gender issues by loving and forgiving one another, and that physical limitations doesn’t make someone less of a person. But by then, anything I said became the opposite. Being banned was a relief. I can’t remember any other website that has made me feel worse. I can’t remember ever feeling such a tidal wave of directed hatred.