…but more with love.

One night in a not too distant past where MSN chatrooms were still popular and no one revealed their true identity online, I was in a usual haunt when a stranger IMed (old-school DM) me. Soon after, he inquired (in a less than pleasant way) if was black or gay. When I refused to answer a question phrased that way, he took that as a yes and began hurling aggressive racist and homophobic insults. Being all of probably 16, I turned an older and wiser internet friend for guidance of how to respond. ...