I don't even know how to start off this post. I guess I'll start by saying it's times like these I wish I had the internet at my place here at school because I'm reading this thread at the library, and being frustrated to the point of tears in public, let me tell you, is not fun.
I'm surprised at how tame Bonzai's post is, and for that I'm glad, because I don't know how tame I can make this.
The OCR server has issues, no shit. But the reason that I keep on coming back to OCR is because the general group of regulars aren't complete assholes, generally we are a group of people who respect each other enough to just play a good game. Even on OCR I have dealt with bullshit about being a girl that quite honestly I could have very easily retaliated about but I didn't, because I fell like, that if I ever feel discriminated against or blatantly offended through, gee, I dunno, a rape joke, or any other sexist and offensive "jokes", that I could go to an admin if it honestly made me feel like shit, or even, hey, and admin could message me and ask me if I was okay. I've desensitized myself enough on the internet to deal with stuff like this. I still don't think that saying "OMG we were raped!!" instead if rolled, or "DUDE that's so gay" instead of dude that sucks is appropriate, but I understand that this is the internet and people act like this. I've even gotten a "You're a girl, get back in the kitchen", and didn't say anything on the server because it's not worth my time.
I can deal with tame rape jokes. I can also be a complete bitch and serve you up a nice hot pile of your own bullshit right back at your face. But saying "OMG GIRL, LET'S RAPE HER BEFORE SHE LEAVES". Not cool. In any sense of the word. So what if they were joking. This guy got off with not even a slap on the wrist and my sister feels like shit. Yeah, there are random people on the internet. That doesn't mean that we should make rape jokes at every girl who decides to say something into the microphone. Believe me, I understand that it is the internet so people think that being an asshole is okay and there won't be repercussions. But on OCR I guess that I would have thought that someone would have at least asked if my sister (hell, any other girl on the server) if she was okay. So thanks for everyone who didn't.
On a lighter note, an honest thank you to the people on this forum like Darkesword, and others who make this a community that I actually want to be a part of.