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After a night of debating it I've decided to bring this issue to the table. It has become apparent that my opinion is not welcome here. There have been many incidents where I have posted my opinion on something only for it to be picked apart like buzzards to a fresh carcass, forcing me to go on the defensive. And yet I rarely see other users get the same treatment. I've been on the receiving end of this quite a few times and I can no longer stay silent about it. I feel like I'm being essentially punished for having an opinion. Especially if said opinion goes against what the masses say. It frankly reminds me of my middle school days, where I was beaten to a pulp every day for the same reason: having an opinion. May I ask why? Do people perceive me as an easy target to bully? Or does everyone feel that my opinion is invalid compared to everyone else's, especially if I go against the grain? This has happened one too many times now and I feel the need to express my feelings about this issue. It's gotten to the point where I don't feel like this "community" is a safe one for me anymore. It was once a sanctuary when I was in the deeper parts of my depression. Now it's starting to feel like I've become target practice again, thus I no longer feel safe nor welcome here. I'm considering leaving these forums if it happens one more time, as it's agitated me to the point my childhood PTSD has been triggering more frequently, causing me to become distressed and anxious. I want it to stop and for people to let me have my opinion without the need to hack it apart, otherwise I'll pack up and leave, both the community and Pokemon itself, because I feel this place has become too inhospitable to me. So, please, just stop and leave my opinions alone. I don't see it as superior to yours, I just see it as my perfectly valid opinion like everyone else's. But several have felt the need to mercilessly tear into it and give me a hard time. If it happens one more time I'll pulling up stake and leaving. That is all.