Dude, how old are you.. really? Emo insults? Wow.
This isn't about not being able handle "mean stuff" on the internet. I think most people know what to expect when they browse the internet in general in its entirety. The deal is, this is more or less a private community, with a defined set of rules on racism/sexism/etc. It reflects poorly on the community as a whole when every asshole with a keyboard spews a bunch of bigotry, joking or not.
Ya, there aren't filters in real life. I wouldn't expect there to be. A forum with rules set up like this isn't real life. It's more akin to a business or w/e. I found this project through the PennyArcade forums, so I will use them as an example. The community is top-notch and every thread doesn't degrade into a flame-war. It ain't hard to do, it takes a bit of sense and maturity, and that's basically it.
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