Board Thread:Off-Topic Posts/@comment-33167183-20181104014654/@comment-26234016-20181110144539

Personally, I disagree with Vert. Now, part of that might be a little habitual, it seems Vert and I are always at odds these days, that was a joke, but I'd like to emphasize the bit about events transpiring. Vert, if you wanted a clearer picture of the proceedings you could just go to The Mayor's Contributions to see that this wasn't just a one-time thing. The Mayor has been harassing people, specifically Bet, for a while– this was just one part of a larger trend.

Simply put, I think getting pissed off at the Mayor was justified, and I feel like belittling or diminishing the mental illnesses of someone, for instance asking a depressed person if they are "trying to get people to feel bad for you on purpose," (although of course there were more examples than just that) goes beyond just giving an opinion. And while a person certainly can't expect to be constantly supported at every turn, they should not expect to be harassed at every turn either.

Maybe in an alternate situation where the person really was unaware that what they were doing was bad, the mob mentality would be hurtful. But as Goodbye9 pointed out, the Mayor was making fun of Bet's mental illness and refusing to stop when asked. The first part is the bigger problem, but the continuation of behaviour was inexcusable.

All in all, demonizing someone is not good. That should be clear. But Bet's response to the Mayor's actions weren't demonization. Keeping a cool head is a good start, but being told to keep a cool head while being harassed isn't exactly a fair request.