Ugh. I was just the aggressor in an online flame war. →[More:]I feel so conflicted about it. I came on a bit strong, but I thought the guy was being really offensive and inappropriate, but hiding behind a veil of "oh, I'm just sweet an innocent, and I only believe what I'm saying applies to me, not to anyone else here." So I called bullshit, rather harshly, and the guy wrote an essay on how I misread him and was a total asshole.
So then I posted again, apologizing for reacting in anger, but pointing out that he may not have chosen his words carefully enough, because he pretty unambiguously said what I accused him of saying. But then maybe I took him too literally, or took it out of context, or something, which is possible.
Ugh. His initial post hurt me. I hurt him in my follow-up post. I still don't know if he's sincere in saying that he didn't mean what I accused him of. I'm sure he still thinks I'm an asshole.
I don't like the way this feels. At the same time, I feel like I kinda stood up for myself in way that I usually don't, about something that's very important to me. That part feels kinda good. But I obviously made him feel very bad, which doesn't make me feel good.
Man, I wish there were just a big room where we could all have massive nerf/pillow fights.