-Dumont is gay because he has a tattoo on his arm
-Boone skis suck because the owner is jacked
-the list goes on, i just chose these two as recent examples
I noticed a difference between these two threads though. In one thread, the person being hated on, actually comes out and defends their case. Boone Skis came to address all the hate against their company.
In the Dumont thread, Simon Dumont didn't come out and say something like: "Hey, that tattoo is the name of someone who is very close to me".
I guess what's important to think about is that yes, hate is bad, but we can't stop people from hating on NS. What we can do is take the example of people like Tanner and Jon, who actively post on NS, especially when an issue of hate against them comes up. We need the industry and the pros more involved in the forums.
Next time you see a hate thread, send it to the person who it targets, that way they can actually have a say and can explain their side of the story.
