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You know how I feel about this -- I've brought it up before. I think that men are given a lot more leeway on what they're allowed to say on GC, even if people are just kidding around. Of course, I think this is true of sororities and fraternities in general. Fraternity men are allowed to push limits much more than sorority women. That's all I'm going to say on that for now, but if we get some good discussion going I'll jump back in.
I also think that there are a number of posters who think that, because they (or their friends) are older than someone, they should be according more respect even when they don't act in a way that commands respect. I agree with Nikki in that I have lower expectations for older generations to match my opinions (the racist comments from grandmothers being much less offensive than when they come from my classmates/friends, etc.). But I also have higher expectations from them in terms of behavior -- for example, if a 20-year-old on this site calls somebody else a loser, I chalk that up to immaturity, but if a 60-year-old does it, I'm going to chalk that up to general asshat-ness.
There are some older posters on this website who conduct themselves in a dignified manner and deserve nothing but respect. There are few people on GC that I respect more than DeltAlum, for example. But there are also plenty of older posters that demand respect without doing anything to deserve it. And no, making derisive comments about "sororities at fake schools" or "how fraternity GPAs aren't what they used to be" (when at most schools, they are, in fact, better than they used to be) does not make you "a wealth of knowledge," nor does it excuse your disrespectful behavior.
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