So, it's us that need to "grow up" for being offended at taking personal sh­it instead of the immature pricks with absolutely 0% respect for people (females especially) that they'll carry into their adulthood? Damn son, flawless logic. Being yourself, even on the internet, is not a crime. Showing your face, or even your body, also, is not a crime. Neither deserves any kind of punishment if you're not being directly invasive to others. Just like acting yourself or showing your face in public is perfectly reasonable, along with expecting [i]at least[/i] some form of manners from others in regards to yourself. What then makes others feel that they have the right to express an unwanted or unrequested, disrespectful opinion or critique, when we're not out to do anything other than display a presence of personality? The same goes for the internet. Just backing out and giving the "people are like that, they won't stop, just deal with it" excuse is nothing short of cowardly. We haven't done anything remotely wrong, and we don't deserve the kind of blatant disrespect and abuse that we receive, and turning a blind eye solves fu­ck all except making the people who support that stance feel falsely accomplished. You haven't helped at all, and just saying "well you should expect that response and deal with it or just avoid interacting completely" is just as impotent and cowardly as the other excuse. Being an unwarranted dick shouldn't be excused, [b]FOR ANY REASON[/b], least of all for just innocently expressing a personality. Yes, girls exist on the internet. Yes, it's unusual in male-dominated places. No, that doesn't give you the right to be a complete scumbag, especially directly to her. Grow some balls and empathy, point out that people are being total dickbags, because it's only the lack of repercussions from anyone that make them feel entitled to be personally disrespectful. That's all you need to do.