I'm really curious why the downmod. Think I'm overreacting and it's good to use "fags" as slur with no context? Problem with my phrasing? Hate homosexuals? Thought "illiterate" wasn't precise enough a paraphrase? Annoyed with faint echoes of xkcd? I don't understand.

Edit: Can one of the downmodders write an explanation? Or is wanting to understand something bad here?

I wasn't complaining about being downmodded. I don't care about my karma. I do care about why people downmod anti-homophobic comments, and want to understand their reasoning.

(It got at least 2 downmods. If people hadn't upmodded it, that would be more clear. I would prefer if it was still -1 (or less) so that it'd more more obvious there is some explaining to do.).

I don't know if you read that through or not, but...

There was no reason to mention anything about "fags" in your original comment -- it added nothing to the discussion and only detracted from it.

I did read it. And there was a reason to mention that word: so people know what I'm referring to.

But, you think people didn't like quoting that word? (and w/ the quotes not even written, but clearly there) umm that sort of makes sense. thanks.

I was explaining why falsephrophet was downmodded. Up until right now, I was confused and thought your original question was asking why he was being downmodded, but apparently you were referring to your own first post in this thread. Oh well. :)