No, Ella, I am not accusing you of being dishonest. Nor am I suggesting that you are not to be taken seriously. I was pointing out that you and I are different people. I am well aware of the idiotic responses of many here to your gender and age, and to be perfectly honest I get annoyed by it. The person that complains about that the most, however, is the one that seems to be effected by it the most, so make of that what you will.

Your last bit there is insulting to yourself as much as me, and I don't fall to the pseudo-feminist guilt trips over perceived gender value issues. Yes, some people here turn stupid because of your age and gender, I'm not one of them. Don't insult me by accusing me of claims that I have not made. Do you forget how I tried to help you organize a fund raiser for activism? I certainly would not accuse you of doing nothing, nor would I accuse you of wasting time in what you do. My point was that it is necessary for those like me to act in such a way that many may find distasteful, and equally necessary for the diplomats such as yourself to publicly denounce us for those acts. What I do is for the good of all, but I do not expect praise for it. I expect exactly what I got.

Why do you insist on making this an issue of gender roles, when it is an issue of one's place in the scheme of things? Are you mad at me for denouncing Todd for turning his back on us, or for forcing the opposition to be fair and up-front about their views of us before engaging them in open discussion? Or did you simply dislike the fact that I pointed out the fact that a certain someone was right to a degree in saying that a portion of this community get stupid when a girl is around?

Take insult if you feel the need, little sister, but it is you who first insulted and spoke out against me. Do not hold it against me that I defend myself and try to set things straight.