Your either willfully rewriting history or deliberately unaware of the context of this thread.
This thread started because the author was referring to people harassing him as "crazies". It's not a benign usage.
It really sucks that people will go to such lengths to defend hatred.
false dichotomy. The context of this thread is not the authors harassment; and your example is not a benign usage, but that does not contradict the statement "people in this thread use the word in a way they believe to be benign".
I also believe your post breaks HN guidelines.
Your either willfully rewriting history or deliberately unaware of the context of this thread.
This thread started because the author was referring to people harassing him as "crazies". It's not a benign usage.
It really sucks that people will go to such lengths to defend hatred.