I'm going to weigh in on what I hope doesn't degrade into a argument thread.
I have just over 35,000 followers on tumblr and 50 million views on flickr, and a large number of those fans seem to believe that I am standing by waiting for their messages or flickrmail, and that they might be the sole person who messages me that day and I can spend an hour chatting with them. Ha! I am SWAMPED with messages.
A vast number of them are misspelled text-speak and crude. "I wan tap that bunghol make u lick my cock"
But if it comes from a black man in southern california, I will usually answer back, "Can you speak to me as a person using polite language"
Almost without fail, I get back "Oh I'm sorry, I actually didn't think I'd get a reply. Your pics are sexy and I'd love to meet you." or some such.
I've met many of these men and I've never had a single one act in any way thug, even during gangbangs at my place; which, to be honest, was my biggest concern because porn is sometimes so degrading. But nope, without fail the guys have been polite and articulate and respectful.
My conclusion? It's an act. A role. It's the Internet.
Does that make it okay? I prefer well crafted sentences when I get pinged, and for some guys they can't break out of thuggery and I cease the conversation, but mostly I like to think I've helped teach guys a better way to approach women.
-Mrs Spw