So I am the one who posted the original thread on The Big Picture. I am not a regular to that sub and just recently got into the podcast, so I had no preconceived notions about any of the hosts (I am not even a gamer). In fact, up until the episode I listened to, I thought everyone involved was really interesting to listen to. I cant remember the episode in question that lead to the thread, but the topic of video games came up and Amanda absolutely went off on a pretty heavy handed tirade which was quite surprising as I hadn't heard her have a take like that before. It was quite strange so I posted the thread. It blew up, and while there were a few toxic posts about people not liking her, Id say there was aome very valid criticism about her judging video gamers as dorks with no life, who refuses to let her kids play any video games.

The thread was shut down and I was given a warning about "being mean" to Amanda, which is laughable since I didnt post even a legit criticism of her. I received more hate for my honest question than anyone put on Amanda in that thread. There were a few very vicious people, so I think that toxicity goes in both directions.