Regardless of how you chose to interpret these comments, would you ever make this type of comment to Justin McKoy’s face or if he was within hearing distance? I don’t think so.
My intent wasn’t really to call out specific posters. My point is to show that this behavior is occurring very commonly among fans, often without realizing it ourselves.
None of us have bad intentions, but that doesn’t mean that we don’t unthinkingly make comments that could easily be very hurtful. Easy to make hurtful comments and forget about them, but the subject of these comments will take it much harder. Marco Anthony endured a lot of crappy comments about transferring during his time at UVA.
If it’s something that you would never say in the presence of a player or recruit, it’s probably a type of comment that you should not be posting or making online.