[TheFuzzball]

You're confusing language that causes a strong emotional response within you, with language that was written by a person experiencing strong emotion.

It's colourful language for sure, but gimme a break.

[Dylan16807]

Building part of an "emotional discussion" doesn't require the author to be experiencing particularly strong emotions as they write it.

Not that you have evidence of the author's state of mind?

I don't think the confusion you describe is happening.

[hitekker]

That's a good distinction, and it pretty much captures the exchange. Both sides felt quite strongly; Helwig used strong words. But that doesn't mean either side was unreasonable, despite some of us commenters being discomforted.