I wasn't trying to direct it at you specifically but I couldn't remember who used the word appalling lol.
Maybe it's because you haven't been on regularly in a while but for the last several months people have posted videos in the hair forum and the result is super long threads where all kinds of insults are thrown out. From "she's stupid for doing x, y, z" to "her/her hair is tore up, down, and back", and I've seen worse. And sometimes the videos are just random people on youtube and others are people who are "known" in the forum world.
I don't know if the LHCF culture has changed all that much, but when those threads are posted there aren't that many folks who don't insult the person in the video. And I've never seen anybody talking about go apologize and what not. In fact, folks go over to youtube and leave mean messages (which is extra IMO, but folks can do what they want).
All I'm saying is I'm surprised by the outcry at this one video. But then again, I shouldn't be. LHCF is a place where long haired folks are put on a pedestal so it makes sense that this woman is being defended so energetically.