"So, you mean they're homophobic?"
"Well, no, but-"
"So they're misogynistic? Racist? Transphobic? Ableist???"
"N-no, actually they enforce strict banning on all those things, BUT-"
"So they bully people into suicide?"
"Nooo, they require content warnings for even mentions of suicide, BUT!"
"...Yes?"
"I saw one of them say 'death to nazis!"
"So they're the opposite of 4Chan?"
"NO!"
Like, news groups?
That and lots of early forums for me, definitely.