Todd, I don't think you need to apologize; I haven't noticed much bad language on this board by anyone. I guess to me it's an apples-and-oranges kind of thing: This is a more casual forum, and Sean -- who I guess I
am holding to a higher standard -- was posting on a very public forum. That was what I took issue with, given that he's a public figure (I think). (Or is he? Yoko certainly is. Is Julian?)
But as Moogmodule pointed out, they were attacking his mother, which would likely strike a nerve with anyone. It sure would with me.
And for what it's worth, I remember a certain trip to St. Paul I took with the kids last summer during which I said the "F" word about 60 times in 20 minutes because of a huge construction project and mislabeled exits.