I believe, however, what was on display during the Eich incident was nothing of the sort. It was a direct example of mob mentality[1], which is a very distinct mode of thought that operates more off of emotion, peer judgment, and myopia than rational thought around what we should consider unjust and punishable if the case were brought to, say, a formal trial.
The concept is kind of a fundamental underpinning in modern judicial systems. I personally think that "mob" mentality is on the rise given our current configuration of clickshare happy, shallow media outlets, but this is a harder thesis to defend and beyond the scope of this comment.
[0] Some may see opposition to gay marriage as opposition to homosexuality. In some cases this is probably the case in others it may not be.
Are you saying that people who are in group that has been oppressed in recent history and people may feel still is oppressed or unequal who feel that Eich was trying to deny them equal rights (in society) should be "more thick skinned"and carry on working for his organisation rather than speak their mind.
I am aware that there is a certain spin to the above paragraph but saying that victims (at least in the recent past) should be "more thick skinned" sounds pretty offensive from a certain viewpoint.