[akerl_]

Maybe it's because of the channels I do and don't use, but I've found IRC communities to be mostly unwelcoming in general, and not more-so towards any specific race/gender/religion/etc groups. It's hard to be racist against somebody whose race you do not know, because your only insight into their physical existence is their chosen nick.

This article is a pretty solid point of evidence that IRC communities are insular against every non-member, regardless of who the non-member is.

[mariusz79]

If you go to a dark alley, you can expect to get mugged, but that does not mean that the whole city is out to get you.