Yup. Blind homerism and intolerance are acceptable here; more imporant than impartiality or a sense of humor. Racism, homophobia, mysogyny, and the like, directed against other teams' players and fans, are just fine. Poking fun at a Celtic player is often unacceptable, even when it's harmless, and whether it's actually warranted by an impartial view of the facts is totally irrelevent.
You can usually go off-topic or stretch the rules if it's pro-Celtics off-topic or pro-Celtics rule stretching; otherwise the mods may spank you.
Unfortunately, you're misreading our rules. Nowhere, in this thread or otherwise, has "racism, homophobia, mysogyny, and the like" ever been allowed on Celticsblog. However, fans of different teams are held to a different standard in terms of criticism of our players. It's one thing to be mean-spirited toward Lebron James; it's quite another for a Cavs (or Lakers or Bulls) fan to attack or insult Celtics players. That's why there's a different rule for them:
Celticsblog welcomes fans of all teams to engage is respectful commentary and debate. However, attacking or insulting the Celtics, Celtics fans, or Celticsblog moderators will result in an immediate and permanent ban. There will be no tolerance for baiting, trolling, or other disrespectful conduct.
In other words, it may be okay for a Celtics fan to say "Lebron stinks" on Celticsblog, while it's *not* okay for a Cavs fan to say "KG stinks" on Celticsblog. Hopefully, that's clear to everyone.