I care especially when a friend of mine won't come to our matches any more because of abuse from our own fans. I care when the suicide rate is highest amongst homosexual men.
Racist and homophobic abuse are not pantomime, they are criminal offences which will get you arrested and in court. The players wore rainbow laces to try to get homosexuality accepted into the footbal culture. There isn't a professional footballer who is brave enough to come out, even now.
It was a Fulham fan reporting what he heard in the Fulham away section. I don't think you or THPP could hear everything that went on in that section. I'm sure 99% of the Fulham fans were great, as they were at Craven Cottage when I went there, but if one or two were committing an offence...