Have you ever been "attacked" on an online forum?

I asked a question what could be the reason for someone suddenly changing their appearance and swearing more tightly revealing clothing. This was a genuine curiosity of mine and I got attacked on a board (mind you this was mainly women lol) and was called judgemental, creeper for paying too much attention, a jerk, etc.

Wow!! I couldn’t believe the responses I got. All I asked was “hypothetically if someone were to change their appearance in a relationship, why do you think that is? More likes on Facebook for photos for a sudden crave of attention but drastically changing their wardrobe for extremely revealing clothes and not because of weight loss).

To be honest, it’s hard not to notice when it’s your own damn relative. I just had a genuine curiosity of different perspectives. Instead I was attacked and for some reason it bothers me way more than it should.