If someone is cussing at you, don't be so insensitive and take offense. At the end of the day, its a random guy on the internet who is cursing you. Who cares? It's not right that the guy is flaming you but just try not to take is personal and play the game like nothing is happening.
EDIT: You can report them after the game, lol, I never said don't. I'm talking more about the people on boards who say the LoL community is so toxic e.t.c
I never take some idiots word on the Internet personal. Doesn't stop me from reporting said idiot for his conduct.
While I can see your viewpoint, I think you are completely missing some other possible viewpoints. Yes, there are those of us who are somewhat thick skinned who can brush off negativity without any real issues, but this is only a portion of all players. Keep in mind that some players choose League of Legends as their "escape" from the real world. Maybe they have rough home lives, low points in life, or other circumstances that make the real world not so fun. Instead of spending all of their time in what may seem to be an awful life, they come to connect with other players online where this person now has a clean slate. None of their real life issues have to follow them into the game, and they can find human connection of some sort that isn't vulgar (and for some of these people, this will be the only human connection they see for quite some time that isn't vulgar). When you talk down to someone like this on the internet, you are crushing their last possible outlet of decent human interaction, and can push them to find other escapes from the real world such as substance abuse, self-harming, or even suicide.
In a perfect world everyone would enjoy their reality much more than their online human connections, but that simply doesn't happen. You could be the one to make or break a person. I know it can be tough to stand in someone else's shoes sometimes, especially if you've never been in a situation they are going through, but this game really is the only enjoyable part of some players' lives, as morbid as that may seem. Please keep this in mind and try to remember there is another human being on the other end of that character who might be 0/7/3 or who may have just missed smite on baron, costing you the game. It is easy to criticize someone for his or her mistakes, but at the end of the day what may be "just a game" to you is a lifeline to someone else.
Its about not being a jerk...so flamers out there, keep in mind that if you dont have something good to say, then dont say anything at all. Its a team game, so if you wanna improve your chances to win you will have to work with 4 strangers, so keep that mutual respect and everything will be better.
I'll agree that sometimes people need to grow a little thicker skin. That said, flaming at your teammates is dead wrong. The burden should be on the flamer, not the one being flamed. The thing of it is the flamer ends up without remorse and the flame-ee ends up with feeling this overwhelmingly negative experience.
