@Teri_Kanefield I had this wish too in the past until I was shown how to remove them for me.
I don't want to be a reply guy so I'm really sorry if you already know all of this info but I've put some info below. I hope people are kinder to you in the future. :blobfoxheart:
There's the option:
click the 3 dots and select filter this post from the menu. You should be prompted to add it to or make a new block (filter) list.
If you run the instance or are a mod you can defederate from them or force them to be filtered out.
You can also filter out the N word and other offensive words.
There's never an excuse for that bad behaviour. I hope you're okay. Best wishes to you.