The week is up, and Chipotle's comment is about the closest to what I was going to point out, it's the first to note the line about ignorance about trans* folk. Which, in my opinion was probably the most revealing and harmful inaccuracy of the article.
From what I can see, [Peacewolf] has sad some hurtful things about various topics like Transgender people only having that label for the benefit, but her view is not an "abnormal" or "out of this world" opinion that's "inhuman". In fact, that viewpoint can logically be described as valid humanity. By that I mean that humans will always align themselves with something they think they can get the most benefit from.
There are two segments of power in human civilization: finance and social influence. For the most part, those that are transgender or transsexual certainly do not have the 'path of least resistance'. Those who pursue and just so happen to be privileged enough to be in decent fiscal standing usually have to expend income to take hormones and have surgeries to battle their gender dysmorphia. And as far as social influence, it can be tough to pursue other social matters when you're constantly having to fight a political battle just to have people accept your existence.
If a certain comedian thinks losing a stage is hard, try losing your connections to your family, only to go to a convention and have a guy on the stage say they identify as an attack helicopter. It would make them wonder why furry folk can only get comedians that are pulling their humor from internet memes.
Furry indeed is a place where we leave those things at the door. If a trans* furry wanted to hear those kind of jokes, they'd hang around their drunk uncle at Thanksgiving dinner instead of go to a furry convention.
But going back to the "there is nothing more human than going for the path of least resistance"? I mean, I hope you say "God Save the Queen" instead of "God Bless the USA" in *checks notes* Texas. Because America's foundation was resistance. I guess our forefathers were 'inhuman'? I understand this kind of word play is why right wingers hate politics, but it's the kind of thing you need to be aware of. In your statement against Trans* folk you basically attacked the core of American Values... and that more than anything highlights why the Republican Party has been losing folks these days. What will you sacrifice and how much power do you want to give to the government just in the hopes they will make 'those people' go away?
The second point I would bring up is around the GOH statement:
A GOH should - in my opinion - never be chosen based on their popularity and the number of people they will bring in, but rather be chosen for their deeds and personality and how they affect the people around them.
The thing is you can tell a lot about the character of a con by who they picked for GOH, as previously noted. But in combination with other parts of the article I would also like to note you can tell the character of a con by who they decided NOT to go with.
As noted before, the reason PeaceWolf left the convention leadership was her reaction to the negative reception of having Tsebresos as a guest of honor. So then, if the GOH is supposed to be for merits, why not bring Tsebresos as the first guest of honor? Is it because she's willing to compromise in the face of criticism and is deemed too weak by PeaceWolf? Is it because 2 was willing to bankroll some of the convention just to get a taste of the stage again? Or perhaps it is simply: 2 Gryphon is more known in the fandom than Tsebresos is, and they brought him in to put butts in the seats.
I think it kind of shows a tragic aspect of that side of the political aisle. When it comes to doing small gestures such as flooding into a system to upvote/downvote an article on a site they usually don't visit, they're all for it. But when it comes to being there and actually providing something of meaning for actual loyalty to their ideals, such as giving a position of honor, don't expect them to stick their neck out for you.
Just ask all those folks who are sitting in prison for where they happened to be on the 6th of January this year led in by the false promise of Presidential protection.
The week is up, and Chipotle's comment is about the closest to what I was going to point out, it's the first to note the line about ignorance about trans* folk. Which, in my opinion was probably the most revealing and harmful inaccuracy of the article.
There are two segments of power in human civilization: finance and social influence. For the most part, those that are transgender or transsexual certainly do not have the 'path of least resistance'. Those who pursue and just so happen to be privileged enough to be in decent fiscal standing usually have to expend income to take hormones and have surgeries to battle their gender dysmorphia. And as far as social influence, it can be tough to pursue other social matters when you're constantly having to fight a political battle just to have people accept your existence.
If a certain comedian thinks losing a stage is hard, try losing your connections to your family, only to go to a convention and have a guy on the stage say they identify as an attack helicopter. It would make them wonder why furry folk can only get comedians that are pulling their humor from internet memes.
Furry indeed is a place where we leave those things at the door. If a trans* furry wanted to hear those kind of jokes, they'd hang around their drunk uncle at Thanksgiving dinner instead of go to a furry convention.
But going back to the "there is nothing more human than going for the path of least resistance"? I mean, I hope you say "God Save the Queen" instead of "God Bless the USA" in *checks notes* Texas. Because America's foundation was resistance. I guess our forefathers were 'inhuman'? I understand this kind of word play is why right wingers hate politics, but it's the kind of thing you need to be aware of. In your statement against Trans* folk you basically attacked the core of American Values... and that more than anything highlights why the Republican Party has been losing folks these days. What will you sacrifice and how much power do you want to give to the government just in the hopes they will make 'those people' go away?
The second point I would bring up is around the GOH statement:
The thing is you can tell a lot about the character of a con by who they picked for GOH, as previously noted. But in combination with other parts of the article I would also like to note you can tell the character of a con by who they decided NOT to go with.
As noted before, the reason PeaceWolf left the convention leadership was her reaction to the negative reception of having Tsebresos as a guest of honor. So then, if the GOH is supposed to be for merits, why not bring Tsebresos as the first guest of honor? Is it because she's willing to compromise in the face of criticism and is deemed too weak by PeaceWolf? Is it because 2 was willing to bankroll some of the convention just to get a taste of the stage again? Or perhaps it is simply: 2 Gryphon is more known in the fandom than Tsebresos is, and they brought him in to put butts in the seats.
I think it kind of shows a tragic aspect of that side of the political aisle. When it comes to doing small gestures such as flooding into a system to upvote/downvote an article on a site they usually don't visit, they're all for it. But when it comes to being there and actually providing something of meaning for actual loyalty to their ideals, such as giving a position of honor, don't expect them to stick their neck out for you.
Just ask all those folks who are sitting in prison for where they happened to be on the 6th of January this year led in by the false promise of Presidential protection.