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Message: <blockquote data-quote="tomBitonti" data-source="post: 6179662" data-attributes="member: 13107">Trying to figure out the degree of relevance of this topic.Read the original post.  Personally, found it in poor taste.  But, the consequence of that -- I'm unlikely to revisit the strip, is pretty much what a boycott would do, so I'm not finding the request to have significance.As to a request to boycott a trade show carrying the comic ... that is a different matter.Is there a legal issue here?  Can a trade organization (not sure if the show qualifies as this, or even close), prohibit a company?  I suppose yes, but there would seem to be some limits.As to the substance, the fault seems to be more of style than substance.  How often are there jokes made about the consequence of being in prison?  Those would seem to be of the same substance, but often expressed more carefully.  What distinguishes this comic from, say, the Dark Legacy?As to the ensuing debate and controversy, I'm finding that that fails to find purchase because the original problem has no (or very little) purchase.Anyone else tending to want a careful deescalation?Note: Not wanting to sound insensitive to the general topic.  Net of that: I don't think this board is good channel for more detailed discussions.Thx!TomB</blockquote>