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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dannager" data-source="post: 6181909" data-attributes="member: 73683">I understand that a handful of people have decided to take a stand on this and "boycott" PAX, but given that they run three massive, annual conventions and that they all sell out within days (if not hours) of tickets going on sale, I think there's precious little chance that there will be any impact on PAX whatsoever (as an aside, part of me hopes that they actually follow through on their boycott because it means I stand a slightly better chance of actually being able to snag a ticket this next year). And the developers who have decided not to go are, as far as I can tell, indie groups with little overall impact on the games industry. Indeed, the pro-boycott reactions have run dangerously close to concern trolling (such as <a href="http://loveconquersallgam.es/post/60281881446/an-open-letter-to-jerry-holkins" target="_blank">Christine Love's assertion</a> that she doesn't feel "comfortable" at PAX, <a href="http://leighalexander.net/still-never-going-to-pax/" target="_blank">Leigh Alexander describing</a> her outrage as "challenging to contain", or Elizabeth Sampat - in a post riddled with lies, mischaracterizations, and insane internet rage - <a href="http://bit.ly/18ozZfY" target="_blank">attempting to shame everyone</a> (EDIT: Link was broken due to profanity in URL; fixed now) planning on attending PAX at some point in the future). One way to examine this issue is to look at who is choosing to be outraged over it. It's not finding serious traction in the community at large, or even in reasonable people, but instead is largely kept perpetually aloft by a small flock of dedicated but minor internet personalities who have made gender issues their personal banner, and piggyback off the manufactured PA controversy to try and generate notoriety for their opinions.The most ironic part is that a lot of these same internet personalities are advocating that people boycotting PAX instead attend cons dedicated to female gamers. Because voluntary segregation is how you advance feminism, right?Long story short, Penny Arcade is absolutely massive and does hundreds of times more good than harm. A bunch of people upset over comedians being comedians isn't going to change that.</blockquote>

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