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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dannager" data-source="post: 6181944" data-attributes="member: 73683">I don't think it's fair to say that. In fact, I have literally seen many of them talking about how they need to "send a message" to Penny Arcade that they can't be allowed to do what they did. If they're doing it for themselves, why are they making and publicizing blog posts about it?More importantly, why are they shaming others into doing the same?Perhaps not, but I think some of them truly believe that a large enough boycott (I've seen suggestions of protests in front of the convention hall) would generate attention for their cause.It is patently obvious from many of the people in question that they do give a rat's ass - one of them literally titled her blog post "Quit F*cking Going To PAX Already, What Is Wrong With You".I don't think they're standing up for personal ethics. I think that anyone who paused to give the issue a few moments' calm, serious thought would come to a conclusion very different than theirs. I think that they see a way to generate attention, and they leapt on that bandwagon as fast as they could. And it's served them well, so that same group of people latches onto any new development on the issue and continues to inflate it.Their priorities are incredibly messed up if supporting Penny Arcade would cause them to be unable to look at themselves in the mirror. I would like to believe that these are not people who are so out-of-touch with reality, but rather are simply people with a cause that makes them feel superior to others who aren't as fanatical as they are, and are trying to drum up attention for it. And I think that the way they've chosen to argue their case is pretty damning evidence to that effect.</blockquote>

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