Trans Gender Con

[Mark CMG]

Rumor has it a certain Indy convention will be re-branding itself for August through the remainder of their contract with the convention center. We at CMG wish to congratulate the forward-thinking leadership of the convention and add our own support to their efforts in honoring the LGBT community. Huzzah!

 

[BrockBallingdark]

I don't have a calendar on me today... what's the date today?

 

[KirayaTiDrekan]

I'm not sure what your intent is here. I'm going to assume there's no malicious intent. But, using gender as a joke, and making transgender folks the butt of that joke, is very not cool.

 

[Mark CMG]

making transgender folks the butt of that joke

Obviously not the case and pretested on those I personally know.

 

[KirayaTiDrekan]

Obviously not the case and pretested on those I personally know.

That doesn't lend the joke any validity.

"Oh, my friends of group A think its funny or ok so that means everyone in group A must think its funny or ok."

It doesn't work that way.

 

[Mark CMG]

That doesn't lend the joke any validity.

"Oh, my friends of group A think its funny or ok so that means everyone in group A must think its funny or ok."

It doesn't work that way.

It's a joke about re-branding, obviously, and I would be remiss to exclude the LGBT community by not making the joke. We're all one, especially on April One.

 

[KirayaTiDrekan]

Given recent events in the political arena and Gen Con's visibility in those events, I find the joke to be in poor taste.

 

[Mark CMG]

Given recent events in the political arena and Gen Con's visibility in those events, I find the joke to be in poor taste.

Already understood.

 

[Umbran]

I suspect this thread has zero chance of being funny. Thread closed.

 

[nomotog]

So it's a pun? I kind of don't get what this joke is trying to say.