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Gen Con Announces Badges Can Include Pronouns

Started by Skullking, January 19, 2022, 05:38:53 PM

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Mistwell

#60
January 30, 2022, 11:46:39 AM
Quote from: DocJones on January 27, 2022, 11:15:44 PM
Gen Con is also requiring you to show your papers to gain entry.

When has a convention not required you to show your papers to gain entry? No badge, no entry. That's...the entire purpose of the badge. Or are you saying showing more papers (a vax card) is some major burden in addition to your badge? Because, having had to show both before, they can even hang in the same lanyard together.

Pat

#61
January 30, 2022, 02:41:22 PM
Quote from: squirewaldo on January 30, 2022, 10:04:22 AM
Quote from: DefNotAnInsiderNopeNoWay on January 28, 2022, 05:58:09 PM
Quote from: rytrasmi on January 27, 2022, 04:37:26 PM
5% based assholes like me with the blank ("fuck this shit")

Hey guys, this fucking retard thinks they can call themself based proving that they don't even understand what the word means.

HO-LEE shit you're all dumb as a fucking brick.

Why would you attack someone in such a way because they disagree with you... I presume. That said, other than you having a negative view of someone, what exactly are you talking about? I don't understand what you are saying?
"Based" is used  to praise someone else. Using it to refer to yourself combines hubris with cluelessness, and tends to be severely mocked on forums where the term is popular.

GeekyBugle

#62
January 30, 2022, 02:56:00 PM
Quote from: Mistwell on January 30, 2022, 11:46:39 AM
Quote from: DocJones on January 27, 2022, 11:15:44 PM
Gen Con is also requiring you to show your papers to gain entry.

When has a convention not required you to show your papers to gain entry? No badge, no entry. That's...the entire purpose of the badge. Or are you saying showing more papers (a vax card) is some major burden in addition to your badge? Because, having had to show both before, they can even hang in the same lanyard together.

Pappiere bite!
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jeff37923

#63
January 30, 2022, 04:44:33 PM
Quote from: Mistwell on January 30, 2022, 11:46:39 AM
Quote from: DocJones on January 27, 2022, 11:15:44 PM
Gen Con is also requiring you to show your papers to gain entry.

When has a convention not required you to show your papers to gain entry? No badge, no entry. That's...the entire purpose of the badge. Or are you saying showing more papers (a vax card) is some major burden in addition to your badge? Because, having had to show both before, they can even hang in the same lanyard together.

I'll just put them right next to my Star of David.
"Meh."

DocJones

#64
January 30, 2022, 05:27:05 PM
Quote from: Mistwell on January 30, 2022, 11:46:39 AM
Quote from: DocJones on January 27, 2022, 11:15:44 PM
Gen Con is also requiring you to show your papers to gain entry.

When has a convention not required you to show your papers to gain entry? No badge, no entry. That's...the entire purpose of the badge. Or are you saying showing more papers (a vax card) is some major burden in addition to your badge? Because, having had to show both before, they can even hang in the same lanyard together.
I will never show my medical history to attend a game convention or any other event. 

rytrasmi

#65
January 31, 2022, 01:06:06 PM Last Edit: January 31, 2022, 01:07:52 PM by rytrasmi
Quote from: Pat on January 30, 2022, 02:41:22 PM
Quote from: squirewaldo on January 30, 2022, 10:04:22 AM
Quote from: DefNotAnInsiderNopeNoWay on January 28, 2022, 05:58:09 PM
Quote from: rytrasmi on January 27, 2022, 04:37:26 PM
5% based assholes like me with the blank ("fuck this shit")

Hey guys, this fucking retard thinks they can call themself based proving that they don't even understand what the word means.

HO-LEE shit you're all dumb as a fucking brick.

Why would you attack someone in such a way because they disagree with you... I presume. That said, other than you having a negative view of someone, what exactly are you talking about? I don't understand what you are saying?
"Based" is used  to praise someone else. Using it to refer to yourself combines hubris with cluelessness, and tends to be severely mocked on forums where the term is popular.
You can't call yourself "based" wah wah wah cry cry cry poor baby. Who cares? Let's all argue about that and the definition of various slang while we're at it. What kind of person attacks someone over casual use of language? Hmmm...

My point (hurr look at stupid me still trying to make my point) is that 95% of people go along with the pronoun bullshit. Most are not true believers. If they support nu pronouns, it's an exceedingly low-effort virtue signal. If they are against, the cost is low enough that they still go along with it. People in the 95% often use normal pronouns for the <1% when the <1% are not around. What does this mean? It means that people who go with the blank are going to be viewed as extremists by the 95% mushy middle. What can be done about it? Don't fucking specify your pronouns even if it's a little awkward. Don't be part of the 95% go alongs. I've seen numerous based people go along with it because the cost is low. This just makes the 5% look extreme when really it's not.


Edit: bolded the word based so the shitheads around here can continue to bicker about it.
The worms crawl in and the worms crawl out
The ones that crawl in are lean and thin
The ones that crawl out are fat and stout
Your eyes fall in and your teeth fall out
Your brains come tumbling down your snout
Be merry my friends
Be merry

Pat

#66
January 31, 2022, 02:46:19 PM
Quote from: rytrasmi on January 31, 2022, 01:06:06 PM
Quote from: Pat on January 30, 2022, 02:41:22 PM
Quote from: squirewaldo on January 30, 2022, 10:04:22 AM
Quote from: DefNotAnInsiderNopeNoWay on January 28, 2022, 05:58:09 PM
Quote from: rytrasmi on January 27, 2022, 04:37:26 PM
5% based assholes like me with the blank ("fuck this shit")

Hey guys, this fucking retard thinks they can call themself based proving that they don't even understand what the word means.

HO-LEE shit you're all dumb as a fucking brick.

Why would you attack someone in such a way because they disagree with you... I presume. That said, other than you having a negative view of someone, what exactly are you talking about? I don't understand what you are saying?
"Based" is used  to praise someone else. Using it to refer to yourself combines hubris with cluelessness, and tends to be severely mocked on forums where the term is popular.
You can't call yourself "based" wah wah wah cry cry cry poor baby. Who cares? Let's all argue about that and the definition of various slang while we're at it. What kind of person attacks someone over casual use of language? Hmmm...
You definitely deserve all the mocking you get.

Shasarak

#67
January 31, 2022, 05:23:43 PM
Quote from: Pat on January 31, 2022, 02:46:19 PM
Quote from: rytrasmi on January 31, 2022, 01:06:06 PM
Quote from: Pat on January 30, 2022, 02:41:22 PM
Quote from: squirewaldo on January 30, 2022, 10:04:22 AM
Quote from: DefNotAnInsiderNopeNoWay on January 28, 2022, 05:58:09 PM
Quote from: rytrasmi on January 27, 2022, 04:37:26 PM
5% based assholes like me with the blank ("fuck this shit")

Hey guys, this fucking retard thinks they can call themself based proving that they don't even understand what the word means.

HO-LEE shit you're all dumb as a fucking brick.

Why would you attack someone in such a way because they disagree with you... I presume. That said, other than you having a negative view of someone, what exactly are you talking about? I don't understand what you are saying?
"Based" is used  to praise someone else. Using it to refer to yourself combines hubris with cluelessness, and tends to be severely mocked on forums where the term is popular.
You can't call yourself "based" wah wah wah cry cry cry poor baby. Who cares? Let's all argue about that and the definition of various slang while we're at it. What kind of person attacks someone over casual use of language? Hmmm...
You definitely deserve all the mocking you get.

For some people it was the worse mocking of their life, for others it was Tuesday.
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There will be poor always,
pathetically struggling,
look at the good things you've got! -  Jesus

rytrasmi

#68
January 31, 2022, 06:16:41 PM
Quote from: Pat on January 31, 2022, 02:46:19 PM
Quote from: rytrasmi on January 31, 2022, 01:06:06 PM
Quote from: Pat on January 30, 2022, 02:41:22 PM
Quote from: squirewaldo on January 30, 2022, 10:04:22 AM
Quote from: DefNotAnInsiderNopeNoWay on January 28, 2022, 05:58:09 PM
Quote from: rytrasmi on January 27, 2022, 04:37:26 PM
5% based assholes like me with the blank ("fuck this shit")

Hey guys, this fucking retard thinks they can call themself based proving that they don't even understand what the word means.

HO-LEE shit you're all dumb as a fucking brick.

Why would you attack someone in such a way because they disagree with you... I presume. That said, other than you having a negative view of someone, what exactly are you talking about? I don't understand what you are saying?
"Based" is used  to praise someone else. Using it to refer to yourself combines hubris with cluelessness, and tends to be severely mocked on forums where the term is popular.
You can't call yourself "based" wah wah wah cry cry cry poor baby. Who cares? Let's all argue about that and the definition of various slang while we're at it. What kind of person attacks someone over casual use of language? Hmmm...
You definitely deserve all the mocking you get.
Have you started yet? Still waiting...what a weak sauce (*) mocking.

(*) Poll: Did rytrasmi use this slang correctly?
The worms crawl in and the worms crawl out
The ones that crawl in are lean and thin
The ones that crawl out are fat and stout
Your eyes fall in and your teeth fall out
Your brains come tumbling down your snout
Be merry my friends
Be merry

Omega

#69
January 31, 2022, 06:23:11 PM
Quote from: DocJones on January 29, 2022, 07:37:29 PM
I found a number of definitions of "based" in dictionaries and other places on the internet.
I don't know, because it's new to me.
What do you think the poster was trying to say?

Could go many ways after re-reading it.

rytrasmi

#70
January 31, 2022, 06:45:20 PM
Quote from: DocJones on January 29, 2022, 07:37:29 PM
1.   having a base, or having as a base ; supported
2.  wearing, or protected by, bases
3.  founded on; having a basis; often used in combining forms
4.  addicted to crack cocaine
5.  being yourself and not caring what others think of you—to carry yourself with swagger
6.  a general term of praise, as if "un-woke"

I found a number of definitions of "based" in dictionaries and other places on the internet.
I don't know, because it's new to me.
What do you think the poster was trying to say?

Quote from: Omega on January 31, 2022, 06:23:11 PM
Quote from: DocJones on January 29, 2022, 07:37:29 PM
I found a number of definitions of "based" in dictionaries and other places on the internet.
I don't know, because it's new to me.
What do you think the poster was trying to say?

Could go many ways after re-reading it.
"being yourself and not caring what others think of you" fits. I was going for simple, unpretentious, and forthright. Perhaps I missed the mark. Perhaps there's a note of self praise. Er, that wasn't the intent, but I don't know. That's my explanation at risk of further distraction. Some Twitterati doing a drive by on my possible imprecise use of slang, that's not what this thread is about.
The worms crawl in and the worms crawl out
The ones that crawl in are lean and thin
The ones that crawl out are fat and stout
Your eyes fall in and your teeth fall out
Your brains come tumbling down your snout
Be merry my friends
Be merry

Pat

#71
February 01, 2022, 12:01:57 AM
Quote from: rytrasmi on January 31, 2022, 06:16:41 PM
Quote from: Pat on January 31, 2022, 02:46:19 PM
Quote from: rytrasmi on January 31, 2022, 01:06:06 PM
Quote from: Pat on January 30, 2022, 02:41:22 PM
Quote from: squirewaldo on January 30, 2022, 10:04:22 AM
Quote from: DefNotAnInsiderNopeNoWay on January 28, 2022, 05:58:09 PM
Quote from: rytrasmi on January 27, 2022, 04:37:26 PM
5% based assholes like me with the blank ("fuck this shit")

Hey guys, this fucking retard thinks they can call themself based proving that they don't even understand what the word means.

HO-LEE shit you're all dumb as a fucking brick.

Why would you attack someone in such a way because they disagree with you... I presume. That said, other than you having a negative view of someone, what exactly are you talking about? I don't understand what you are saying?
"Based" is used  to praise someone else. Using it to refer to yourself combines hubris with cluelessness, and tends to be severely mocked on forums where the term is popular.
You can't call yourself "based" wah wah wah cry cry cry poor baby. Who cares? Let's all argue about that and the definition of various slang while we're at it. What kind of person attacks someone over casual use of language? Hmmm...
You definitely deserve all the mocking you get.
Have you started yet? Still waiting...what a weak sauce (*) mocking.

(*) Poll: Did rytrasmi use this slang correctly?
I never mocked you. I just defined how the term was used, and you've been acting like a baby ever since.

Like I said, you deserve all the mocking you get.

Eirikrautha

#72
February 01, 2022, 06:43:23 AM
Quote from: Pat on February 01, 2022, 12:01:57 AM
Quote from: rytrasmi on January 31, 2022, 06:16:41 PM
Quote from: Pat on January 31, 2022, 02:46:19 PM
Quote from: rytrasmi on January 31, 2022, 01:06:06 PM
Quote from: Pat on January 30, 2022, 02:41:22 PM
Quote from: squirewaldo on January 30, 2022, 10:04:22 AM
Quote from: DefNotAnInsiderNopeNoWay on January 28, 2022, 05:58:09 PM
Quote from: rytrasmi on January 27, 2022, 04:37:26 PM
5% based assholes like me with the blank ("fuck this shit")

Hey guys, this fucking retard thinks they can call themself based proving that they don't even understand what the word means.

HO-LEE shit you're all dumb as a fucking brick.

Why would you attack someone in such a way because they disagree with you... I presume. That said, other than you having a negative view of someone, what exactly are you talking about? I don't understand what you are saying?
"Based" is used  to praise someone else. Using it to refer to yourself combines hubris with cluelessness, and tends to be severely mocked on forums where the term is popular.
You can't call yourself "based" wah wah wah cry cry cry poor baby. Who cares? Let's all argue about that and the definition of various slang while we're at it. What kind of person attacks someone over casual use of language? Hmmm...
You definitely deserve all the mocking you get.
Have you started yet? Still waiting...what a weak sauce (*) mocking.

(*) Poll: Did rytrasmi use this slang correctly?
I never mocked you. I just defined how the term was used, and you've been acting like a baby ever since.

Like I said, you deserve all the mocking you get.

So, "I've never mocked you; I just encourage/approve everyone else mocking you"?  That's the most childish non-denial I think I've ever heard.  You're better than that, Pat.
"Testosterone levels vary widely among women, just like other secondary sex characteristics like breast size or body hair. If you eliminate anyone with elevated testosterone, it's like eliminating athletes because their boobs aren't big enough or because they're too hairy." -- jhkim

KingCheops

#73
February 01, 2022, 10:51:42 AM
My pronouns are a red triangle and beep/bop/boop.

Pat

#74
February 01, 2022, 12:46:44 PM
Quote from: Eirikrautha on February 01, 2022, 06:43:23 AM
Quote from: Pat on February 01, 2022, 12:01:57 AM
Quote from: rytrasmi on January 31, 2022, 06:16:41 PM
Quote from: Pat on January 31, 2022, 02:46:19 PM
Quote from: rytrasmi on January 31, 2022, 01:06:06 PM
Quote from: Pat on January 30, 2022, 02:41:22 PM
Quote from: squirewaldo on January 30, 2022, 10:04:22 AM
Quote from: DefNotAnInsiderNopeNoWay on January 28, 2022, 05:58:09 PM
Quote from: rytrasmi on January 27, 2022, 04:37:26 PM
5% based assholes like me with the blank ("fuck this shit")

Hey guys, this fucking retard thinks they can call themself based proving that they don't even understand what the word means.

HO-LEE shit you're all dumb as a fucking brick.

Why would you attack someone in such a way because they disagree with you... I presume. That said, other than you having a negative view of someone, what exactly are you talking about? I don't understand what you are saying?
"Based" is used  to praise someone else. Using it to refer to yourself combines hubris with cluelessness, and tends to be severely mocked on forums where the term is popular.
You can't call yourself "based" wah wah wah cry cry cry poor baby. Who cares? Let's all argue about that and the definition of various slang while we're at it. What kind of person attacks someone over casual use of language? Hmmm...
You definitely deserve all the mocking you get.
Have you started yet? Still waiting...what a weak sauce (*) mocking.

(*) Poll: Did rytrasmi use this slang correctly?
I never mocked you. I just defined how the term was used, and you've been acting like a baby ever since.

Like I said, you deserve all the mocking you get.

So, "I've never mocked you; I just encourage/approve everyone else mocking you"?  That's the most childish non-denial I think I've ever heard.  You're better than that, Pat.
Rytrasmi badly misused a technical term, and got mocked for it. This confused several posters, so I explained how the technical term is used, and why that kind of usage is mocked. For that, I got attacked by Rytrasmi, who doubled down on his cluelessness. So yes, Rytrasmi deserves to be mocked. Not for misusing the term, but for attacking people who are trying to be helpful, and having this huge crying fit about it.

I'm tired of this shit. I try to be helpful, I get attacked for it, and then posters like you come in and blame me. Fuck the hell off.
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