@MommaOcco_ I will say, the comments to her were very kind. People really trying to call her in vs call her out. Refreshing to see on an app full of google dokies and purity tests π«
@UpBeatSkeletor They are 500 cal per 1/4th of a cookie and they will send anyone into a diabetic emergency. π«
I don't get why people love them so much. They make me feel sick after a few bites.
THIS THIS THIS.
I have people qting me saying I'm now right wing for being upset about this.
When they don't get their way, they escalate. It starts with "being loud in discord" and when that doesn't work they "call the mayor" and start giving death threats. This does not end well.
I don't agree with every political view of hers AND I think giving in to pressure to remove her is a mistake. It might seem like the easiest way to avoid "controversy", but it makes your event look disorganized, shows you're easy to bully, and your sponsors end up taking that heat too. Also, looking at that ratio you've brought controversy to your own door by your own doing.
This is why I'm wary of corporate sponsors at cons. They become another group you have to keep happy, and suddenly you're making decisions around them instead of the people actually attending.
Once people figure out they can pressure your sponsors to get you to change course, you've handed them leverage over your event.
And when you're putting sponsors ahead of attendees who bought tickets to see her and showed REAL excitement to have her there, you've lost the plot.
@Youmacon I just scrolled through all of the posts from the con this year. This post and the one ANNOUCING Kirsche are the most engaged with. None of the others have near the engagement.
Just name yourself Vivek with how badly you shot yourself in the foot.
When groups learn what your weak points are (sponsors) and can bully them, your event stops being yours. It becomes a tool to swing around and become YOUR liability... cause based on socials right now, your event is going to need to do crisis communication and your sponsors are being targeted.
@LiTTLEKiNG11s My bestie out there said there was also a recent m*rder s*icide where a girl intentionally wrecked her car on 96 this week....
Wtf. I lived there a decade ago and it's changed A LOT.