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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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Skullking

Thread closed for comment over on EN World because "obviously" ::) https://www.enworld.org/threads/gen-con-announces-badges-can-include-pronouns.685455/

Options on the badges are:

(blank)
Ask me my pronouns
He/Him
She/Her
They/Them
He/She/They

I would be tempted to opt for 'Ask me my pronouns' and then when asked say fuck/you.

Blazing Saddles had it right - "Badges, we don't need no sticking badges."


Dark Train

How does He/She/They even work grammatically?  Or does that mean I get to pick as the spirit moves me?

HappyDaze

What if no pronouns are acceptable? Demand to be called by name at all times!

markmohrfield


Crusader X


Pat

Quote from: Skullking on January 19, 2022, 05:38:53 PM
Options on the badges are:

(blank)
Ask me my pronouns
He/Him
She/Her
They/Them
He/She/They
Wait, how does that last one work?
He needs a d6.
Okay, give the d6 to she!
Now it's they d6?


The Spaniard

Good grief...  do they even play games there or is it all about how much virtue they all signal?

zend0g

Quote from: Pat on January 19, 2022, 07:27:40 PM
Wait, how does that last one work?
He needs a d6.
Okay, give the d6 to she!
Now it's they d6?
Oh, no make that your pronouns. My pronouns are d8/d6.
If you give me six lines written by the hand of the most honest person, I will find something in them to be offended.

BoxCrayonTales

This is why I don't have pronouns. I hate pronouns.

Thorn Drumheller

Member in good standing of COSM.

Kyle Aaron

Surely your name badge can include whatever you like? If you want to call yourself Pilot Pirx or Sir Lancelot or She/Her Bob or whatever, that's entirely up to you. It is after all a roleplaying game convention.
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Ratman_tf

Quote from: Kyle Aaron on January 19, 2022, 09:20:20 PM
Surely your name badge can include whatever you like? If you want to call yourself Pilot Pirx or Sir Lancelot or She/Her Bob or whatever, that's entirely up to you. It is after all a roleplaying game convention.

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Jam The MF

Quote from: Skullking on January 19, 2022, 05:38:53 PM
Thread closed for comment over on EN World because "obviously" ::) https://www.enworld.org/threads/gen-con-announces-badges-can-include-pronouns.685455/

Options on the badges are:

(blank)
Ask me my pronouns
He/Him
She/Her
They/Them
He/She/They

I would be tempted to opt for 'Ask me my pronouns' and then when asked say fuck/you.

Blazing Saddles had it right - "Badges, we don't need no sticking badges."


Mine would read, "Your Royal Highness".  Either that, or "Dirk Diggler".
Let the Dice, Decide the Outcome.  Accept the Results.

Omega

Quote from: Kyle Aaron on January 19, 2022, 09:20:20 PM
Surely your name badge can include whatever you like? If you want to call yourself Pilot Pirx or Sir Lancelot or She/Her Bob or whatever, that's entirely up to you. It is after all a roleplaying game convention.

What if I want to identify as the Kosmokrator?  8)