Quote:M Fnord wrote:Very much this. People are upset, the only thing that goes over is a heartfelt, unconditional apology to those offended. Explanations tend to not only bounce off, but actually feed the flames.
After a certain point, all the context in the world means precisely jack. Actions have consequences and no amount of "oh but I meant this" and smug passive-aggressive "you can still hate me if you want" is going to change that. Gabe made his bed, he can sleep in it.
(Do note that this is also the reason why most smart wise comedians try to avoid making fun of touchy subjects, because it's hard to poke fun at them in any meaningful way without also poking particular sore spots of some people's psyche's with a very sharp, red hot stick.)
Quote:As far as it goes pertaining to Fenspace... while I am loath to wedge in post-wave current events, I personally see no reason not to see PAX getting exiled back to the Land of Thud for this dopey shit. It's a minor enough thing to be changed in the wiki & I don't think anybody had any stories set at PAX Venus, right?I do agree, and I also agree with the sentiment that one should be loath to make changes in these cases.
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