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more fandumb weekend
Sep. 8th, 2015 03:39 pmSo what happened at MetaCon last weekend in Minneapolis is, a vendor was selling bootleg plush toys, was told to stop, refused, was told to leave, refused to leave unless the police made him. The vendor table was surrounded by chairs and the chairs were occupied by staffers, keeping customers from visiting the table. The vendor tried to move one of the chairs, was struck repeatedly by the con chair, and restrained by con staffers.
No, seriously. http://www.nerdandtie.com/2015/09/08/animecon-org-ceo-ryan-kopf-allegedly-attacks-vendor-during-metacon-2015/ Grown men punching each other over bootleg plush toys.
The con chair is no stranger to bad decision-making in the world of fandom, with a ridiculous chain of maid-cafe bullying, con feuding, interlocking directorate corporate con ownership, and sexual assault. Nobody comes out looking like champs in this current story, but as it seems that the vendor is sticking around to press formal assault charges, this particular fan feud has at least one more chapter to go.
No, seriously. http://www.nerdandtie.com/2015/09/08/animecon-org-ceo-ryan-kopf-allegedly-attacks-vendor-during-metacon-2015/ Grown men punching each other over bootleg plush toys.
The con chair is no stranger to bad decision-making in the world of fandom, with a ridiculous chain of maid-cafe bullying, con feuding, interlocking directorate corporate con ownership, and sexual assault. Nobody comes out looking like champs in this current story, but as it seems that the vendor is sticking around to press formal assault charges, this particular fan feud has at least one more chapter to go.
