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I see people theorizing that Paul here is being a misogynist, and I guess it kind of surprised me? Like this happened with Garner too. I am not writing them intentionally to be that way, but since all of the main characters right now are women, it may be hard for readers to differentiate someone who is an asshole to everyone and someone who is just an asshole to women?
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February 15th, 2018 | by Trae Dorn
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  1. Shadow
    Shadow
    February 15, 2018 at 1:33 am | # | Reply

    Nah, he just came across as a straight asshole to me. And if I recall right, he did refer to Lynn as “someone in charge” the first time we saw him when she brought those security guards along. My guess is some people thought the “someone in charge” line referred to hotel security, rather than Lynn.

    And in this case, he does say “him or her” when he asks for the person in charge, instead of assuming the person is male.

  2. WizeManBOB
    WizeManBOB
    February 15, 2018 at 1:55 am | # | Reply

    I actually didn’t get that with this guy. I mean, you laid it on thick with the autistic kid last arc, but this guy’s straight out of the dealer’s room. Having had to deal with four or five guys like this, you realize it’s not about you at all. He’s just a nutter with an axe to grind.

    • Trae Dorn
      Trae Dorn
      February 15, 2018 at 5:54 am | # | Reply

      “Autistic kid?”

      None of the antagonists you could be referring to were intended to be anything other than neurotypical. Maggie, the (I guess now former) VGR head for Bork Con is the only character intentionally canonically written to be on the spectrum.

      If it was meant as an insult, that has to stop.

      • Sorcyress
        Sorcyress
        February 15, 2018 at 1:16 pm | # | Reply

        Hey, thank you for this!

  3. Moose
    Moose
    February 15, 2018 at 8:24 am | # | Reply

    Love the chair’s (?) response, calmly call his bluff.

    Heck, at this point in the con, offer to give him his table money back if he has to vacate the table. There would be another local artist who would love to fill in a last minute spot.

    • EcchiKitty
      EcchiKitty
      February 15, 2018 at 9:33 am | # | Reply

      Might not be a back up depending on the size of the Con, but certainly an option to look into. Worse to worse, blank spots happen, someone can’t show up last minute, or can’t show until late.

      • Chiaroscuro
        Chiaroscuro
        February 15, 2018 at 12:03 pm | # | Reply

        We can regularly fill our Dealers Room vacancies with ready locals and/or Artists Alley people, or let people with a half-table expand into the space. Half-priced tables or upgrades go far to filling space.

  4. Vince
    Vince
    February 15, 2018 at 12:53 pm | # | Reply

    Will we find out what this dude’s actual problem is or will it be like Terrence (?) where he’s a jerk who’s just a jerk?

    Do love that the chair called his bluff. Will remember that in the future 🙂

    • E. Bernhard Warg
      E. Bernhard Warg
      February 17, 2018 at 7:43 am | # | Reply

      I suspect that he’s the way he is because his methods tend to work.

      …or at least they used to…

  5. John Trauger
    John Trauger
    February 15, 2018 at 1:20 pm | # | Reply

    Ruth may have competition…

  6. Kay Shapero
    Kay Shapero
    February 19, 2018 at 2:55 am | # | Reply

    Twits happen – and when they volunteer to go away, by all means wave byebye! 🙂

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