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Gen Con Names Tor Books Black Activist Maurice Broaddus As Writers Symposium Lead, Who Promises To "Do The Work Of Inclusion"
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Gen Con Names Tor Books Black Activist Maurice Broaddus As Writers Symposium Lead, Who Promises To "Do The Work Of Inclusion"

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Gen Con has been a disaster for its woke activism in recent years, and months after firing their entire Writers’ Symposium staff, they’ve now hired another activist in self-proclaimed community organizer Maurice Broaddus who promises to “do the work of inclusion.”

While it is supposed to be the biggest gaming convention in the world, the convention that Gary Gygax founded looks nothing like what it was. Recent years have seen an incredible amount of woke activism, from banning The Quartering after he was assaulted by a transgender activist, banning retailer and game producer Jeff Bergen after simply showing up at his TGG Games booth, and making countless attempts to turn the convention from a family-friendly gaming con to another LGBTQ pride fest.

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