#convergence 2024

[faorism]

"EVERYONE IS INVITED" suggests @convergencecon as this year's theme. and yet! the picture on the inside of the souvenir program booklet—which that people use to navigate the con all weekend—is this:

i was sent this because i am a fan of the series (and specifically wyll/astarion) by a black fan who hasn't played the series. immediately, i understood the wtf-ness of this. they and all con goers have to encounter throughout the entire weekend the image of a black man in a cage, being laughed at by a white man (who should be able to get him out). i get the ciritcal fail joke of it, but (1) there's never a moment in game when someone is caged and (2) it still leaves people (esp those out of the loop) looking at a black man in a damn cage.

a distasteful image already, and then you add in the layer of bringing in popularity and the VAs. wyll is the least popular origins. the creators think he's boring and don't like him, and they push out official animated shorts that frustrate many wyll fans for their takes on the character. in fan content he is constantly pushed aside for white characters who aren't even playable in group shots. his VA also gets overlooked on panels, in content about bg3, and in terms of viewership post-game release.

and then while he's down you had to make the other dialogue also dunking on him. why kick a man when he's down (and in a cage)?

CVG usually puts a lot of effort into accessibility, and there are clear, printed guidelines about what counts as harassment and how to report it. the first core value is "we believe in treating ourselves, each other, and our diverse community with respect." but this is an instance where you failed to build an inclusive community.

[servicereward]

with the nails and the shoes....dominique destine!

[convergencecon]

Coming to CONvergence 2024: Everyone's Invited!

Thom Adcox-Hernandez!!!

Thom toured with the biggest names in the dance world and featured in some of the most memorable music videos of all time with artists like Janet Jackson and Paula Abdul. As a voice actor, you have heard him as Lexington in Gargoyles and Gargoyles – The Goliath Chronicles, Dipstick in 101 Dalmatians, Simon in Steven Spielberg’s Invasion America (a role personally cast by Mr. Spielberg), Sammy in W.I.T.C.H, Phineas Mason in The Spectacular Spiderman, Klarion the Witchboy in Young Justice, Milo in Sophia the First, and many others.

Read more about Thom Adcox-Hernandez: https://www.convergence-con.org/guests/thom-adcox-hernandez/ Register for CONvergence 2024: https://cvgcon.org/register

[alydra]

The buckaroo way is still strong at CONvergence this year.

[ionawestray]

Putting up the bat signal! If you recorded the Radio Play from CONvergence 2024 and are willing to share, please let me know!

[aufcat]

Swag haul from convergence this weekend ^_^

Got lots of badge ribbons!

And a mystery dice egg that turned out pretty rad!

Also much art! Still gotta finish painting my wall and then I can finally put stuff up XD

I'll post some cosplay pics later when my brain is less mush 😅

[twincitiesgeek]

Join Twin Cities Geek at CONvergence 2024!

Will you be at CONvergence 2024? Stop by the Twin Cities Geek table to say hi, get some swag, and enter to win a Deadpool & Wolverine friendship necklace set! #CVG2024

CONvergence, Minnesota’s largest fan-run science fiction and fantasy convention, will be at the Hyatt Regency hotel in downtown Minneapolis on July 4–7, 2024. Last year, CONvergence returned to its traditional 4th of July weekend dates and introduced one-day passes for the first time in its history, an option that continues this year. If you waited until now to register for CONvergence, you can…

[patrickwmarsh]

Visit me at CONvergence 2024

Favorite time of year. I’ll be at CONvergence 2024. I’ll be on panels. Selling my books and artwork. Hanging out. The whole thing. I love this event. This is my ninth year there. Always such a great group of people. You can hit it right here to learn more about it. Here is my schedule for Con Thursday – 7/4 I Know it’s Terrible But I love it Anyway – 12:30 pm – Moderator  Darker Storylines of…

[why-the-heck-not]

adding Gasoline by Halsey to my coding playlist just bc I think it’s funny to hear the line ”I think there’s a fault in my code” while I’m debugging

[monster-every-day]

day 91 - 3/31/24 - convergence

today is both easter and trans day of visibility! the egg-themed holiday on the trans day! how perfect is that?

so here's a transgender lighting creature coming out of a trans flag easter egg. is it a bird? is it a bunny? :)

somehow, that illusion felt fitting here - something about transition, something about blurring the lines of a binary perhaps.

[bronson4444the2nd]

Isa bug

[kala-mies]

Kasper and Strangle walked so Angelstone clould run btw

[Video transcript:

Kasper, on the verge of tears: She was beautiful...

Kasper, now describing Strangle: Slicked, black hair...

End transcript.]

[servicereward]

[convergencecon]

Who else didn't realize there were drop-downs to filter your volunteering opportunities by department on CONvergence SignUpGenius??? 🤯

[kholnt]

uh oh lost!! this is why you dont devote exceedingly long periods of your life researching the heroes of old and trying to put them in a timeline!!

[rev-krissy]

Me being visibly Trans just before leading worship on the ultimate egg hunt day!!