There's a lot of nuance and social politicking in the New England cosplay community. Lately in my area it's become socially-acceptable to tell gay people they're transphobic for being gay, it's problematic to like certain ships, it's problematic if certain ships make you uncomfortable, it's problematic to have ancestry from certain European countries...

"Nathan" asked me if I was going to a convention I do normally attend, but this year my mom & I are going to a Pilgrim Thanksgiving dinner to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower landing (since we missed last year), we are descended from three Mayflower families. "Nathan" then felt it was appropriate to tell me the Pilgrims were all bad, and their descendants are bad by association.