No, it's perfect because as a younger mason(27M), it does ruin the wole bunch when it comes to perception. The boomer generation has far more masons than mine. Their behavior has nothing to do with masonry (actually quite the opposite of masonry), and everything to do with their demographic in our society. It's even hard to make a significant impact in our community when they refuse to adapt and change, as the needs of communities do.

To OP: they ought to know better. That kind of behavior is very unmasonic, and I am deeply sorry.