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What a fucking dick.
A lot of other people have pointed out the disgusting misogyny and male privilege in this bullshit post, so I’m not going to repeat what they’ve said. But I will add a response to this, since the asshole has pulled a flounce and turned off comments:
a beautiful girl in an incredibly skimpy blue Princess outfit strode down the hallway, obviously putting her assets on display
When I dress in revealing clothes at conventions, I do so because I LIKE THE WAY THE OUTFITS LOOK and I LIKE THE WAY I LOOK IN THEM. It’s for ME, not for YOU. I don’t do it to put my “assets on display” and it is NOT an invitation for men to sexually harass me by asking to grope my breasts.
!!!!!
ETA, because I’m still livid about this: It makes me not want to dress up at DragonCon this year, to hide myself in something huge and frumpy. But I shouldn’t have to! I shouldn’t have to go out into the world with the default assumption that I’m going to be objectified and harassed, and that I’m responsible for taking steps to prevent that by hiding my body. (As if that even works–I still get catcalls in the frumpiest outfits, because street harassment is just as much about power and intimidation as it is about commenting on a woman’s appearance.)
Just… gah… *incoherent rage*.
ETA 2: ![[info]](https://stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif)
misia has the best response yet.
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