Boobiegate

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Just a couple of things to add regarding that whole “Boobie” groping debacle.

1. linaerys points out that part of the reason this is so offensive is that it’s predicated on the idea that sex is something that women give and men take.

2. soundingsea calls him on complete misuse of the term “open source.”

3. His “apology” is nothing but a defensive self-pitying flounce. If he was actually sorry, he’d have left comments on and allowed the conversations that were happening there to continue. I can’t believe people are giving him credit for this whiny bullshit.

4. The guy who initiated it is not some naive idealistic little fanboy. He’s a misogynist asshole who has been pulling this shit for years.

( theferrett thinks you are a selfish control freak if you do not want to be sexually harassed )

5. I keep seeing responses along the lines of "Well, I'm glad I don't go to conventions," or "I won't be attending conventions anymore." And that breaks my heart, because conventions are mostly awesome. You get to hang out with fellow geeks and squee over the things that make you happy and it's usually wonderful. Please don't let this misogynist asshole taint the entire world of conventions for you. Not to mention that this sort of behavior is certainly not limited to sci-fi conventions; I get more harassment walking down the street in NYC than I've ever gotten at a con. You're not going to avoid it by avoiding cons, but you are going to miss a lot of convention fun if you let this keep you away.

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I wish I hadn’t already bought my DragonCon ticket.

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The comments here make me lose what little faith in humanity I had left.

This brings a tiny little bit of it back.

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