Who’s going to DragonCon?

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Hey, so um, who’s going to DragonCon?

I’ve been so excited about London and Stratford that I haven’t given much thought to D*C. I’m not sure what I’ll be doing this year; I’ll probably divide my time between the Doctor Who panels on the BritTrack and the music panels on the Dark Fantasy (formerly Goth) track. I might also drop in on some of the YA Lit track’s Harry Potter panels, although the fact that they allow plagiarists as panelists is not winning them many points in my mind. And I might even peek in on Gareth David-Lloyd or James Marsters, assuming the lines aren’t too long. (Although I was permanently traumatized by that woman who ran onstage with Marsters and took her shirt off in 2003, so maybe not.)

Given the DragonCon community’s wanktastic reaction to the OSBP (which more or less amounted to “STFU, feminists, and stop being so uptight; you should be flattered that strange men want to grope you”) I’ll probably dress conservatively and go to bed early. The whole thing has left such a bad taste in my mouth; in part I’m dreading the con, and thinking about not attending next year. Which makes me really sad, because this will be my sixth year in a row, and I’ve always really loved it. But it’s something about knowing the sexism and objectification that’s going on in the minds of so many of the people around me–it was always there, but now that I’ve seen it out in the open, I can’t unsee it.

Anyway, but I’m going to try to have a good time while I’m there. I’ll keep my eye out for my LJ friends; say hi if you see me. :)

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