a world of NO

[gwynnega]

Like a whole lot of people on my FL and beyond, I've spent way too much time since last night fuming about Boob-gate. theferrett's just posted something of a "don't try this at home the next con" update, though unfortunately he also deleted 1000+ comments, many of which were cogent and valuable. (ETA: The comments are back now, but frozen.) A lot of good discussion and ranting on the subject can be found here and here, and, well, all over my FL.

This whole thing has brought back bad memories for me of dealing with twenty-something entitled creepy guys in the 1980s when I was a teenager. I really have nothing more to add but a world of no. And: I'm glad this kind of crap will not take place at WisCon...

Comments

[livii.livejournal.com]

This response helped get a lot of the nasty taste out of my mouth (though it still lingers). Will go look at your links - thanks.

[gwynnega]

That is an excellent response. My favorite bit was: "the notion that all situations and contexts ought to be thoroughly penetrated (yah) by the overtly sexual is deeply creepy", which is I think what has skeezed me out the most about this whole debacle.