I agree that it's rude to walk up to a woman you don't know and ask if you can touch her boobs. (unless she is carrying a large and clear sign to indicate that you can. Even at a convention, 'NO' should be assumed!)
I don't personally feel that it's rude to walk up to a woman wearing a 'Touch my breasts!' sign, ask her, and do so, in the specific public space of a con. I am aware that there could be people present who may not wish to be participants by witness, but it's very difficult to live without potentially offending anyone at all. Some people would be offended simply by watching me walk around with a boy on a leash. Some people would be offended by me walking by holding hands with two boys at once. Some people would be offended if I or my partners are wearing 'sexually suggestive clothing' for different definitions of suggestive. Some people would be offended by people kissing in public. (Moreso if they happened to be same-gender).
Geek conventions tend to be something of a sexually charged atmosphere, where people can strut around in ridiculous costumes and otherwise perform openly what they are afraid to perform in Normal Life. I think that's valuable. It is also sometimes a point of vulnerability - I was at DragonCon one year when the cops had to be called because a mundane had snuck into a costume contest and grabbed a contestant's breasts. (WTF was he thinking?)
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I don't personally feel that it's rude to walk up to a woman wearing a 'Touch my breasts!' sign, ask her, and do so, in the specific public space of a con. I am aware that there could be people present who may not wish to be participants by witness, but it's very difficult to live without potentially offending anyone at all. Some people would be offended simply by watching me walk around with a boy on a leash. Some people would be offended by me walking by holding hands with two boys at once. Some people would be offended if I or my partners are wearing 'sexually suggestive clothing' for different definitions of suggestive. Some people would be offended by people kissing in public. (Moreso if they happened to be same-gender).
Geek conventions tend to be something of a sexually charged atmosphere, where people can strut around in ridiculous costumes and otherwise perform openly what they are afraid to perform in Normal Life. I think that's valuable. It is also sometimes a point of vulnerability - I was at DragonCon one year when the cops had to be called because a mundane had snuck into a costume contest and grabbed a contestant's breasts. (WTF was he thinking?)