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lederhosen) wrote2008-04-24 08:53 am
lederhosen) wrote2008-04-24 08:53 am
I don't get it.
I don't get all the fuss about the 'Open Source Boob Project' business.
Don't get me wrong, I agree that it's skeezy and obnoxious and all. I just don't get why Some Guy On LJ being skeezy at a con is suddenly provoking such a flurry of posting, because my understanding is that there are lots of skeezy people on LJ - quite a few of whom go to cons - and generally it doesn't attract anywhere near this level of attention. If it was Orson Scott Card or somebody else famous (or even Brendan Nelson) I could understand, but not this.
(I think what this boils down to is that a lot of people seem to view the originator of the concept as a Somebody, and I've never figured out what makes him any more noteworthy than all the other folk on LJ who have opinions and aren't afraid to post them. Therefore I just write him off under the "lots of people are idiots" umbrella category.)
Don't get me wrong, I agree that it's skeezy and obnoxious and all. I just don't get why Some Guy On LJ being skeezy at a con is suddenly provoking such a flurry of posting, because my understanding is that there are lots of skeezy people on LJ - quite a few of whom go to cons - and generally it doesn't attract anywhere near this level of attention. If it was Orson Scott Card or somebody else famous (or even Brendan Nelson) I could understand, but not this.
(I think what this boils down to is that a lot of people seem to view the originator of the concept as a Somebody, and I've never figured out what makes him any more noteworthy than all the other folk on LJ who have opinions and aren't afraid to post them. Therefore I just write him off under the "lots of people are idiots" umbrella category.)
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I'm not sure why you quoted the bit about the sign and not the bit that's relevant to unwanted witnessing of events.
As I said, some people will be deeply disturbed by seeing two men kissing in public. And that does not mean that boys shouldn't kiss. The 'right' of someone to not have themselves and their children 'disturbed' does not extend to forcing others to behave in a certain way.
Many conventions are and have always been sexually charged arenas. Not all of them - single-day non-costume conventions are generally pretty straight. If public sexuality is disturbing to you it's probably a good idea to pick your con wisely. (And avoid furries. :) )