I don't get the uproar from the cosplay girls at Comic Con

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Jul 28, 2014
11:32:06am

KingDave

I don't get the uproar from the cosplay girls at Comic Con

They're outraged that guys are ogling them, making inappropriate comments, and taking their pictures without permission. While I don't condone that behavior, what do you expect when you go dressed in the equivalent of a bikini and you're surrounded by anti-social nerds?

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/women-comic-con-protest-sexual-harassment-article-1.1881901

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I don't get the uproar from the cosplay girls at Comic Con

KingDave

7/28/14 11:32am

dress that way to get attention and then mad when it comes... kinda crazy

Mayor of Cougartown

7/28/14 11:35am

Women don't always dress that way to "get attention". They might just want to

ByuImaginesDragons

7/28/14 11:58am

They may not be seeking that attention, but they shouldn't be surprised by it.

KingDave

7/28/14 12:04pm

Maybe not but they still don't deserve to be harassed.

ByuImaginesDragons

7/28/14 12:14pm

Agreed

KingDave

7/28/14 12:16pm

Not sexist AT ALL. If a dude showed up dressed like Hercules I'd assume he likes

Mayor of Cougartown

7/28/14 12:14pm

Maybe not. Maybe he just wants to be Hercules cause he likes him.

ByuImaginesDragons

7/28/14 12:16pm

You are dressed in a speedo, people are going to look at you and

Mayor of Cougartown

7/28/14 12:19pm

Looking is okay. It's just natural to look at anything out of the

ByuImaginesDragons

7/28/14 12:25pm

How do you know they are dressing that way to get attention.

mpfunk

7/28/14 12:54pm

Dude in your sig musta broke his legs

cheezedawg

7/28/14 11:38am

Aren't they there for the ogling?

kccougar

7/28/14 11:38am

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Buffalo

7/28/14 11:47am

I don't care how a woman dresses-there is NEVER an excuse for a guy

ByuImaginesDragons

7/28/14 12:13pm

If you're dressing up in a bizarre or unusual costume and going out in public

BYUMizzou

7/28/14 12:38pm

exactly

7/28/14 12:38pm

I disagree with the taking of pictures part.

messi

7/28/14 3:16pm

feminisim in a nutshell

7/28/14 12:16pm

And here I thought it was about equal rights.

mpfunk

7/28/14 1:16pm

sigh

7/28/14 1:18pm

Definition of the Situation

Bonoman

7/28/14 12:25pm

I wish women would ogle me. I need to start dressing skimpier, I guess.

SoCalCoug

7/28/14 12:27pm

you only dress like this if you want ogled.... (CAUTION!!!)

TheDeek

7/28/14 12:45pm

Rape culture at its finest. Blame the victim not the perpetrator.

mpfunk

7/28/14 12:50pm

RE: Rape culture at its finest. Blame the victim not the perpetrator.

BYUCoug11

7/28/14 12:56pm

RE: Rape culture at its finest. Blame the victim not the perpetrator.

KingDave

7/28/14 1:01pm

Nominated for Stupid Post of The Day. Good job Yewt!

John Doe

7/28/14 1:17pm

So you think we should blame the victim?

mpfunk

7/28/14 1:19pm

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7/28/14 1:24pm

When she's the victim of ogling and she's wearing next to nothing? Yes.

KingDave

7/28/14 1:26pm

I would think that even ogling, it is more appropriate to blame

mpfunk

7/28/14 1:36pm

Taking pictures of scantily-dressed girls in public has nothing to do with rape.

John Doe

7/28/14 1:26pm

Rape culture is not rape. Rape culture, among other things, is perpetuating

mpfunk

7/28/14 1:31pm

Taking someone's picture =/= rape. Nor does it steal their soul. It's a picture.

John Doe

7/28/14 1:36pm

Where did I saw that it equal rape. I said it perpetuates rape culture.

mpfunk

7/28/14 1:37pm

toxic phrase. Find another word

7/28/14 1:39pm

No, I'll keep using the term that is used for this problem.

mpfunk

7/28/14 1:49pm

it is the wrong term, it is used too often and loses its meaning, it is indictin

7/28/14 1:54pm

It doesn't implicate every man in the rape of women.

mpfunk

7/28/14 2:00pm

that isn't what it means at all, or you wouldn't use the phrase "you are

7/28/14 2:03pm

Which has nothing to do with taking pictures of people in costume at Comicon

cheezedawg

7/28/14 2:09pm

Here is the example of rape culture, IMO

mpfunk

7/28/14 2:11pm

If it isn't inappropriate to take the pictures, then why blame at all?

cheezedawg

7/28/14 2:14pm

How about I walk around the bad part of town showing off my fancy watch,

KingDave

7/28/14 2:16pm

In short, you think a woman that is sexually assaulted

mpfunk

7/28/14 2:29pm

I see. So Rape Culture = hyperbole. Got it.

cheezedawg

7/28/14 2:46pm

The term "rape culture" is about as naive as they come.

whirl

7/28/14 2:20pm

In the comment that you just edited

KingDave

7/28/14 1:41pm

So you want to ban cameras? Or just pictures of people in public?

John Doe

7/28/14 1:46pm

you are a treat to be around for sure

7/28/14 1:36pm

Again, I'm not excusing actual crimes, but have you seen the way these

KingDave

7/28/14 1:40pm

How would drawing a scantily clad woman perpetuate rape culture?

mpfunk

7/28/14 1:50pm

Because guys are ogling and thinking inappropriate thoughts

KingDave

7/28/14 1:54pm

Cosplay is probably not the right place to make this argument.

kccougar

7/28/14 1:59pm

This is where I think it crossed the line into rape culture

mpfunk

7/28/14 2:06pm

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