more about asking to touch the breasts of a stranger

[kate_nepveu]

Trying to highlight interesting comments that I've seen, without being too repetitive of things people have already said in comments to my prior post (at least as they stood a few hours ago, before I went off to an appointment):

coffeeandink has links to good comments in the original post; in comments to her post, rydra_wong succintly articulates the privilege behind the original post, and giandujakiss points out the broader context about what men and women are taught to want.

Also in coffeeandink's comments, lnhammer notes the problems with the originators' choice of name, and says, "I suggest everyone start calling it the Public Domain Boobs Project. Mockery being a most excellent criticism."

In a comment to the_red_shoes's post, rushthatspeaks points out not only the threat of the question but the way that people opposing it are being told they're unworthy of being heard.

springheel_jack sets out how this reinforcement of sexism stems from the basic libertarian fallacy.

hahathor proposes The Open-Source Knuckle Sandwich Project.

ETA 2: I also like the way misia phrases her Open Source Swift Kick to the Balls Project.

Finally for now, theferrett has edited his original post to say that people shouldn't do this and that the Open-Source Boob Project is dead. I have issues with the phrasing of his edit, but am glad of the practical statements in it.

ETA: on a tangent, veejane has smart comments about safety at cons. And now I'm really done for a while, possibly the night, honest.

Comments

[veejane.livejournal.com]

Actually, the point is that you don't know whether the following is deliberate. If it's not, whatev, somebody else on the staircase. If it is, then we have an unsafe situation on our hands. As an ordinary observer, it's impossible to know what the follower's intent is.

People who have never had to think seriously about their own safety will tend to assume the following is not deliberate, and not understand that the situation is potentially dangerous. It's not the actuality of danger I'm describing, but the potential for it, and the perception of that potential. A lot of people have the luxury of never considering that potential.

[kate_nepveu]

Ah, I see what you're saying--I jumped a step. Got it now, thanks.