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You know that they are not just tossing people out based on one person's word. When a complaint is made they investigate it. If there are camera they look at them they talk to the person who has been accused. I know people who run Worldcons and the people who have been tossed out were seen...

Tell me how it is rigged? With any crime being reported there has to be evidence. It would take a lot to convict an innocent man or woman of abuse without any evidence of medical records showing injury to the alleged victim. Where are the witnesses, where are the 911 calls. I believe innocent...

No I am not naive I have been around this world for 58 years and I know that both sexes have members who are willing to hurt someone by lying. But throwing out this one blog there are plenty of other people talking about their experiences. There is a reason cons are putting in place rules for...

So you are calling every woman who has spoken up about this liars? In the other thread I and another female gamer shared our experiences with dealing with harassment.

Are you serious that you don't understand the difference between sexism and not liking green beans? Your not liking green beans does not effect anyone but you. Being a sexist jerk effects the women you come in contact with it shapes your views on where we should be allowed and what we should be...

I read and that and went WTF can he really be that clueless?

The underlining cause of the harassment is simple it is good ole sexism coupled with entitled men feeling that they have a right to a woman attention's and body because they are attracted to her. Sexism is very much a part of geek hobbies. Someone pointed out the comments on the new Rogue One...

When POC talk about their experiences even if they do so with hostility directed at white people my first reaction is not to jump and say hey I don't do that and feel offended and feel the need to talk about my feelings there by taking the attention off their issues. I know that all white people...

And ask a black woman what she thinks would happen if she accused a white guy of this without proof or witnesses? None of this is straight forward especially when it deals with harassment and groping. Let me ask you something do you have much experience with women or men for that matter who...

Tell me where anyone here has said that if you don't totally agree with what we are saying you are white male terrorist? I certainly have not said that or implied that I thought it. I disagree with a lot of what you are saying but I have not seen you defending the jerks that do this or blaming...

That is simply not true. Do you know how hard it is to prosecute sexual assaults cases where there is no witnesses or violence? It comes down to he said she said and the burden of proving it lies on the rape victim and you have to prove it beyond a reasonable doubt. It is often what happens...

I honestly don't know how to explain this to you. No one is saying that beating up someone because you have been mistreated is okay and excusable and that they should be cut some slack because of it. Maybe this will help here is the definition of institutionalized racism Institutional racism...

Yes it made me livid because it is something that every woman who talks about this on any internet forum has to deal with the men who feel the need to get butt hurt over it and bring up the whole not all men rape, some women lie about rape, hey did you know men get raped too. It is an emotional...

I know that the majority of men are not rapists but and yes there is a but I still worry about having a repair man in if I am home alone or seeing a man I don't recognize out and about when I am walking my dogs especially if it is late. And I feel some anxiety when I have been broken down or had...

I really wish she had not used the term white male terrorist because it has clouded the conversation. But I understand why she did it. When you have been marginalized or harassed and it has been at the hands of a member or members of the majority who has the privilege and sometimes protection...

I think that depends if the game setting is set up in away that there are no female NPCs in power and the only female NPCs are there to be used for the male PCs as sex objects the lusty tavern wench or to be rescued and given as a reward to the male pC the whole rescue the princess and you get...

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Over the years I have had this conversation with other women on why we didn't report or make stink about someone harassing us. One of the biggest reasons is that we don't want to call attention to ourselves and end up in the situation of being judged. We have all known or heard stories of a...

I would like to make a comment on the subject of art in gaming. One of the things that has always bothered me was the pin up art for female PCs. I have nothing against pin up art I always thought Vargas's pin ups were sexy. But there is a time and place for it. The litmus test for me is this...

I saw this on Facebook in several places and while it generate some good discussion a lot was drowned out by the old " I have never seen it so it does not exist" that and the "where is the evidence". :erm: Even when several female gamer spoke up they were ignored. I will admit that the title...