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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jeremy E Grenemyer" data-source="post: 6877897" data-attributes="member: 12388">Gosh, all sorts of people.If you're a female in costume and a guy asks to take a picture with you, and he whispers in your ear that he'd like to grope you when the picture is taken, then you get to decide that's inappropriate. If you're a parent watching your son or daughter play D&D at a Con, and at the next table over a couple of guys waiting for their DM to show up decide to pass the time by having a loud conversation about which of the females in the room are hot, which are ugly and who they'd like to do it with, then you get to decide that's inappropriate.No, it's not, because most people are capable of determining what is and is not appropriate, and most staff at Cons already know that. This is the same level of intelligence required for a person to be able to put their shoes on the right feet, to navigate to and from work, to a Con, or to the store and back, and to otherwise interact with people the world over in a civil manner.It's not that hard.No, really. It's just not that hard.So if there is a break in play, and the 99% decide that the topic of which movie on Netflix has the best sex scenes to masturbate to is going to be discussed, and if you're the 1% at the table then tough luck?In other words, you're saying it's OK if the group decides it's OK? You probably don't know this, but the real creepers--as in the ones who make it their business to look for opportunities to isolate women and stalk them--are more successful in groups with the mindset of "If we're comfortable with it, then it shouldn't be anyone else's problem how we're behaving." It means, "Be mindful of others, because you are in public and you may not do anything you want in public. If you feel otherwise, go home." Basically the same thing any decent parent would take the time to teach a child, starting at a very early age. Con policies don't seem to require this. Regardless, if you're convinced that the best way to keep from being ejected from a convention is by not saying anything to anyone, then may I suggest you learn sign language? People seem pretty amenable to people who have to sign to communicate.If that's still too much of a risk for you, then I have a bunker for sale in an undisclosed location that's internet and cable ready. Cheap, too.</blockquote>

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