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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 6878685" data-attributes="member: 22779"><p>Swimming upthread a bit. Still reading so, maybe this has been addressed, but...</p><p></p><p>You absolutely are part of the problem. If you aren't actively stepping up to the plate and making sure that harassment stops every single time it comes up, then, yup, you are part of the problem. Every time you say, "well, I just want to game" and you don't tell that person sitting next to you that his/her comments are entirely inappropriate to the venue you are in, you are part of the problem.</p><p></p><p>Because that's the point she's making in the OP - far too many women are being harassed and far too many gamers are sitting back and not saying anything. When the store guy made the comment to the native woman about the mini, why didn't every dude in the store stand up and walk out? Why didn't any of them say anything? When some girl gets her ass grabbed in front of five guys, <em>someone</em> should be able to turn to that guy and tell him he's a douche. </p><p></p><p>But, we don't. We turn a blind eye and a deaf ear. It's not our problem. So, it continues.</p><p></p><p>Which rolls us around to the idea of investigation. It's just not plausible. At a convention, some guy whispers in the cosplay girl's ear that he want's to do nasty things to her when taking a picture, what investigation can be done? When the con manager comes to the table and asks about some guy grabbing the girl's ass, and five guys all say, "Huh? Never saw anything" because the guy that did it is a friend and they're not going to rat out their friend, what's going to happen? The con manager investigated. Turns out that five people all say it didn't happen, so, the girl gets ejected for making false accusations? </p><p></p><p>That's why investigating and asking questions isn't going to help the issue. Might it happen that some guy gets falsely accused? Yup. But, being embarrassed or possibly losing a day at a Con is a very, very small price to pay for making sure that women feel safe and welcomed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 6878685, member: 22779"] Swimming upthread a bit. Still reading so, maybe this has been addressed, but... You absolutely are part of the problem. If you aren't actively stepping up to the plate and making sure that harassment stops every single time it comes up, then, yup, you are part of the problem. Every time you say, "well, I just want to game" and you don't tell that person sitting next to you that his/her comments are entirely inappropriate to the venue you are in, you are part of the problem. Because that's the point she's making in the OP - far too many women are being harassed and far too many gamers are sitting back and not saying anything. When the store guy made the comment to the native woman about the mini, why didn't every dude in the store stand up and walk out? Why didn't any of them say anything? When some girl gets her ass grabbed in front of five guys, [i]someone[/i] should be able to turn to that guy and tell him he's a douche. But, we don't. We turn a blind eye and a deaf ear. It's not our problem. So, it continues. Which rolls us around to the idea of investigation. It's just not plausible. At a convention, some guy whispers in the cosplay girl's ear that he want's to do nasty things to her when taking a picture, what investigation can be done? When the con manager comes to the table and asks about some guy grabbing the girl's ass, and five guys all say, "Huh? Never saw anything" because the guy that did it is a friend and they're not going to rat out their friend, what's going to happen? The con manager investigated. Turns out that five people all say it didn't happen, so, the girl gets ejected for making false accusations? That's why investigating and asking questions isn't going to help the issue. Might it happen that some guy gets falsely accused? Yup. But, being embarrassed or possibly losing a day at a Con is a very, very small price to pay for making sure that women feel safe and welcomed. [/QUOTE]
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