a little example of why nerdcomunities needs feminism

[Swift]

*squeals in fan boy glee*

Mikayla is back!

[Mikayla]

*curtsies, waves to the fans .. then flips them the bird*

[Analogkid]

feminism is just another silly ism

[chalksoul]

Puny and Mikayla, big thumbs up. JonnyJerny, nothing you wrote was either smart or funny (or even making me angry if trolling was the agenda?)

[Castano]

Nobody deserves negative attention unless they are doing something wrong. Slut shaming comes from a negative world view of sexuality. It's not the way a gentleman acts towards anyone.

[Analogkid]

Nobody deserves negative attention unless they are doing something wrong. Slut shaming comes from a negative world view of sexuality. It's not the way a gentleman acts towards anyone.

Anyone who shows off their stuff/junk should be shamed when people who don't want to see that are forced to.

[Khazar Stoneblood]

I think people are confusing a costume with regular clothes.

People are not that likely to comment if you are just wearing clothes, regardless of how revealing, outdated, unflattering or just plain silly they are.

But if you wear a COSTUME... you are inviting comment. You are actually signaling that you are wanting other people to see you and notice what you are wearing. And when you do that... I do think you have to take the good with the bad. You are fishing for both criticism and comments and you may get both.

I'm betting if the woman in the article had just been attending the convention in a regular dress that short, she wouldn't have been approached. People might have whispered to each other or stared... but that would be it. It's the fact it was a costume that made them feel like it was okay to come up and comment on it.

And it is okay. You were fishing for comments... don't be upset if they aren't all positive.

The best example I can think of is a "little person" (I'm not sure that's the correct term anymore, but it's all I've got). Would I ever comment to a little person about them being short? NO. But if a little person dressed up in an incredible hulk costume, I might say something like "Wow Bruce... some of the gamma radiation must be wearing off". Could they take offense to that? Perhaps... but they were inviting comment by being in costume and I don't think making a comment would be out of line.

[JonnyJerny]

Don't forget that God intended marriage to be between a man and a woman

[Mikayla]

Obvious troll is obvious.

[Castano]

oh boy you people need help. She was wearing a sexy star trek outfit to a comic con convention...and a bunch chicks went up to her and complained her skirt was too short. you know because they were pissed she looked good in it. I would have smacked them. You'll feel different when it's your girl getting called a whore for wearing a swimsuit to the beach or a Halloween costume to a party.

[Heero]

I reckon the female in that article would rate as a 1.

Over and out.

[Khazar Stoneblood]

oh boy you people need help. She was wearing a sexy star trek outfit to a comic con convention...and a bunch chicks went up to her and complained her skirt was too short. you know because they were pissed she looked good in it. I would have smacked them. You'll feel different when it's your girl getting called a whore for wearing a swimsuit to the beach or a Halloween costume to a party.

Costumes are different. I would never comment about how anyone looked in a swimsuit to their face. EVER. Good or bad.

But yeah, if you dress up in a costume I may say something about how it looks, good or bad. My thought would be: "This person is wearing a costume, they're looking for comments".

Because seriously... why else would you be wearing a costume in public on a day other then halloween other then to get a comment or attract attention.

The guys who wandered around my college campus in rabbit costumes and wrestled stuffed animals didn't do it because they didn't want anyone to look at them. They WANTED an audience.

[Swift]

Nobody deserves negative attention unless they are doing something wrong. Slut shaming comes from a negative world view of sexuality. It's not the way a gentleman acts towards anyone.

Anyone who shows off their stuff/junk should be shamed when people who don't want to see that are forced to.

[Analogkid]

Never being offended means either your dead or a psycho if you ask me

[Castano]

oh boy you people need help. She was wearing a sexy star trek outfit to a comic con convention...and a bunch chicks went up to her and complained her skirt was too short. you know because they were pissed she looked good in it. I would have smacked them. You'll feel different when it's your girl getting called a whore for wearing a swimsuit to the beach or a Halloween costume to a party.

Costumes are different. I would never comment about how anyone looked in a swimsuit to their face. EVER. Good or bad.

But yeah, if you dress up in a costume I may say something about how it looks, good or bad. My thought would be: "This person is wearing a costume, they're looking for comments".

Because seriously... why else would you be wearing a costume in public on a day other then halloween other then to get a comment or attract attention.

The guys who wandered around my college campus in rabbit costumes and wrestled stuffed animals didn't do it because they didn't want anyone to look at them. They WANTED an audience.

It's Comic Con, booth people are supposed to wear costumes. Bitching at them for short skirts is a bit umm stupid. You don't like star trek outfits because they show too much skin? - Don't go to their convention. It's a bit like going to a KKK rally and yelling at everyone for wearing white after Labor Day.