Quote from: Cave Bear;1051932What do we make of the fact that heterosexual, non-sjw men also cosplay?

Dunno. What do you make of it? That's a pretty vague question.

Quote from: Ratman_tf;1051933Dunno. What do you make of it? That's a pretty vague question.

Certain people in this thread seem to be assuming that cosplayers are all chicks.

Quote from: Cave Bear;1051934Certain people in this thread seem to be assuming that cosplayers are all chicks.

If it hasn't been clear, at least for me, I'm talking about a specific sub set of cosplayers, not all..

And even that subset has a right to keep doing what they're doing.. I'm just going to keep callin those particular ones thots.

Yep. We're talking about female cosplayers because of the sex-based social dynamics in the geek community.

It's such a clear example, that I have to say it: Feminism is Patriarchy.

Quote from: Cave Bear;1051932What do we make of the fact that heterosexual, non-sjw men also cosplay?

Personally, I think all cosplay is a bit... well... odd (to be polite about it). Especially, the 'full on' stuff. Don't give flying' fig if the tree men from Mars are doing it.

That said, if someone is making money from it (man or woman), I totally get it. Nothing wrong with a wallet extraction if people are dumb enough to go for it.

Quote from: ArrozConLeche;1051921What a shit show. I'm not surprised there is some overlap between RPGNet assholes and people on that thread:

https://boardgamegeek.com/article/29710194#29710194
https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?832315-opinion-on-weird-request&p=22043786#post22043786

Major overlap. A post in a thread a few weeks ago calling for BGG to adopt RPGNet's mod policy got about 60 thumbs.

And you see the same shit on BGG now that we've seen on RPGNet: the tabletop gaming hobby is a horrorshow of misgyny and racism; women are routinely raped at conventions; tabletop gaming is not a safe hobby because of white men; anyone who expresses skepticism about these Truths is immediately denounced as one of the misogynists and sanctioned by mods.

I honestly wonder about those people. How many of them really, with the rational parts of their brains, believe tabletop gaming conventions are dangerous places rife with sexual predation and assault? Surely there can't be so many delusional people in the hobby. The cons I go to are about the most buttoned-down, sexually inert, polite, nerdy whitebread gatherings of people I ever see.

The capacity of a small number of bored, frustrated, in some cases mentally ill zealots to undermine the online discourse about an entire hobby with their toxic dogma is really dismaying.

Quote from: Cave Bear;1051934Certain people in this thread seem to be assuming that cosplayers are all chicks.

Nice sweeping generalization.

There is a world of difference between cosplayers like the 501st Legion (a noble group if there ever was one), Koltar (whose part-time Klingon appearances are done for charity) and Olga Levitskaya (who is trying to pass off some cyberpunk cosplay as breakthrough cybernetics research you can invest in).

Quote from: ArrozConLeche;1051921What a shit show. I'm not surprised there is some overlap between RPGNet assholes and people on that thread:

https://boardgamegeek.com/article/29710194#29710194
https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?832315-opinion-on-weird-request&p=22043786#post22043786

Major overlap. A post in a thread a few weeks ago calling on BGG to adopt the same mod practices as RPGNet got about 60 thumbs. And in the last year or so BGG has seen the same shit peddled as you see on RPGNet: the tabletop gaming hobby is rife with racism and misogyny; women are routinely raped at conventions; the reason for the gender disparity in the hobby is brutal gatekeeping by men. Anyone who expresses skepticism about these orthodoxies is vilified and sanctioned by the mods.

It really is disheartening how a small number of extremely motivated, unhappy people can render the discourse about an entire hobby toxic with their dogma and pack tactics.

Quote from: Christopher Brady;1051891No it's not.  It's his OPINION, that at last check was not an assault of any sort.  She overreacted to a man who didn't like what she was doing in a hobby he loved.  We do it here all the time.

His opinion was unsolicited.

Legitimate press outlets ask permission before going forward with an article or a video.

And no. I don't consider dirt sheets like the National Enquirer legitimate.

He didn't ask her permission. So it was harassment.

Quote from: Darrin Kelley;1051954His opinion was unsolicited.

Legitimate press outlets ask permission before going forward with an article or a video.

And no. I don't consider dirt sheets like the National Enquirer legitimate.

He didn't ask her permission. So it was harassment.

Your opinion is also unsolicited. STOP HARASSING US!

Quote from: Darrin Kelley;1051954His opinion was unsolicited.

Legitimate press outlets ask permission before going forward with an article or a video.

And no. I don't consider dirt sheets like the National Enquirer legitimate.

He didn't ask her permission. So it was harassment.

This has to be the dumbest fucking thing I've read on this site in a while.

Quote from: Darrin Kelley;1051954His opinion was unsolicited.

Legitimate press outlets ask permission before going forward with an article or a video.

And no. I don't consider dirt sheets like the National Enquirer legitimate.

He didn't ask her permission. So it was harassment.

Bullshit. Legitimate press do not ask for permission before going forward with an article or video. Are you this fucking stupid?

Also he's not a journalist. He's a dude with a YouTube channel that was asked on a live chat what he thought and he said she isn't in the same hobby he is. He didn't harassing anybody your lying piece of shit.

Quote from: Darrin Kelley;1051954Legitimate press outlets ask permission before going forward with an article or a video.

The fuck they do.

Quote from: Lurtch;1051959Bullshit. Legitimate press do not ask for permission before going forward with an article or video. Are you this fucking stupid?

Also he's not a journalist. He's a dude with a YouTube channel that was asked on a live chat what he thought and he said she isn't in the same hobby he is. He didn't harassing anybody your lying piece of shit.

You obviously have no experience in the media.

For photos and videos, the person whose likeness is being used has to grant their permission in writing. Otherwise, said media outlet isn't legally allowed to use it. That's how it works in the United States.

And yes. Hambly is considered an independant journalist by the very existance of his channel on Youtube.

Quote from: Darrin Kelley;1051963You obviously have no experience in the media.

For photos and videos, the person whose likeness is being used has to grant their permission in writing. Otherwise, said media outlet isn't legally allowed to use it. That's how it works in the United States.

And yes. Hambly is considered an independant journalist by the very existance of his channel on Youtube.

Worked in media for five years.

You are partially correct but mostly full of shit.