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History of Feminism

theHandpuppet

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2. Yep. It could/can get really ugly.

Reply to intaglio (Reply #1)

Wed May 28, 2014, 03:36 PM

May 2014

At one sci-fi convention I attended the organizers thought it would be funny to hold a "slave auction" for charity. I kid you not. Thankfully enough of us raised holy hell to quash that!!

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Cosplayer Nicole Jacobs On Harassment At Comic Cons… And What We Can All Do About It [View all] el_bryanto May 2014 OP

This has been going on for years - and that is no excuse intaglio May 2014 #1

Yep. It could/can get really ugly. theHandpuppet May 2014 #2

There's something really messed up in that culture el_bryanto May 2014 #3

I like geek culture ismnotwasm May 2014 #4