Teethless smile

[salinea]

I be wisdom toothless. My mouth's all numb.

It went relatively well, apart from the part where dentist was always saying "Don't panick!" "Don't panick!" when I was like "I'm not panicking, I was just informing you that I am in pain right now. In a non panicky way."

So, is it just me or are we giving this whole ridiculous Open Source Boob project more attention than it deserves? I mean, the whole part where there's essays kindly (or more acurately righteously angrily) detailing why it is so wrong instead of just mocking the WTF-ness of it... wobble worthy. Like, it actually requires explanation?

AFAIC if people want to indulge in free boobs (or other part) groping party, more power to them! But a public arena like a convention of SFF/anime/whataveyou is not the place for it. Well, not unless it was the Boobicon, or something.

Comments

[keelieinblack.livejournal.com]

Ooh, ow, the wisdom teeth thing is no fun at all. I'm glad it went mostly well for you, though, and I hope you'll be un-numbed (but still pain-free) soon.

I think the 'project' wouldn't have attracted quite so much attention if the original post had possessed a different tone, and if the OP hadn't talked about doing it at other cons. Many feminist bloggers are also F/SF fans and convention attendees, and the idea of this spreading through the con circuit rightly creeped them out. And when people mentioned their concerns about possible problems with the whole thing, it seemed like a lot of them were being dismissed. Aaaand I've probably just proved your point by giving it yet more attention, right? Sorry.

[sakanagi.livejournal.com]

I think that dissecting the project has some value - not for zapping what the original event actually was, perhaps, but as an example (though admittedly I do find the original idea very creepy. It's true, they really should have got a private space designated for groping if that's what they wanted). And I find there's something nice about the way that some questionable lines of thought are getting hit by so much logical smackdown/righteous anger. IMO, it's more that this thing has been a convenient trigger to get people worked up about the underlying issues.

Good to hear the wisdom teeth removal went okay!

[werthead.livejournal.com]

Boobicon sounds like fun, but sadly mine are too small for me to attend :-(

Yay for resolution of tooth problems but BAH! to Galway-denying pain ;-)

[ariss-tenoh.livejournal.com]

The what project? *blinks* I'm off-line often due to house repairs but what's this latest fiasco?

[dizilla.livejournal.com]

Lol, why is everyone (including me) having teeth troubles of late? It's like an epidemic. XD But glad it went rather well.

What's this about boobies?

[rebbe]

OuchouchOUCH. Good that you got them removed, bad that it hurt! Hopefully the pain will go away soon, although I personally find the numbing worse. Hopefully you won't have any trouble with that either!

[(Anonymous)]

Boobicon, see I had no idea any such thing was even imaginable. I guess you could not invent sf fandom. just eek, this sort of thing really does not help me wanting to identify ( just to myself, not others) as being a sf fan.

[azure-empress.livejournal.com]

Hah! I am now officially toothier than thou!
I hope you recover well, and that it clears out the trouble you had with all those excessive molars.

Hm, I have no particular problem with that as long as the badges are free, then idiots may indulge in whatever stupidity they wish.
You know, not like 5 cents for the yes button and 10 euros for the no button...

I personally want to know what the tight babydoll T-shirt with the print "Your hands aren't good enough for my boobs, NERD." costs.