It’s difficult to come up with a different explanation, though no doubt someone, somewhere, will always be sure that their human rights are being infringed if they are not permitted to do whatever they wish; it seems to be the thing about the sacred contents of his camera which caused this particular outraged reaction.
Oddly enough, they never seem to take the same view when the ‘Do Not Photograph’ rule is enforced by large people with heavy duty weaponry guarding military installations…
And no photog worth his salt (nice, only male photographers exist in your world?) is going to be taking harassing photos. You seem to think that any and all photographers are going to suffer from some horrendous “thought-crime”-style kangaroo court. You, sir, are a not living on the same planet as the rest of us.
Also. A form of censorship? Seriously? Last I heard, Comic Con was a business running in a private space. They can do whatever the fuck they want. That could be used for evil - which seems to be what you think is going to happen, but with the introduction of these new anti-harrassment rules they have shown that they are going to be using it for good.
Yes, that’s what is going to happen. They’ll be kicking out the men first. Because … well, men, amirite?! Then they’ll kick out the “fake geek girls”. And then they’ll have the safe space they want, yeah? Totally.
No, it removes people who are acting like assholes. Period. That’s what these rules point out.
I’m really, really fascinated by your total overreaction to making con spaces safe spaces. Are you really this paranoid?
It’s not like those rules are especially restrictive compared to other businesses.
Go to the mall, a bank, a restaurant or a bar and take photos against people’s wishes or “bump a boner” into people who look like they are asking for it. You’ll find that there is a good chance that they kick you out with only very limited interest in constitutional arguments.
What about cosplayers who are “obviously” being an intentional source of humor?
How do you really know that Sailor Bubba is doing it for lulz and not being hurt by people’s laughing reactions to his lovingly-crafted outfit that helps him express a side of himself he’s otherwise unable to in the default world?
If you dress funny, some people are going to take it as funny. A dumpy Batman carrying around a tote bag and eating a donut may not be doing that for comedy value, but at some point you have to look in the mirror and try to see yourself through others’ eyes. Ultimately, being laughed at is no bad thing; some people make very successful careers out of it. (None of the preceding applies to actual harassment or abuse, obvs.)
