Totally agree. Meet the cat in person.

Funny, that Rose is okay with breaking one of the ten commandments...

Aw, be nice to Traci. She's an utter sweetheart.

Exactly. There's a weirdness in geekdom sometimes that girls are there to be objects, not part of the culture. Yes, there are thirty women running about in a Princess Leia slave outfit, but it doesn't mean you get to grab her ass.

LOL. Yes, yes it is, having lived in both places myself.

I lived in Tokyo when I was under five and was a blond - had photos taken of me constantly. My mom said it made her nervous sometimes.. it was the early 70's. But yeah, the focus on looks and what not was odd.

Not just for one set - my co-workers from other parts of the globe (mostly S. Africa/India/China) used to touch my hair all the time, calling it 'Soft Caucasian Hair' ..... it was a weird experience.

It's absolute bullshit. They are people who are in control of their actions, and taking advantage of anyone and using those excuses - "she was drunk" or "she said sexy things" is an excuse of vile behaviour. I am not locking myself in a room or a building because some guy could not control his urges either because I…

OMG. It's crazy how that all interconnects, isn't it? I can't blame my mom for mine - I turned around in the station wagon and was transfixed.

When I went to see the new Dawn of the Dead movie, the two women in front of me brought their 3-4 yo and 5 yo children with them. I noticed both those kids were crying and attempting to hide when the zombie violence started that I was wincing from.

Alright, as a con-goer of nearly two decades I have to say it - I am tired of slave Leia.

I<3 You.

That's utterly horrible as well.

That's the crappy side of the net. No empathy and they can say the nasty shit they want because no one will know it's them.

But... it's FREAKING GODZILLA.

You know, my sisters think I overreact when this happens. Not that I've had that bad a violation happen, but I put a lot of bruises on a lot of guys during high school due to people grabbing my ass. I've punched and shoved quite a few guys who have decided to grope myself or my younger sisters/friends on the dance…

That sounds like the Marina in San Francisco on a Saturday to me.

that was effing beautiful. BEAUTIFUL.

Good of you to do that with your dog! I don't have a dog myself, but I like other people's dogs.

Yes... and cats that can steal a child's breath, as well.