Convention Service Annoucment

genestarwind21122 · Post by **genestarwind21122** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 8:03 am

This is to all the male cosplayers. I just found out from anime usa that you aren't suppost to have any signs with you saying to hug you or glomp you because the males aren't allowed to intiate the contact with the female. The female would have to intiate it first. Another thing is if you are playing a perveted character as Gene or Miruko (spelling) you aren't suppost to be acting perveted by touching other female rear ends. The reason I'm mentioning this is because I was cosplaying and I didn't see it anywhere in the rules saying you can't do it but a person really got offended. Eventhough I appologized to her, the ruling is that the female has to be the one to intiate the hug. I just got a warning for this eventhough I was attacking in character. But to all the others I did it to they weren't offended. I actually made them laugh and have a good time. Plus I had a group follow me around the convention which was cool. Anyway just to warn everyone out there so you don't get in trouble for doing it.

Gene Starwind 21122

Castor Troy · Post by **Castor Troy** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 10:34 am

Nobody should hold signs at cons.... period.

genestarwind21122 · Post by **genestarwind21122** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 10:50 am

Just letting everyone know because there are many people doing it and it seems to be a growing thing.

Kusoyaro · Post by **Kusoyaro** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 1:01 pm

Being "in character" doesn't excuse sexual assault.

AbsoluteDestiny · Post by **AbsoluteDestiny** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 1:02 pm

Hooray solicitation!

(congoers are idiots)

Org Profile · Post by **Vlad G Pohnert** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 2:39 pm

Otakon should learn from it.. There were hundred of people with signs... The con I help run (Animethon) has has a no sign policy in effect from last year....

Vlad

Castor Troy · Post by **Castor Troy** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 3:57 pm

If people were to hold up signs, they need to say "Please kick my ass".

genestarwind21122 · Post by **genestarwind21122** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 4:11 pm

See now this was my first time doing this and I've learned not to do it. That's why I'm trying to get the message out there so it doesn't affect conventions. Everyone is entitled to mistakes and well I thought there was no problem with it because others were doing it and there was no policy at the convention at the time, but that's in the past and this is now. Let's change our ways of how we conduct ourselves at conventions.

Scintilla · Post by **Scintilla** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 4:26 pm

genestarwind21122 wrote:Another thing is if you are playing a perveted character as Gene or Miruko (spelling) you aren't suppost to be acting perveted by touching other female rear ends. The reason I'm mentioning this is because I was cosplaying and I didn't see it anywhere in the rules saying you can't do it but a person really got offended.

Um, yeah... would you ever even consider doing something like that to girls you didn't know anywhere else?

I mean, I think I'd get pretty offended too.

Sheesh, people.

genestarwind21122 · Post by **genestarwind21122** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 4:42 pm

I wouldn't do it anywhere else, but I've had girls do it to me and I don't take offense to it because it is a convention and your suppost to have fun. But if it was anywhere else I would be freaked out. Anyway like I said it was my first and last time doing something like that. I took it to far and I just want to get the message out there of not to do it. So please stop bashing me in for something I reget doing.

Gene Starwind 21122

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