Za-zen wrote:A+theism.... It is had said many times before, you just can't parody these fuckwits, the reality is always more absurd.
Lets expand on Myers analogy, this party is the atheist party, and fine myers and his morons go off to the library for their circle jerk because they don't appreciate socialising with the unclean, but can they stay in the fucking library? No. The bastards start whining to the host about all the horrible people who are at the party wanting them kicked out, in order to make it a nicer party, start threatening the host that they'll ruin the party if their demands for a nicer party aren't met, they start demanding the other attendees keep the noise down, they are all in fancy dress, and think everyone else should be in fancy dress. They are told the fancy dress party is in the house down the road, and really if they don't like the party they should fuck off to it, but they insist all partys should be fancy dress.
I can imagine Jen dressed in a My Little Pony costume (carrying a weapon, of course -
http://freethoughtblogs.com/lousycanuck ... pocalypse/),
a few of the other women dressed as some "girl power" cartoons, a few as Surly-Ramics pendants to show their support for Amy, others with the cosplay outfit they bought for Comic-Con, but of course nothing that sexualizes women:
â€... it’s troubling that with boundless opportunities for playful dress, most women at conventions end up as “variations of pin-up girl.†...
One reason the sexualized objectification of women in cosplay cannot be easily written off with be-whoever-you-want-to-be or dress-however-you-want-to-dress mantras is that sexual harassment of women cosplayers at cons is rampant. While all people should be able to dress as they wish without fear of sexual harassment or violence, the longstanding tactic of using the women’s bodies as commodified objects at cons creates an atmosphere in which real-life women are treated as if they are comic book characters ripe for the handling. Disturbingly misogynistic blogs featuring galleries of women cosplayers further illustrate this way of thinking.
This attitude is no doubt amplified by the omnipresence of paid cosplayers. Scantily clad, often very young women (and even girls) acting as “bodies for hire†were everywhere amongst the throngs of people, passing out ads or serving as human advertisements for upcoming films. What almost naked women with fake torpedo breasts have to do with films such as the forthcoming Total Recall is unclear. Here and elsewhere, the marketing tactic seemed to be “use hot women to lure people in, regardless of what we are trying to sell.â€
One thing that struck me over the course of the weekend is how quickly it starts to feel “normal†to see women’s bodies on fetishized display. If I, a card-carrying feminist, become somewhat immune over the course of four days, what does the constant onslaught of female sexual objectification in the wider culture do to people over years?"
http://msmagazine.com/blog/blog/2011/07 ... comic-con/
well, except for the
other skepchicks, who will be there wearing their matching sexy/slutty nurse costumes, and handing out shots in penis-shaped glasses. (franc has the link to the video)
Perhaps Sally and Spokesgay will volunteer to arrive early in order to put up streamers and set out the plastic cups for the the Kool-Aid that will available in punch bowls .
Becci can dress as the Queen Bee, and hold the lead attached to a collar that PZ will be wearing that says "emasculated and proud"
and they can all whine and rage in regards to manufactured fear of Slyme Pitters showing up uninvited, while staring at the other library patrons with contempt, because their victim paranoia leads them to believe a number of them are undercover misogynists who are there simply to sexually harass them during their little costume party at the library.
PZ: "
...hooligans who wander about calling everyone “cunts†and slapping derrieres and telling women to stop being so sensitive, it was only a quick fondle...
"Hooligans" with Tourette's Syndrome who also have a neurological disorder that renders them unable to control their own limbs are being oppressed, shunned, and discriminated against by members of Atheism Plus.
PZ is an ableist bigot