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January 28, 2014 11:33 AM Subscribe
You won't believe what happened when this woman reported being harassed at long running Boston science fiction convention Arisia. Because Arisia has a clear harassment policy they acted quickly to ban her harasser and once it turned out that was not an isolated incident on his part as other people came forward, other Boston cons followed their lead.
This post was deleted for the following reason: Glad con policies are improving, glad the specific harassment got dealt with here, not really feeling like someone's thrice-linked name-and-shame LJ writeup is really all that good of a basis for a Metafilter post. -- cortex
I will believe what happened. I did believe what happened. I am capable of belief.
posted by potch at 11:38 AM on January 28, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by potch at 11:38 AM on January 28, 2014 [2 favorites]
YOU WON'T BELIEVE what will BLOW YOUR MIND and be SOMETHING YOU'D NEVER EXPECT and make you RETHINK YOUR ENTIRE LIFE.
Sorry, I just see titles of stories like that and it just makes me roll my eyes.
posted by alex_skazat at 11:38 AM on January 28, 2014 [6 favorites]
Sorry, I just see titles of stories like that and it just makes me roll my eyes.
posted by alex_skazat at 11:38 AM on January 28, 2014 [6 favorites]
It would be nice if this were not news.
posted by shothotbot at 11:41 AM on January 28, 2014 [3 favorites]
posted by shothotbot at 11:41 AM on January 28, 2014 [3 favorites]
This is a good story. I hope SF/F cons learn from this - having a good harassment policy and follow-through isn't a bad thing, but a net positive.
posted by nubs at 11:42 AM on January 28, 2014
posted by nubs at 11:42 AM on January 28, 2014
It would be nice if this were not news.
Yeah, this was my thought as well: it's great that it's happening, it sucks that it's we're surprised it's just happening now.
posted by zombieflanders at 11:44 AM on January 28, 2014
Yeah, this was my thought as well: it's great that it's happening, it sucks that it's we're surprised it's just happening now.
posted by zombieflanders at 11:44 AM on January 28, 2014
can we get something other than one LJ account's coverage ?
posted by k5.user at 11:47 AM on January 28, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by k5.user at 11:47 AM on January 28, 2014 [1 favorite]
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But yeah, this is a fantastic story.
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 11:36 AM on January 28, 2014 [1 favorite]