elbales

AUGH
YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME

Briefly, some people at a con came up with this marvelous idea of asking women, "May I touch your breasts?" It really does sound like it was a positive experience for the original, very small group of people, but there is just so much potential for huge ugliness inherent in the idea. At least the original poster followed up to say that he realized this was potentially a Very Bad Thing and please do not do this, because. But still. Yuck.

Personally, anyone asking this question of me would get a basilisk glare and an icy "How dare you!", followed by an irate call to Security. As

lizbee put it, if you have any desire to father children, you'd best not ask.

. . . And then someone linked to OH JOHN RINGO NO in the comments and my head exploded. Srsly. I am appalled that anyone would publish such revolting, pig-ignorant, misogynist tripe. I must be sadly sheltered.

Also, I now have a strong urge to fly to New York and bitchslap Jim Baen. I will refrain only because his company has recently bought work from Sharon Lee and Steve Miller and they are pure win.

I have to go to work now.

Goddammit, I NEED BLEACH.