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Author, fanwriter, trash bandit, queer geek feminist, dork. Jack of all pronouns, mxtress of none. Yells about hockey. Aussie in the US.

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    1. Foz Meadows‏ @fozmeadows 25 Jun 2020

      So hey: for any straight dudes in SFF right now who are genuinely wondering why making sexually loaded jokes or comments is counted as a form harassment, I'm gonna do you a 101 explain.

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    2. Foz Meadows‏ @fozmeadows 25 Jun 2020

      Now: speaking as a gremlin raccoon person who swears like a sailor and enjoys making filthy, inappropriate jokes with friends, I understand why if you, too enjoy this type of humour, you might be panicking a little! But see: the key words here are WITH FRIENDS.

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    3. Foz Meadows‏ @fozmeadows 25 Jun 2020

      If I start busting out the "who would you rather fuck, wolfman or a fucked up wolf" content or making dick jokes or whatever, I am absolutely NOT doing that as my cold intro with people I've just met at a fucking industry event!! Even if we're drinking!! That's a hard no!!

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      Foz Meadows‏ @fozmeadows 25 Jun 2020

      Is it possible to meet some new buds at a con, stat vibing and immediately reach the level of friendship where you joke about monster dongs and each others' sexuality and it's all cool? Yes! But that's not what we're discussing here.

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        2. Foz Meadows‏ @fozmeadows 25 Jun 2020

          What we're talking about here is a sexist dominance tactic, a sort of weird hybrid of negging, aggressive hitting-on and gatekeeping all at once. The whole point of these moments is for the dude to get a reaction from the (usually) woman he's talking to, for HIS benefit.

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        3. Foz Meadows‏ @fozmeadows 25 Jun 2020

          It's not about having a meeting of the mutually filthy minds, then later being strung up for it. It's about a dude deliberately trying to figure out where someone's boundaries are about sexual jokes, so that he can escalate or, if they establish a boundary, dismiss them.

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        4. Foz Meadows‏ @fozmeadows 25 Jun 2020

          If a well-intentioned person misreads the room and makes a gross joke, then they'll already be invested enough in the people they're talking to to be AWARE of the prospect of misreading the room, to gauge the reactions around them, and apologise immediately for a mishit.

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        5. Foz Meadows‏ @fozmeadows 25 Jun 2020

          But when skeevy dudes do it, it's a deliberate winnowing tactic. They don't want to talk to "prudish" women who won't let them get sexually gross in conversation, so they throw out a feeler comment purposefully to see if it gets a negative reaction.

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        6. Foz Meadows‏ @fozmeadows 25 Jun 2020

          If the reaction is negative, that woman is coded as undesirable/frigid/prudish/ugly/boring - whatever their insult du jour is for Unfuckable Lady I Don't Wanna Bother With - and they'll close her out. But if she endures it, even visibly upset, that's a win for them.

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        7. Foz Meadows‏ @fozmeadows 25 Jun 2020

          Because what they've just learned is that this woman won't backtalk their grossness in public; will let their boundaries be pushed, so that they guy can feel justified in saying whatever gross shit he's thinking about her body or sexuality or whatever, even in veiled terms.

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        8. Foz Meadows‏ @fozmeadows 25 Jun 2020

          But because these guys want to be protected from criticism, very occasionally, they'll go out of their way to befriend someone who reacts negatively to their gross teaser comment; probably, if we're being honest in a professional setting, someone who has more influence than them.

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        9. Foz Meadows‏ @fozmeadows 25 Jun 2020

          They will cultivate that person as a good reference, who will vouch for them to other prospective AFAB folks they want to get in with, but will always be careful never to show their true self to the shield, or else to downplay it as just some random with a grudge against them.

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        10. Foz Meadows‏ @fozmeadows 25 Jun 2020

          I will also say, there's another variant on this level of harassment, where straight women are aggressively sexual and inappropriate with gay men they've just met. It's all about claiming some part of that person as "theirs" and feeling entitled to their bodies or fantasies.

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        11. Foz Meadows‏ @fozmeadows 25 Jun 2020

          The reason this becomes pernicious in both instances isn't just the gross habit of deliberately making others uncomfortable for your own enjoyment; it's because, in a professional context, you're trying to minimize social opportunities for anyone who'll call you out.

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        12. Foz Meadows‏ @fozmeadows 25 Jun 2020

          Because the people who do this - they know it's frowned upon. But AT BEST, they figure, "ah, but I'm really a good guy, I just like this sort of conversation, so what's wrong with winnowing out people who'll be downers?," ignoring that they're doing this at pro networking events

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        13. Foz Meadows‏ @fozmeadows 25 Jun 2020

          Especially from people who are established or successful in the industry, what they're doing is saying, "Unless you'll accept me behaving grossly, sexually about and around people who make my dick hard - including you, maybe! - you don't get to network the same as everyone else."

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        14. Foz Meadows‏ @fozmeadows 25 Jun 2020

          It says, "You don't get to feel like you belong in this genre or profession, because my reaction to your body and your willingness to indulge that reaction is more important than your writing, your personality or your thoughts. My dick must be considered At All Times."

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        15. Foz Meadows‏ @fozmeadows 25 Jun 2020

          And that's why it's a problem. Not because any of us hate gross, sexy humour Forever And Ever, but because it's only actually *humour* if it's all taking place between friends who respect each other's boundaries, instead of being used as a way to swing your dick at someone.

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        16. Foz Meadows‏ @fozmeadows 25 Jun 2020

          Jumping back on my own thread because I want to explicitly address how self-professed "nice guys" end up doing this sort of thing.

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        17. Foz Meadows‏ @fozmeadows 25 Jun 2020

          See, as much as it's a stereotype that geeks, especially straight geek dudes, didn't get a lot of lady-attention during their formative years... sometimes it's still true. And while many dudes don't use this as a subconscious excuse to creep... some do.

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        18. Foz Meadows‏ @fozmeadows 25 Jun 2020

          In a nutshell: what happens is, power corrupts, and frankly some dudes only find it easy to be "nice" when there's zero contextual opportunity to be anything else.

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        19. Foz Meadows‏ @fozmeadows 25 Jun 2020

          Then, suddenly, they become A Name in their profession, and women at cons want to talk to them! More potential female attention than they've ever had before, from women who appreciate all the stuff they have a chip on their shoulder about women not liking in highschool!

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        20. Foz Meadows‏ @fozmeadows 25 Jun 2020

          And these guys think, "It's not creeping if I hit on these women, because THEY'RE the ones approaching ME! It's not gross if they're genuinely interested in me and my writing, because I'm not doing a cold approach - I'm just reacting to their vibe!"

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        21. Foz Meadows‏ @fozmeadows 25 Jun 2020

          See, the dude in this moment either forgets or ignores that he's at a professional event. Outside of panels, SFF cons don't often feel professional in the way that most jobs we have to work otherwise do. They feel like fun! Everyone is an equal! Except:

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        22. Foz Meadows‏ @fozmeadows 25 Jun 2020

          - the only reason they're being approached so openly in such numbers IS BECAUSE OF THEIR PROFESSIONAL STANDING. Any overtures of friendship here are coming in at least a semi-professional capacity, not because you clicked the magic button and your Tinder wishlist sprang to life.

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        23. Foz Meadows‏ @fozmeadows 25 Jun 2020

          But still, these guys think, "But maybe I really like this girl, huh? Why should I miss out on a potential awesome relationship just because we're at a con?" Except, outside of this justification, they're not thinking about a relationship. The timeframe's too brief.

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        24. Foz Meadows‏ @fozmeadows 25 Jun 2020

          They're not REALLY thinking, "Wow, I could get to know this woman over a period of days or weeks and then, if we feel the same way, maybe I could ask her out." They're thinking, "holy shit, maybe I can have sex in a hotel room!" or "oh wow, BOOBS. Gotta comment!"

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        25. Foz Meadows‏ @fozmeadows 25 Jun 2020

          You know how I know this? Because THAT'S HOW IT BECOMES A PATTERN. Someone doing serial monogamy with people they just so happen to meet at cons? Not a creep. Someone who looks forward to cons because they KNOW they'll be approached by more women than otherwise? CREEP.

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        26. Foz Meadows‏ @fozmeadows 25 Jun 2020

          Because what these guys then fall into the habit of doing, whether they consciously realise it or not, is viewing the women they meet at cons primarily as potential sexual conquests and/or ego-candy, NOT AS POTENTIAL PEERS. But they're still *nice guys,* so it can't be an issue!

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        27. Foz Meadows‏ @fozmeadows 25 Jun 2020

          Which is why they react with outrage, distress and/or hostility the first time they get called on it. What, can't a guy be interested in a woman AT ALL without being yelled at? They don't want to admit that they're taking advantage of a professional setting to be personally gross

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        28. Foz Meadows‏ @fozmeadows 25 Jun 2020

          - and unless they sit the fuck down, do some serious self-reflection, apologise and actively work to be better? THIS is when they start trying to cut the women who "can't handle a joke" and "don't have a sense of humour" out of their professional circles.

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        29. Foz Meadows‏ @fozmeadows 25 Jun 2020

          It might not even be a conscious thing (after all, you're not doing anything wrong! that person is just being judgemental and harsh, and you don't want to call them out and make it, like, a THING, you're a Nice Guy who likes feminism! you just... don't wanna talk to them, either)

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        30. Foz Meadows‏ @fozmeadows 25 Jun 2020

          but that's how the pattern starts. They start to cultivate the fans and industry peers around them at cons as potential hookup pools, and tell themselves they're just enjoying the right not to be criticised while they're having fun.

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        31. Foz Meadows‏ @fozmeadows 25 Jun 2020

          From there, it's a short step to thinking it's funny to piss off "that kind of person" by overtly joking grossly to make them go away faster; to learning behavioural shortcuts to insure the greatest number of potential hookups to fewest number of critics.

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