thread: 2006-08-16 : GenCon 06 observations 1-4
On 2006-08-17, Meguey wrote:
"Sexism should not own sexuality. Here's a call for graphic sexuality in the service of openness, awareness, appreciation, power, and drives both between and among men and women."
Hear, hear, and amen, Ron.
I gotta say, the baby illo was *way* more disturbing to me than the rat-headed naked guy.
I saw the dryad too, and the fluff taped to her nipples was more distracting and attention grabbing than if they'd been bare.
Side note about boobies: It was interesting and odd being a nursing mother at GenCon. I have no qualms about nursing, but I was aware of the higher-than-average number of people who could be wigged out. I was glad to have the Gentle Giant booth near ours, which had a handy wall facing a less-traveled bit of carpet. Twice I even had people offer me chairs when they saw me coming with a baby. I think we in America are so unused to seeing breast-feeding that we have a difficult time seperating a nipple discreetly and momentarily exposed for nursing from a full breast being seductively flashed. I had no comments or weird looks, but I did have an awesome conversation with a guy in full, hand-made jedi regalia while nursing. Some people are just really at ease with themselves and others, and some aren't.
