Reflections From a Murky Pond

Well, it’s time once again for Dragon*Con! To celebrate that fact, here’s some beautiful cosplay babes for you to enjoy. This way, even if like myself, you can’t attend the conference, you can still enjoy it.

Oh, and a PSA for those who will be attending: Cosplay Is Not Consent.

Tags: America | Babes | Beauty | Conventions | Cosplay | Dragon*Con | Fantasy | Geeks | Manners | Nerds | Sci-Fi | Science Fiction | Society | Women

This entry was posted on Thursday, August 31st, 2017 at 11:14 am and is filed under Society. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

As this year’s Dragon*Con starts tomorrow and both my wives will be there working – transporting the celebrity guests to and from the airport and generally being their handlers while there – and in costume part of the time, here’s a simple PSA for you all…

Let me reiterate and expand upon this message. No matter how sexy the babes’ costumes are – and many are and will be very sexy – it is not a indication of consent.

Yes! They have given consent to be looked at. Indeed, if you can exhibit some level of manners and discretion, looking is wanted and actively encouraged. In many cases, even a bit of ogling is desired – that is why they’re dressed that way and that is the sort of attention they’re seeking. And yes, they’ve tacitly consented to be photographed if and when and only if and when it doesn’t require they’re involvement in the process.

They have NOT, however, consented to any of the following behaviors:

• Being touched in any manner;
• Catcalled or otherwise verbally assaulted;
• Followed around, especially into elevators and such;
• Stopped to be photographed, either on their own or with you.

If you want to do any of the above – and some of that you shouldn’t want to do – ask politely, showing at least as much courtesy as you would show towards a woman not in costume. Play it cool and respectfully, gentlemen, and you might just be surprised at what these babes will consent to. Play it otherwise and you you might just be painfully shocked by what they, the other con goers, and convention security do by way of reprisal.

Tags: America | Babes | Conventions | Cosplay | Dragon*Con | Fantasy | Geeks | Manners | Nerds | Sci-Fi | Science Fiction | Sex | Sexual Assault | Sexual Harrassment | Society | Women

This entry was posted on Tuesday, September 1st, 2015 at 10:20 am and is filed under Society. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

The Game Has Ended

Only a “special” few geeks will get this and for many of them it’ll be a roshambeau straight to the feelings. For the vast majority the explanation is to be found here.

Tags: Death | Fandom | Games | Geeks | Karen Bryla | Nerds | Nimoy | Roshambo | Sam Kass | Sci-Fi | Science | Science Fiction | Spock | Star Trek

This entry was posted on Tuesday, March 3rd, 2015 at 7:15 am and is filed under Society. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Sometimes life imitates art; sometimes art shapes life. That latter seems more true of Gene Roddenberry’s Star Trek, which less predicted than caused what was the future for that franchise.

In this particular case, the shades of the Klingon homeworld could be seen as hundreds of police officers turned their backs on a screen showing New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaking at the funeral of one of the two NYPD officers assassinated last week by a Black insurrectionist. It looked a lot like the Klingon ceremony of Discommendation, in which the individual is ceremonially shunned, stripped of honor, and severely reduced in social status due to his crimes.

Some – those who either are part of the Black Problem or side with those that are, and/or those with deep-seated psychological scarring and resultant pathologies – may well disagree with me, but I find this public shaming and shunning of de Blasio by the NYPD to be a very fitting start to his punishment for his dishonor and disloyalty.

Tags: Assassination | Civil War | Crime | Ghetto Thugs | Insurrection | Law | Law Enforcement | Loyalty | New York | NYC | NYD | Police | Politics | Race War | Respect | Roddenberry | Science Fiction | Star Trek | Thugs

This entry was posted on Sunday, December 28th, 2014 at 8:04 am and is filed under Politics, Society. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Kim Kardashian – Break The Franchise

It may be redundant, as Lucas managed to fairly authoritatively break Star Wars with his prequels, episodes I – III, let’s give Kim Kardashian and her ass a shot at it.

That’s no moon. It’s a space station.

— Ben Obi-Wan Kenobi
Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope

Just because the celebutante couldn’t seem to manage to break the internet doesn’t mean she can’t break an already fractured franchise. 😉

Tags: Ass | Celebrities | Humor | Kim Kardashian | Lucas | Movies | Sci-Fi | Science Fiction | Star Wars

This entry was posted on Sunday, November 30th, 2014 at 8:29 am and is filed under Humor, Movies. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.