I'm just gonna say it...

[ht_murray]

And probably get defriended, but it doesn't matter, since it seems like everyone's leaving for DW anyway.

It seems to me like the photo ops from earlier cons had more stringent rules about what was and was not inappropriate contact. It's only been the last few cons where the poses and interaction have been getting really snuggly and somewhat more intimate.

I think it's great that the guys, and Jensen in particular are more comfortable with fans now and that they're willing to be hugged and snuggled up with, and I get that people pay for the photo tickets and want the same experience other fans have had.

But seriously, no one is entitled to get to touch the guests. You get a picture. And if there's one thing I've had beaten into my head from years and years of working in manufacturing, it's that nothing bad ever happens when you're wary and cautious. It's when you start to get comfortable and let down your guard that something happens. Best case scenario, someone gets their feel on, worst case... well, I don't even want to say. If you don't want people to build a bomb, you don't put the instructions on the internetz, yes?

I don't blame her at all, and I don't think for a minute that she did what she did because she hates his fans.

And that's all I'm going to say. Keep the wank to a dull roar and out of my space.

P.S.: If you don't know what I'm talking about, don't ask.

Comments

[apieceofcake.livejournal.com]

If she did say that then the Con organisers should have kept their mouths shut about who it came from..that is bad form.

It's disappointing, I hope you can at least put your arm around them at Asylum, but if you can't I understand. It's nothing new..at the first David Boreanaz Con I went to we just had to sit next to him..no touching. At the second with James Masters they both sat, you stood behind and put your arms around their shoulders..but they didn't touch you.

At the photo op at Asylum I wasn't sure what to do, it was Jensen who pulled me in to his side and put his arm around me.

I'm just sick of the wank in this fandom!

[tru-faith-lost.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I might be a little biased because I'm not a touchy feely person myself. (I've been know to tell people I'm private property and to keep their hands off.) But there are any number of reasons why the no-touching rule would be prudent and practical. The boys do us a huge service by making themselves available. It's not unfair of them to keep some personal space personal. And if they've been a little desensitized to the whole experience (after all they're the ones who sit through hundreds of them) that doesn't mean there still shouldn't be some caution executed. We don't know why she was "upset." We can't just assume she's being "mean" or even "evil" as I saw someone else call her. Really, EVIL. *shakes head*

And the saddest thing is, I was watching that Twitter thread when that report came through, and it was full of glee, squee, yay! No one seemed that upset about the no touch rule, yet the name was mentioned, and people could not let it go.

We're turning into all wank all the time. It's draining.