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

[darkmerrick.livejournal.com]

On the one hand I totally understand. Even the fact that they're willing to take pictures with fans is a blessing, and I understand that there needs to boundaries, and I understand her need to remind people of them. Then again, the fans pay hundreds of dollars to come see them and I don't think a simple hug or an arm around the shoulder is too much to ask for that, you know?

I'm not leaving for DW. There aren't any spare invites around. :( lol, but even if there were, I'd still be here.

[tru-faith-lost.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's not too much to ask, but it's also not such a big deal if they don't get their hug or whatever. As a person who's kind of hug-o-phobic, you'd have to pay me quite a lot to get my picture taken with people I didn't know clinging to me. I know that's their lifestyle choice to be in the public eye, but you wouldn't go to a red carpet affair and no expect to be kept behind the line. Just getting to stand next to them is waaaaayyy more contact with them than most people get with their celeb crushes.

As for the Danneel part of it, if kj_svala is right, then it didn't even start with her, and it's sad that people find any reason at all to bash on her. I'm pretty sure I come off as a bitch to a lot of people, too. I'd hope people I've never even met would give me the benefit of the doubt, ya know? And let's face it, this story leaves room for doubt.

DW doesn't have anything I can't get here, so I'm definitely not going. If fandom does migrate, I don't believe I'll be following. It's an addiction I really need to curb, LOL.