Open Source Boob Project - Revision history

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2010-11-30T18:24:38Z

punct before ref

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	The '''Open Source Boob Project''' (OSBP) was a brief project held at [http://www.penguicon.org/ Penguicon] (an open source/SF/geek con) in April of 2008, stemming from an even smaller experiment among friends that preceded it at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ConFusion_%28convention%29 ConFusion]. It was followed by a short-lived online proposal by one of the male participants (TheFerrett) for other people to repeat and promote the project at other conventions. The project involved men and women wearing buttons: either a green button that read "[http://l-userpic.livejournal.com/74043718/5200595 Yes you may]", or a red button saying "No you may not", referring to whether or not the button-wearer was giving permission for other people to ask if they may touch their breasts or butt. (The original proposal as written by TheFerrett focused on women's breasts.) At Penguicon, it was a small project involving perhaps 20 people out of a 1000+-person con. Anyone who took a button, green or red, got to put on a ribbon saying "I participated in SCIENCE!", celebrating the originators' view of it as a social science experiment<ref>[http://arctangent.livejournal.com/183931.html arctangent] [[File:Locked.png]]</ref>.		The '''Open Source Boob Project''' (OSBP) was a brief project held at [http://www.penguicon.org/ Penguicon] (an open source/SF/geek con) in April of 2008, stemming from an even smaller experiment among friends that preceded it at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ConFusion_%28convention%29 ConFusion]. It was followed by a short-lived online proposal by one of the male participants (TheFerrett) for other people to repeat and promote the project at other conventions. The project involved men and women wearing buttons: either a green button that read "[http://l-userpic.livejournal.com/74043718/5200595 Yes you may]", or a red button saying "No you may not", referring to whether or not the button-wearer was giving permission for other people to ask if they may touch their breasts or butt. (The original proposal as written by TheFerrett focused on women's breasts.) At Penguicon, it was a small project involving perhaps 20 people out of a 1000+-person con. Anyone who took a button, green or red, got to put on a ribbon saying "I participated in SCIENCE!", celebrating the originators' view of it as a social science experiment.<ref>[http://arctangent.livejournal.com/183931.html arctangent] [[File:Locked.png]]</ref>

	TheFerrett's proposal for the project to spread was aptly described as "an aborted convention meme purporting to be a movement towards increased sexual liberation".<ref>[http://perpetual-lent.livejournal.com/187893.html Boob Project?! YOU'RE a Boob Project!], ''Perpetual Lent'', 4/23 (linked and discussed with other posts in the general summary). Note: Post has been deleted and purged.</ref> Furor ensued; poster recanted in the name of [[con safety]].		TheFerrett's proposal for the project to spread was aptly described as "an aborted convention meme purporting to be a movement towards increased sexual liberation".<ref>[http://perpetual-lent.livejournal.com/187893.html Boob Project?! YOU'RE a Boob Project!], ''Perpetual Lent'', 4/23 (linked and discussed with other posts in the general summary). Note: Post has been deleted and purged.</ref> Furor ensued; poster recanted in the name of [[con safety]].

Jer: Very mild corrections

2010-11-30T14:05:31Z

Very mild corrections

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	The '''Open Source Boob Project''' (OSBP) was a brief project held at [http://www.penguicon.org/ Penguicon] (an open source/SF/geek con) in April of 2008, stemming from an even smaller experiment among friends that preceded it at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ConFusion_%28convention%29 ConFusion]. It was followed by a short-lived online proposal by one of the male participants (TheFerrett) for other people to repeat and promote the project at other conventions. The project involved men and women wearing buttons: either a green button that read "[http://l-userpic.livejournal.com/74043718/5200595 Yes you may]", or a red button saying "No you may not", referring to whether or not the button-wearer was giving permission for other people to ask if they may touch their breasts or butt. (The original proposal as written by TheFerrett focused on women's breasts.) At Penguicon, it was a small project involving perhaps 40 people out of a 1000+-person con. Anyone who took a button, green or red, got to put on a ribbon saying "I participated in SCIENCE!", celebrating the originators' view of it as a social science experiment<ref>[http://arctangent.livejournal.com/183931.html arctangent] [[File:Locked.png]]</ref>.		The '''Open Source Boob Project''' (OSBP) was a brief project held at [http://www.penguicon.org/ Penguicon] (an open source/SF/geek con) in April of 2008, stemming from an even smaller experiment among friends that preceded it at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ConFusion_%28convention%29 ConFusion]. It was followed by a short-lived online proposal by one of the male participants (TheFerrett) for other people to repeat and promote the project at other conventions. The project involved men and women wearing buttons: either a green button that read "[http://l-userpic.livejournal.com/74043718/5200595 Yes you may]", or a red button saying "No you may not", referring to whether or not the button-wearer was giving permission for other people to ask if they may touch their breasts or butt. (The original proposal as written by TheFerrett focused on women's breasts.) At Penguicon, it was a small project involving perhaps 20 people out of a 1000+-person con. Anyone who took a button, green or red, got to put on a ribbon saying "I participated in SCIENCE!", celebrating the originators' view of it as a social science experiment<ref>[http://arctangent.livejournal.com/183931.html arctangent] [[File:Locked.png]]</ref>.

	TheFerrett's proposal for the project to spread was aptly described as "an aborted convention meme purporting to be a movement towards increased sexual liberation".<ref>[http://perpetual-lent.livejournal.com/187893.html Boob Project?! YOU'RE a Boob Project!], ''Perpetual Lent'', 4/23 (linked and discussed with other posts in the general summary). Note: Post has been deleted and purged.</ref> Furor ensued; poster recanted in the name of [[con safety]].		TheFerrett's proposal for the project to spread was aptly described as "an aborted convention meme purporting to be a movement towards increased sexual liberation".<ref>[http://perpetual-lent.livejournal.com/187893.html Boob Project?! YOU'RE a Boob Project!], ''Perpetual Lent'', 4/23 (linked and discussed with other posts in the general summary). Note: Post has been deleted and purged.</ref> Furor ensued; poster recanted in the name of [[con safety]].

Lquilter: better word choice

2010-11-20T23:37:58Z

better word choice

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	The '''Open Source Boob Project''' (OSBP) was a brief project held at [http://www.penguicon.org/ Penguicon] (an open source/SF/geek con) in April of 2008, stemming from an even smaller experiment among friends that ~~proceeded~~ it at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ConFusion_%28convention%29 ConFusion]. It was followed by a short-lived online proposal by one of the male participants (TheFerrett) for other people to repeat and promote the project at other conventions. The project involved men and women wearing buttons: either a green button that read "[http://l-userpic.livejournal.com/74043718/5200595 Yes you may]", or a red button saying "No you may not", referring to whether or not the button-wearer was giving permission for other people to ask if they may touch their breasts or butt. (The original proposal as written by TheFerrett focused on women's breasts.) At Penguicon, it was a small project involving perhaps 40 people out of a 1000+-person con. Anyone who took a button, green or red, got to put on a ribbon saying "I participated in SCIENCE!", celebrating the originators' view of it as a social science experiment<ref>[http://arctangent.livejournal.com/183931.html arctangent] [[File:Locked.png]]</ref>.		The '''Open Source Boob Project''' (OSBP) was a brief project held at [http://www.penguicon.org/ Penguicon] (an open source/SF/geek con) in April of 2008, stemming from an even smaller experiment among friends that preceded it at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ConFusion_%28convention%29 ConFusion]. It was followed by a short-lived online proposal by one of the male participants (TheFerrett) for other people to repeat and promote the project at other conventions. The project involved men and women wearing buttons: either a green button that read "[http://l-userpic.livejournal.com/74043718/5200595 Yes you may]", or a red button saying "No you may not", referring to whether or not the button-wearer was giving permission for other people to ask if they may touch their breasts or butt. (The original proposal as written by TheFerrett focused on women's breasts.) At Penguicon, it was a small project involving perhaps 40 people out of a 1000+-person con. Anyone who took a button, green or red, got to put on a ribbon saying "I participated in SCIENCE!", celebrating the originators' view of it as a social science experiment<ref>[http://arctangent.livejournal.com/183931.html arctangent] [[File:Locked.png]]</ref>.

	TheFerrett's proposal for the project to spread was aptly described as "an aborted convention meme purporting to be a movement towards increased sexual liberation".<ref>[http://perpetual-lent.livejournal.com/187893.html Boob Project?! YOU'RE a Boob Project!], ''Perpetual Lent'', 4/23 (linked and discussed with other posts in the general summary). Note: Post has been deleted and purged.</ref> Furor ensued; poster recanted in the name of [[con safety]].		TheFerrett's proposal for the project to spread was aptly described as "an aborted convention meme purporting to be a movement towards increased sexual liberation".<ref>[http://perpetual-lent.livejournal.com/187893.html Boob Project?! YOU'RE a Boob Project!], ''Perpetual Lent'', 4/23 (linked and discussed with other posts in the general summary). Note: Post has been deleted and purged.</ref> Furor ensued; poster recanted in the name of [[con safety]].

XtinaS: Cleaned up some links and time formats.

2010-11-20T18:33:35Z

Cleaned up some links and time formats.

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XtinaS at 17:01, 20 November 2010

2010-11-20T17:01:58Z

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	The '''Open Source Boob Project''' (OSBP) was a brief project held at [http://www.penguicon.org/ Penguicon] (an open source/SF/geek con) in April of 2008, stemming from an even smaller experiment among friends that proceeded it at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ConFusion_%28convention%29 ConFusion]. It was followed by a short-lived online proposal by one of the male participants (TheFerrett) for other people to repeat and promote the project at other conventions. The project involved men and women wearing buttons: either a green button that read "[http://p-userpic.livejournal.com/74043718/5200595 Yes you may]", or a red button saying "No you may not", referring to whether or not the button-wearer was giving permission for other people to ask if they may touch their breasts or butt. (The original proposal as written by TheFerrett focused on women's breasts.) At Penguicon, it was a small project involving perhaps 40 people out of a 1000+-person con. Anyone who took a button, green or red, got to put on a ribbon saying "I participated in SCIENCE!", celebrating the originators' view of it as a social science experiment [http://arctangent.livejournal.com/183931.html].		The '''Open Source Boob Project''' (OSBP) was a brief project held at [http://www.penguicon.org/ Penguicon] (an open source/SF/geek con) in April of 2008, stemming from an even smaller experiment among friends that proceeded it at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ConFusion_%28convention%29 ConFusion]. It was followed by a short-lived online proposal by one of the male participants (TheFerrett) for other people to repeat and promote the project at other conventions. The project involved men and women wearing buttons: either a green button that read "[http://p-userpic.livejournal.com/74043718/5200595 Yes you may]", or a red button saying "No you may not", referring to whether or not the button-wearer was giving permission for other people to ask if they may touch their breasts or butt. (The original proposal as written by TheFerrett focused on women's breasts.) At Penguicon, it was a small project involving perhaps 40 people out of a 1000+-person con. Anyone who took a button, green or red, got to put on a ribbon saying "I participated in SCIENCE!", celebrating the originators' view of it as a social science experiment [http://arctangent.livejournal.com/183931.html].

	TheFerrett's proposal for the project to spread was aptly described as "an aborted convention meme purporting to be a movement towards increased sexual liberation".<ref>[http://perpetual-lent.livejournal.com/187893.html Boob Project?! YOU'RE a Boob Project!], ''Perpetual Lent'', 4/23 (linked and discussed with other posts in the general summary).</ref> Furor ensued; poster recanted in the name of [[con safety]].		TheFerrett's proposal for the project to spread was aptly described as "an aborted convention meme purporting to be a movement towards increased sexual liberation".<ref>[http://perpetual-lent.livejournal.com/187893.html Boob Project?! YOU'RE a Boob Project!], ''Perpetual Lent'', 4/23 (linked and discussed with other posts in the general summary).</ref> Furor ensued; poster recanted in the name of [[con safety]].

XtinaS: Minor clean-up; removed the {{seed}} template, as this is a mighty oak.

2010-11-20T17:01:27Z

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97.93.235.9: /* The proposal (4/21) and original incident */

2010-05-17T02:12:48Z

The proposal (4/21) and original incident

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	::: That exchange of happiness where one person are told with gropes and touches that they are desirable and the other is someone who's allowed to desire.		::: That exchange of happiness where one person are told with gropes and touches that they are desirable and the other is someone who's allowed to desire.
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	:::And then the real magic happened. Because a beautiful girl in an incredibly skimpy blue Princess outfit strode down the hallway, '''obviously putting her assets on display''' (the thin strips of her clothing had to be taped to her body to stay on), and we stopped her.		:::And then the real magic happened. Because a beautiful girl in an incredibly skimpy blue Princess outfit strode down the hallway, '''obviously putting her assets on display''' (the thin strips of her clothing had to be taped to her body to stay on), and we stopped her. "Excuse me," the first, very brave girl asked. "You're very beautiful. I'd like to touch your breasts. Would you mind if I did?" We held our breath. We didn't want to offend. This could go wrong, collapsing and turning us into cruel lechers who'd make her feel uncomfortable and shamed of who she was.... She thought for a heartbeat, sizing us up. But there must have been something honest and trustworthy in our eyes that promised that we wouldn't get out of hand... Because after a moment, she smiled and said, "Sure!"

	"Excuse me," the first, very brave girl asked. "You're very beautiful. I'd like to touch your breasts. Would you mind if I did?"

	We held our breath. We didn't want to offend. This could go wrong, collapsing and turning us into cruel lechers who'd make her feel uncomfortable and shamed of who she was....

	She thought for a heartbeat, sizing us up. But there must have been something honest and trustworthy in our eyes that promised that we wouldn't get out of hand... Because after a moment, she smiled and said, "Sure!"

	::: For a moment, everything that was awkward about high school would fade away and you could just say what was on your mind. It was as though parts of me were being healed whenever I did it, and I touched at least fifteen sets of boobs at Penguicon.		::: For a moment, everything that was awkward about high school would fade away and you could just say what was on your mind. It was as though parts of me were being healed whenever I did it, and I touched at least fifteen sets of boobs at Penguicon.

97.93.235.9: /* The proposal (4/21) and original incident */

2010-05-17T02:10:50Z

The proposal (4/21) and original incident

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	::: That exchange of happiness where one person are told with gropes and touches that they are desirable and the other is someone who's allowed to desire.		::: That exchange of happiness where one person are told with gropes and touches that they are desirable and the other is someone who's allowed to desire.
	:		:
			:::And then the real magic happened. Because a beautiful girl in an incredibly skimpy blue Princess outfit strode down the hallway, '''obviously putting her assets on display''' (the thin strips of her clothing had to be taped to her body to stay on), and we stopped her.

			"Excuse me," the first, very brave girl asked. "You're very beautiful. I'd like to touch your breasts. Would you mind if I did?"

			We held our breath. We didn't want to offend. This could go wrong, collapsing and turning us into cruel lechers who'd make her feel uncomfortable and shamed of who she was....

			She thought for a heartbeat, sizing us up. But there must have been something honest and trustworthy in our eyes that promised that we wouldn't get out of hand... Because after a moment, she smiled and said, "Sure!"

	::: For a moment, everything that was awkward about high school would fade away and you could just say what was on your mind. It was as though parts of me were being healed whenever I did it, and I touched at least fifteen sets of boobs at Penguicon.		::: For a moment, everything that was awkward about high school would fade away and you could just say what was on your mind. It was as though parts of me were being healed whenever I did it, and I touched at least fifteen sets of boobs at Penguicon.
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99.140.205.18: /* Outrage quickly follows (4/21) */

2009-11-15T03:34:35Z

Outrage quickly follows (4/21)

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	===Outrage quickly follows (4/21)===		===Outrage quickly follows (4/21)===
	*[http://classics-cat.livejournal.com/1291537.html A few grotesque things for your Monday.], classic_cats: I'm done with elephants and clowns, 4/21 11:49am		*[http://classics-cat.livejournal.com/1291537.html A few grotesque things for your Monday.], classic_cats: I'm done with elephants and clowns, 4/21 11:49am (login required)
	*[http://the-red-shoes.livejournal.com/1263869.html Is this truly the only world I can live in?] @ the red shoes, 4/21 19:05		*[http://the-red-shoes.livejournal.com/1263869.html Is this truly the only world I can live in?] @ the red shoes, 4/21 19:05 (deleted)
	*[http://sinboy.livejournal.com/871986.html some mature non directly sexual content WRT touching and consent], sinboy LJ, 4/21 20:54:		*[http://sinboy.livejournal.com/871986.html some mature non directly sexual content WRT touching and consent], sinboy LJ, 4/21 20:54:
	:: comment threads elucidate the way that the proposal frames women only as potential touchees who are either prudish or have an unhealthy desire for attention; difference between touching by men and by women; notice that this is in a public space & is nonconsensual to observers		:: comment threads elucidate the way that the proposal frames women only as potential touchees who are either prudish or have an unhealthy desire for attention; difference between touching by men and by women; notice that this is in a public space & is nonconsensual to observers

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2009-02-16T01:54:36Z

References

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	*[http://rachelmanija.livejournal.com/606344.html Back Up], Manijia, 4/24:		*[http://rachelmanija.livejournal.com/606344.html Back Up], Manijia, 4/24:
	:: ''It makes me sad to see that a venue that is already male-dominated will now become even more male-dominated, when I would like to see more women get involved and so make it more friendly to women. But I also can't dismiss their concerns, or promise them that nothing will happen. '''For one thing, people are already posting to the [[Dragon Con]] comm under the assumption that now that public button-enabled sexual harrassment has been described and advocated, it will happen as a matter of course.''' ...But I hope that what will come out of this is a movement to make cons more safe and fun for everyone except those who want to grope freely in public spaces, sorry guys; room parties only. One is that we press conventions and the venues that host them to create and enforce sexual harassment policies. '''The other is the brilliant plan invented by vito_excalibur, Back Up: Women Defending Women.''' Yes, there is a gentleman's auxiliary. '''[http://vito-excalibur.livejournal.com/173664.html Project Back Up]''' '''I intend to wear my Back Up badge to A-Kon and every other con I go to in the future. If you need assistance of any kind, I pledge to help you out as you wish and to the best of my ability.''''' (bold added)		:: ''It makes me sad to see that a venue that is already male-dominated will now become even more male-dominated, when I would like to see more women get involved and so make it more friendly to women. But I also can't dismiss their concerns, or promise them that nothing will happen. '''For one thing, people are already posting to the [[Dragon Con]] comm under the assumption that now that public button-enabled sexual harrassment has been described and advocated, it will happen as a matter of course.''' ...But I hope that what will come out of this is a movement to make cons more safe and fun for everyone except those who want to grope freely in public spaces, sorry guys; room parties only. One is that we press conventions and the venues that host them to create and enforce sexual harassment policies. '''The other is the brilliant plan invented by vito_excalibur, Back Up: Women Defending Women.''' Yes, there is a gentleman's auxiliary. '''[http://vito-excalibur.livejournal.com/173664.html Project Back Up]''' '''I intend to wear my Back Up badge to A-Kon and every other con I go to in the future. If you need assistance of any kind, I pledge to help you out as you wish and to the best of my ability.''''' (bold added)


			==See also==

			[[Project Backup]]