I can get very riled up, upset & angry over this issue and have done in the past, simply because? My attempts to be calm, educate & polite always fall on deaf ears. I’m exhausted, but I need to keep trying. I’m asking you, not to break the code of conduct of a convention, nicely.
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Hi!
Don’t film in the headless lounge,
If you did? Delete the footage or at least don’t post it. It *IS* against the convention rules, regardless if the room is empty or you didn’t film/photograph anyone who wasn’t yourself. It is harmful behaviour and encourages others to copy.
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I’ve emailed into conventions about this being a repeated issue and with suggestions on how to improve education and signposting about the issue? Which has gone super well! I highly suggest always feeding feedback to a event. However, I won’t shut up about it here either.
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I understand & respect the argument that sharing: ‘this person broke the rules!’ Can come across as sending a hate mob after someone. Which is not my intent surprisingly. It’s more to showcase: don’t do this/be like this person. Because reaching out individually don’t always work
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But I’m trying to remember? Furries are not a monolith and politeness first is always a preferable step.
I’m doing my best to give that energy again, but it’s difficult, because I shouldn’t have too. Nor do I really want to, these actions hurt me and made me feel unsafe.
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The headless lounge is a changing area. As well as a space away from the rest of the convention, to remove fursuit heads in a safe place. The headless lounge is frequented by people using these costumes to express themselves? They need to feel safe to do that.
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Many furry convention attendees are queer. LGBTQ+, transgender, gender non confirming and for many? There fursuits, costumes reflect a expression that they can only achieve at these events. To feel comfort in one’s appearance that they don’t usually have. They need privacy.
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Moreover? People, regardless need privacy! Not just the obvious of changing clothes, it’s also just not wanting a photo of yourself without your head on taken, which is exactly why you have moved to a private room to do that. Privacy is expected from these spaces.
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Even if there’s nobody in the room at the time? It still removes a lot of the safety from that space being a completely no cameras zone. It’s also, a rule. Of the event. You are attending, so you have to follow it. Same with all of the code of conduct. It’s non optional to follow
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I want? Need to feel safe at furry cons. At any con! Everyone deserves that? Everyone needs that. Your video in front of UwU big fan puts that at risk & I won’t be chill about that. Please, be mindful of your surroundings. Use some critical thinking & don’t take that photo/video
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