Reposted by Constanze Scheib/ C. N. Stance
As an expert on sexual violence, I have to add that these ethical violations are a nightmare for interviews on sensitive subjects.
I would never recommend ANY survivor goes public with their story at an outlet that would do this to them.
![ich hoffe, Sie hatten einen guten Start in die Woche!
Ich wollte mich kurz bezüglich unserer Anfrage zu Ihrem wunderbaren Werk [Buchtitel] melden und die Nachricht noch einmal nach oben holen. Im Chapter 25 Book Club sind wir nach wie vor begeistert von Ihrem Buch und unsere Leserschaft würde sich riesig freuen, im Rahmen einer Q&A-Runde mit Ihnen ins Gespräch zu kommen.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:fuf6wafwvvgob26sac3bnpiq/bafkreihesiojwjmzjfyrbcnxc4ol3ea5ekmebsfzes2jov7g52cvq26zce)
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The purpose of SlutCon is to help ease men who are scared of approaching women, and for women who simply enjoy flirting to be in an environment where that happens a lot, since there's generally a dearth of that
At the same time, many - probably most! - women do Not want to be flirted with or propositioned by men they don't know. When a small scene only has a handful of large, well-known events, each one has disproportionate impact on everybody's ideas of acceptable behavior among other members of their milieu.
Attending the same events = specific shared context. Means
you're somewhat on the same page.
I suspect that the men who publicly raised concerns about SlutCon's impact on the scene are being megaphones for private objections and distresses they've heard from women in the scene who would NOT be comfortable at an event like that, but who don't voice it publicly because they suspect they'd suffer socially for doing so. That going to SlutCon to be flirted with gives women social cachet, and squirming at the idea means you're [not cool, can't get with the program, are probably a wokescold or a prude etc etc other pejoratives] and therefore, that you'll be excluded or held at a distance
Now, if this scene were purely a social scene, that'd be perfectly fine. Don't go to parties that don't suit you!! The issue arises because it's NOT purely a social scene. This scene is inarguably tied up with Al safety, research, and the SF tech scene in general.
When consistently being invited to the right parties is professionally advantageous, and when SlutCon itself **is** going to be an excellent networking opportunity for people in those fields, it's not neutral that {sexual proclivities} are the filtering mechanism that determines who's in the room. It means that promiscuity & forwardness is explicitly professionally advantageous.
And, if the norms of SlutCon influence the norms of that milieu outside of the e…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qiknc4t5rq7yngvz7g4aezq7/bafkreibofbhecabcfimcooqfmhfkw5ycfc2adnfedemupo7aihs5fb7voy)
