Quote from: PyronIkari on January 15, 2008, 02:19:50 AMQuote from: Death_Note_Matt on January 14, 2008, 05:20:37 PM
Well I think its appropriate...I don't mind seeing people holding "hug me or Glomp me" Signs. Its all in the spirit of The convention. I am sure they do not hold those signs in public...if they did its pretty Creepy :'(
and who cares if they are attention whores Dx Its all good! Its not like you have to do over and stare at them for hours sheesh.
Why is it creepy in public... but not a con?
Because a con is filled with social misfits and normally outcasted people? Here's a hint though...
Maybe they wouldn't be outcasted if they didn't do retarded things like... whore for attention by holding signs, and try attempting to fit into society.
Who cares if they're attention whore? It's their perogative to be attention whores, but when it starts affecting me, then I care. When they harass me to hug them... then I care. If they do not leave me alone, or interrupt me when I'm conversing with my friends, when they harass my girlfriend and won't leave her alone...
... then I care.
It's not "all just fun and games" because it affects other people. It's not in the spirit of the convention, it's a minority group, that most people do not like, but "put up with" because they don't want to deal with it. Only it's grown to the point where conventions HAVE to deal with it, because it's causing so many problems. The sign idea evolved from accomplishing something, to people whoring themselves out, and just using it to seek attention, of any kind. A way for desperate lonely losers to get attention from other desperate lonely losers with what they see as no repremand because conventions don't care enough to stop them. And instead of handling themselves with any sorta decent respect, they allowed it to escalate into bad attention, because the people that hold the signs don't care either way what kind of attention they receive, as long as it's attention.
And they drag others into it, and think "well they have the right to say no, so I'm not doing anything bad".
The issue I hear the most, about hugs and glomping is that "well you should just ask" and the people can refuse. Frankly, I think it's rude even to ask someone. It's pretty rude to just randomly go up to someone and ask "Can I hug you" or "Can I glomp you". If a guy just walked up to you on the street and said "I like your outfit, can I hug you" you'd be freaked out and think it was creepy, run and probably call the cops on the guy...
So what makes it okay to do that at a convention? It's even worse when they open up their arms and walk towards you with this "I want to wrap my arms around you and squeeze!" look with this raspy tone "Can I hug you?". It's even worse when I'm not even in a costume.
It's nice to show appreciation for someone elses work for their costume, one that you may like, but it's still rude to do certain things. Most people won't mind, they'll humor you, or they like the attention, but really... it shouldn't be done, it's disrespectful to do that to someone you don't know.
It's social outcasts thinking that they have an outlet to act however they want... and honestly it's conventions that made the mistake of letting them, because "eh they're not hurting anyone and they're keeping to themselves". It just escalated more and more and the outcasts now use "con-spirit" as a defense because cons didn't stop them before.
GOD SHUT UP!!!
We all get you hate glompers!
Get over it!
What are you 5?
If you don't like it
Then stay your ass home...Its a CON! Things like this happened...
Deal with it and move the fuck on...and quit dwelling on the past.
But guessing your a nerd....its normal your all dramatic.
It if was a Playboy playmate glomping you I bet you wouldn't be complaining!