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[tinyjo]

Very interesting ramble from synecdochic on the Open Source Boob thing, and the concepts of sex-positive vs getting-laid-positive here. It's of particular interest to me because it's not a million miles away from my own position but way more articulate.

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[truecatachresis.livejournal.com]

you're involving people in your sexual game who not only haven't given their consent, they haven't been offered a chance to give consent.

This is the really important bit that the original post about the OSBP completely failed to recognise and pissed off the entire internets.

[badasstronaut.livejournal.com]

I've read about the Open Source Boob guy elsewhere too and, having been immersed in geek culture myself, I find that aspect/attitude of some types of geekiness pretty cringeworthy (and rather common). Like synedochic suggests, I can be pretty lecherous myself, but the real problem is when there's no apparent regard for or awareness of other people's possibly different feelings and perspectives. I think ethical lechery requires empathy and a degree of conservatism in one's approach.

[cleanskies.livejournal.com]

Ah, thanks for finally linking me to some posts where I could find out what on earth this "open source boob" bollocks was all about.

I was particularly taken by the kick-to-the-groin counter project. In fact, I remember a time when myself and some friends did something similar (including pressuring some male friends into giving "consent").

But we were, you know, twelve.