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[serene]

So I followed a link in a locked post to the Open-source Boob Project, and here's how my thinking went:

1) Wonder if I should post to my friendslist "Yes, you may".

2) Well, but should I friends-lock it?

3) Well, but then I should really remove anyone from my friendslist that I don't want touching my boobs.

4) Well, no, because I can say no to them. But wouldn't it be funny to just post an open post saying "If I drop you from my friendslist in the next day or so, it's because I don't want you touching my boobs"?

Anyway, Yes, you can. Ask, that is. I'm likely to say "You can touch my boobs; it's no big deal."

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Re: the Open-source Boob Project

[kightp.livejournal.com]

Yes.

Other than the setting, I honestly don't see how this differs much from, say, the stereotypical gang of young hoods hanging on the street corner and making "Hey, baby, nice ass, nice tits, I wanna get me some of that" comments to any woman they deem good-looking.

Ask those young men and they'll probably tell you "hey, we didn't mean anything by it, we're just appreciating their beauty." But I'd be surprised if many women who've had to run that gantlet walk away from it feeling "appreciated."

Substituting clueless geeks for young hoods and dressing the behavior up in something that pretends to be consent doesn't change my opinion even slightly.