WisCon

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[edit] Introduction

WisCon is a feminist science fiction convention which takes place annually over Memorial Day Weekend.

[edit] History

[edit] Janus

Janus is a feminist science fiction fanzine. Some of Janus's special issues doubled early WisCon program books as the group behind the creation of zine created the convention. [7][8]

[edit] Kerfluffles

  • After WisCon 32, there was a kerfluffle on-line after an attendee secretly took cell phone photographs of other attendees and a mocking post featuring these pics appeared on the Something Awful Sycophant Squad messageboard.[9] The photographer in particular targeted larger individuals and transsexuals. This generated a great deal of upset and reaction from convention attendees, as the convention is considered by many as a "safe space" for women in fandom.[10] Later the photographer claimed she was receiving threats and harassment from those who had been upset by her actions, including "outing" her personal information. She also claimed that she had not been the one to post the photos to SASS, that she had posted them elsewhere and later taken them down; she claimed in fact that someone had taken her livejournal icon to make it look as though it was her posting to SASS.[11] There was a post on the WisCon livejournal community to ask people to stop any harassment of this individual, no matter how much her actions were inappropriate.[12],[13]

[edit] External links

[edit] Discussion about WisCon 2004

[edit] Discussion about WisCon 2008

[edit] See also

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