Misogynists disrupt sci-fi convention, play the victim when kicked out

[Katashi_itto]

Regular readers who follow the increasingly bizarre antics of “men’s rights activists” (MRAs) have probably seen this strange story of a Gamergate-affiliated attempt to disrupt the Calgary Expo, a sci-fi convention apparently targeted because MRAs are pissed about their anti-harassment policies. (Protecting the “right” to harass is a number one concern for MRAs, and has driven most of Gamergate’s energy.) A group that calls themselves the “Honey Badgers”—a group that exists to put a female face on movement misogyny, even though the group is half male, in an ill-fated attempt to pretend it’s not misogyny—showed up to troll the conference and got kicked out. Which was entirely predictable, as they knew they were breaking the no-harassment rules, and suggests that the was a plot to get kicked out so they could preen about how they are all victims of the feminazi cops.

Knowing Calgary Expo doesn’t want to be party to hate speech, the Honey Badgers used false pretenses to get in, according to the Mary Sue.

However, Honey Badger Radio did not use their website to apply for vendor/exhibitor status. The “Honey Badger Brigade” on the Calgary Expo website links to a webcomic site (run by Honey Badger Tieman) instead. If you didn’t think all of this was enough to warrant expulsion from the convention (it is), there’s more.
http://www.rawstory.com/2015/04/misogynists-disrupt-sci-fi-convention-play-the-victim-when-kicked-out/

[Agnosticsherbet]

1. Right wing trolls are trying to take over the Hugo Awards and the World Science Fiction Convention.

http://jefferly.com/2015/04/11/right-wing-trolls-take-over-the-hugo-awards/

http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/Puppies+Attack++Hugo+Awards+reflect+divisions+in+science+fiction/fantasy+community/10979128/story.html

[frylock]

5. I was shocked to hear the term "freeped" on NPR the other day

[DonCoquixote]

2. right wing trolls target gamers and sci fi

because they are the culture that is pulling off the mask and showing that yes, women kick ass. The right wing wants to isolate and sterilize anything that exposes their WEAKNESS..

[daleanime]

3. 'The Greaks don't want no Freaks'.......

Eagles fans please forgive me.

[sufrommich]

4. You know which media is leading the reactionary charge at the Calgary Expo

and the Hugo Awards? Brietbart. It's impossible to go to the twitter feeds of either and not run into Brietbart writers attempting to draw traffic to their site,they fancy themselves the leaders of the counter revolution.