Open source back each other up project

A bunch of other people have mentioned this, but they now have a community: backupproject

Am very sleepy and about to leave work so I have nothing much to add, but I will certainly be trying to keep this stuff in mind at future cons. I'm also considering taking a stronger stand against skeeviness/unethical behaviour in general (including on lj)

And now for a change, saying what I actually think

So, last week, pretty much at random, I came across a relative stranger complaining about sexual harassment. From a guy I know.

My first thought was "Wait, really?"
My second was "Actually, that is pretty consistent with what I've seen of his behaviour around women"

And I had this moment when I stopped and was struck (as I have been before) of how hypocritical it is for me to talk about standing up for what's right etc when there are so many people I'm on good terms who consistently behave in a horrible way(*) to other people (but not me) That while I may make a token bleat of complaint every now and then when people say or do objectionable things, it's always in a non-confrontational way, and I back off if they get too narky, making me in some ways more complicit with their actions than those who say nothing.

But after angsting for a bit...I got over it and moved on.

And then it happened again. Different guy. Different stranger. Different context. Same complete lack of surprise or disbelief.

Which just...argh. Enough is enough.
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