2016 Championship Harassment Survey

[Ernst]

Originally Posted by starfire2999

There is so much to do at any competition that there isn't a legitimate argument that I've seen for allowing it at all. Why keep something going on if it makes anyone uncomfortable? When anyone says "This makes me uncomfortable", that is the end of it, the behavior must stop.

I was slightly on edge about this throughout competitions because I don't want someone doing something to me without my knowledge. It is like a prank. Would you pull a prank on someone you don't know? Would you throw glitter on the heads of strangers without their consent or knowledge? Don't put things on people, because you never know if they want you to do so unless you ask them.

Some people get uncomfortable from being looked at, talked to, seeing a mascot, being surrounded by a lot of people, hearing grinding gears, and seeing messy wiring. A lot of little things make a few people uncomfortable but shouldn't necessarily be banned.

Real harassment can happen at events. Complaining this much about clothes pinning, which is usually just mildly annoying, is an insult to victims of actual harassment.

Don't teach everyone not to have a little harmless fun. Teach creeps not to creep.