Harassment includes verbal comments that reinforce social structures of domination related to gender, gender identity and >expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, religion, sexual images in public spaces, deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, harassing photography or recording, sustained disruption of talks or other events, inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome sexual attention.
And who gets to determine if I'm doing any of these things?
The conference organizers? If I attend this conference, how
can they assure me that I won't be at the mercy of conference
attendees that suddenly decide I'm harassing them simply because
I say something within their vicinity they disagree with a la
Adria Richards?
Although I guess Richards would have been taken to task for
"harassing photography". Although by that point it would have been
too late anyway.
The problem with these speech codes is that they're just as easily
used as a way to silence and shame people who's views differ
from those of organizations like geekfeminism (i.e. not radfem).
You don't have to be a feminist to treat women respectfully.
And who gets to determine if I'm doing any of these things? The conference organizers? If I attend this conference, how can they assure me that I won't be at the mercy of conference attendees that suddenly decide I'm harassing them simply because I say something within their vicinity they disagree with a la Adria Richards?
Although I guess Richards would have been taken to task for "harassing photography". Although by that point it would have been too late anyway.
The problem with these speech codes is that they're just as easily used as a way to silence and shame people who's views differ from those of organizations like geekfeminism (i.e. not radfem).
You don't have to be a feminist to treat women respectfully.