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The '''Open Source Boob Project''' was an incident that occurred in April 2008 at [[Penguicon]], a hybrid SF/Linux convention, and was subsequently much discussed on [[LiveJournal]] and blogs. |
The '''Open Source Boob Project''' was an incident that occurred in April 2008 at [[Penguicon]], a hybrid SF/Linux convention, and was subsequently much discussed on [[LiveJournal]] and blogs. |
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| − | The OSBP was a project in which all participants wore red "No" or green "Yes" badges to signal their interest in participating. Participants |
+ | The OSBP was a project in which all participants wore red "No" or green "Yes" badges to signal their interest in participating. Participants could approach those who were wearing "Yes" buttons (generally women) and asked if they could touch their breasts or butt. The person asked would then give or refuse their consent. The rules of the project forbade asking this of those wearing "No" buttons. People found out about this and became participants by noticing the buttons and asking about it. |
The original post which triggered the broad discussion of the OSBP online was made by [http://theferrett.livejournal.com/ theferrett] on LiveJournal, and can be found [http://theferrett.livejournal.com/1087686.html here]. |
The original post which triggered the broad discussion of the OSBP online was made by [http://theferrett.livejournal.com/ theferrett] on LiveJournal, and can be found [http://theferrett.livejournal.com/1087686.html here]. |
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OSBP was not in any way sponsored by Penguicon. Only about two dozen people wore the buttons, most of whom were a close group of friends who organized OSBP, and the Penguicon organisers (and most attendees) were unaware of the OBSP project at the time it occurred. |
OSBP was not in any way sponsored by Penguicon. Only about two dozen people wore the buttons, most of whom were a close group of friends who organized OSBP, and the Penguicon organisers (and most attendees) were unaware of the OBSP project at the time it occurred. |
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| + | A fairly thorough timeline of posts about it, with quotes, as been collected in [http://wiki.feministsf.net/index.php?title=Open_Source_Boob_Project this feminist sf wiki article]. |
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Revision as of 14:04, 16 October 2009
The Open Source Boob Project was an incident that occurred in April 2008 at Penguicon, a hybrid SF/Linux convention, and was subsequently much discussed on LiveJournal and blogs.
The OSBP was a project in which all participants wore red "No" or green "Yes" badges to signal their interest in participating. Participants could approach those who were wearing "Yes" buttons (generally women) and asked if they could touch their breasts or butt. The person asked would then give or refuse their consent. The rules of the project forbade asking this of those wearing "No" buttons. People found out about this and became participants by noticing the buttons and asking about it.
The original post which triggered the broad discussion of the OSBP online was made by theferrett on LiveJournal, and can be found here.
OSBP was not in any way sponsored by Penguicon. Only about two dozen people wore the buttons, most of whom were a close group of friends who organized OSBP, and the Penguicon organisers (and most attendees) were unaware of the OBSP project at the time it occurred.
A fairly thorough timeline of posts about it, with quotes, as been collected in this feminist sf wiki article.
Responses
- Women's bodies: just like open source software! (Feministing)
- A Modest Proposal (Parody; Writer Hanne Blank proposes the Open Source Kick in the Pants Project)
- This is not a joke. This is not satire. This is not a test. (vito-excalibur proposes the Open Source Women Back Each Other Up Program)
- The OSWBEOU Project & Gentlemen's Auxiliary (The Open Source Women Back Each Other Up Project and Gentlemen's Auxiliary Web Site)