Where the Boundaries Are Drawn

(This article originally appeared on These Certain Musings in July 2012.)

This story troubles me greatly. It’s taken me awhile to pinpoint exactly–beyond the obvious–why. During this morning’s karate class, I think I figured it out. Now to see if I can articulate it. I’m using a bunch of newbie-author italics and bolds. Oh, well.

The decision made by the Readercon board says to me thatharassment happened, and that witnesses backed it up. It says the behavior was not acceptable–but it was exc...