OK ----------> LOLICON! [Transcript]

(Playing ♫ Fett's Vette ♫ by MC Chris)

Megan: You'd be surprised by how many people, like just on campus, actually like tentacle sex. It's gross!

Adaeze: Who the hell likes tentacle sex?

DeLue: Actually, you shouldn't put that in the movie.

Megan: (laughs) Don't put that in the movie!


KATSUCON 2009 (Anime Convention)
Crystal City, VA
Megan: Yaoi is explicit man-on-man action. It doesn't always have to be a man; it could be a boy... sadly. But there is definite sex: sex is shown, you can see it, it happens. Shonen-ai is cute. Shonen-ai literally translates to "boy love." It's really cute, usually between two high schoolers. It shows the progression of the relationship, and at the end, you know they "get together," but sex doesn't happen. Shojo-ai is the exact same as shonen-ai, but shojo means "girl," so it's "girl love." It's cute, it shows the progression of the relationship, they kiss, that happens. In yuri, lesbian sex happens.

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Megan: They have a picture of a little girl, as she gets older, and they have a line (getsture) that says OK and then it's--

DeLue: NOT Okay--

Megan: --Lolicon!-- Which they didn't say was not okay!

DeLue & Megan: (Laughter) OK... Lolicon.

DeLue: Not making any value judgments here!

Adaeze: Just be aware, do not read that because I made the mistake. I was like, "Oh yaoi!" NO! I got shotacon and I was scarred for life!

Megan: I do believe it's actually illegal here in the States.

Adaeze: Yeah, so if you have it, then you might go to jail. And WHY DO YOU HAVE IT?

DeLue & Adaeze: WHY??

Megan: SHAME ON YOU!

DeLue: YOU'RE A BAD PERSON!! (laughter) ...I'm not supposed to refer to the camera, am I?

TIME LAPSE TRANSITION

Megan: Futanari, like I said, breaks it down to "dickgirl." It's usually a woman who--I'm not gonna say that they all do--has extremely large breasts, a vagina, no testicles, and a huge penis--

DeLue: (gestures) MASSIVE PENIS!

Megan: --where the clitoris is supposed to be. So, th-th-that...

DeLue: That's what you've got. (laughter)

Megan: That's what it is.

DeLue: It is what it is.

Megan: Of course, y'know, they'll have the ones with whom you can't really tell; they'll have a flat chest but they'll still have the peni and the vagina and it's not cool.

Adaeze & DeLue: (mockingly) Peni?

DeLue: It's a penis!

Megan: Shut up!

DeLue: Finish the word, you're missing one letter on the end!

Megan: Peni!

DeLue: SSS!!

TIME LAPSE TRANSITION

Megan: Ahh, furs!

DeLue: She's the furry girl.

Megan: I love furs. A "furry" is a person who usually--I don't want to say atunes himself or sees himself as an animal.

DeLue: They try to become like an animal.

Megan: Yeah. And there are people who take it to an extreme. There are people who do that in every category, and then there are the people who know when to turn it on and off, so... don't get that twisted.

TIME LAPSE TRANSITION

DeLue: That's all that the anime is: a projection of fantasy. And it's been happening forever. Back in the '80s, the feminists said, Look at Barbie. If she were real, Barbie would have to be 6'6" with size 5 feet in 8-inch heels and double-D breasts. They did this projection of what Barbie would look like if she were a real person's size and it was ridiculous! There's been a projection of fantasies forever, and anime is just the most recent and most prolific of these projections.

Adaeze: There are a lot of weird things in anime.

James: And luckily, anime seems all-inclusive with things.

DeLue: It is very inclusive with things. It's very accepting too. If you're into tentacle rape, we will make an anime for you! (applause) We're not going to judge you, we're not going to say "You're a bad person," even though you are! We're just going to make a tentacle rape movie for you and you can buy it.


Adaeze: --Tentacle sex, WOOOO!! (gestures)

DeLue: So you'll get your tentacle sex even though tentacles don't rape people in real life, we'll get your money, and everybody's happy! And that's how anime works. With anime, we will play upon your fantasies, give you something you desire, and get from you something we desire, money.

Rebecca: Which is why a lot of people hate people that get into anime!

DeLue: Why?

Rebecca: Y'know, my sister got into the anime, went to Otakon and everything. Our entire family was hoping that she would "get out of the phase"--

Megan: Oh my god, my mom did too--

Rebecca: --And then she did.

(LAUGHTER)

Megan: (gestures) Here's my self esteem at the beginning of that conversation, and (gestures) here's my self-esteem at the end of that conversation.

The 4th Annual Gender Bender Dance [Movie Transcript]

Do you plan to attend the Gender Bender Dance?

Bryan: Of course!

Alex: Yeah... I guess I could go.

Becky: Yeah, definitely. We always go. It's a lot of fun.
Gwen: Every year.
Kat: Yep.

Jimmy: I'm definitely going to the Gender Bender Dance.

Lyndsey: I do.

Megan: I do plan to, it sounds like it's going to be a lot of fun.

Are you going to dress as the opposite gender?

Renny: Me and my girlfriend are going to switch clothes.

Megan: I plan to, I ordered these really awesome rainbow pants that have rainbow stars on them.

Lyndsey: No, unfortunately not. It's right after work and I get off at 9:30 so I'm just gonna head over after work.

DeLue: Yeah, I think I'll dress up.

Alex: I will not be dressing up.
James: ...Any reason why?
Alex: Because I like pants! (laughter)

Bryan: I really want to, I hope I have time to get some stuff together. It should be fun.

Gwen: Yes, of course!
Kat: Yeah, why wouldn't we? 'Cause half the fun is dressing up.
Becky: And we try to one-up ourselves every year.
Gwen: Makes me worry about senior year.
Kat: I know, we really can't top what we have planned for this year.
Gwen: No. (laughter)

Travis: I kind of get freaked out by drag queens.

Jimmy: Um, sort of. I've got a lot of stuff this week, so I'm just gonna wear this little sign here that says, "THESE BE GIRL CLOTHES," with this little Commie Pirate Drag Queen on it.


(Playing ♫ We Are Rockstars ♫ by Does That Offend You, Yeah?)

TO HELL WITH GENDER ROLES: My Hobbies Include Aluminum & Steel, But I Also Love Baking And Ani DiFranco (DeLue)

From a biological standpoint it's becoming more and more apparent that there are real ingrained psychological differences between the sexes at the mental level. When you enter into this argument it must be realized that one is speaking of averages always. For example the portion of the brain which bridges the left and right halves, aiding in tasks which require both creativity and systematic processing, is on average larger in the female. This means that something like translation, which requires a creative understanding of language and a systematic knowledge of the syntax and meaning of millions of words in several languages comes more naturally to females. This does not mean that no man can be a good translator, but rather that there will be fewer male translators than female.

Similarly, an argument for the roles of men and women being somewhat biological can be made from an evolutionary standpoint. We enjoy a lot of freedom today that we did not enjoy in our past. Written history records but a blip in the whole history of "man" and though we may enjoy the ability and right to transcend stereotypes today, this may not have always been the case. Women as the caring mother and keeper of the home may seem chauvinist today, but it was an absolutely crucial role for early man, while the male had to hunt and bring in food.

The argument for why it had to be the man hunting and the woman being the homekeeper is a matter of biology. Average muscle mass and the fact that women were pregnant for the majority of their lives during early history are just two of the reasons for this role being the default for early man. Thousands and millions of years of these roles being vital and essential may well have led to a predisposition for the human race to fall into these roles.

I feel as if I'm playing devil's advocate here, I hope this doesn't ruffle too many feathers.

My opinions on crossing gender stereotypes today is that I am wholeheartedly in favor of it. Now that we have the freedom to make such choices I think it's best for a person to do whatever makes them most comfortable in life. If it blows their gender stereotype out of the water good for them, and if it conforms perfectly then that's equally awesome. I'm not sure how much I conform or defy my gender stereotype. I can almost always be seen in boots and jeans and my hobbies include aluminum and steel, but I do love to bake and Ani DiFranco is a goddess.

Wherever I stand between the archetypes, I would argue that there is a predisposition on the biological level for men and women to conform to their traditional archetypes, but that it is stronger in some and weaker in others, and that this doesn't mean that one cannot buck the trend and be a statistical outlier if it makes them happy.

I DO NOT SUPPORT BOB BARR: He Is Not A Libertarian, He's A Douche! (DeLue)

I am a liberal libertarian. Please note that I in no way support Bob Barr, he is not a libertarian, he's a douche. I'm registered independent, but I usually vote libertarian or democrat.

I cast my ballot for Barack and was VERY happy to see Obama win. I ran around campus with some friends like a nut. I believe he will restore respect to our country on the global political stage and bring us into a closer more cooperative relationship with the rest of the world. Though I'm disappointed with his riding the fence on GLBT issues, he will definitely be better in that respect than McCain.

I think whether ALLiES publicly supports a candidate could be a touchy issue. Although we are a group with an obvious focus and should work toward spreading acceptance and tolerance politically as well as socially, a group supporting a candidate for one reason often ends up getting the group associated with completely different things that candidate does. Such associations could be dangerous and counterproductive.

Being a member of allies is a choice and choosing not to be a member should be respected whole-heartedly. It may be a good idea, however, to find out why they've chosen not to join, so that we may broaden our perspective and possibly expand our organization to include a larger proportion of the GLBT community and serve them better.

I am a pretty politically involved and interested person and I think that I would have to date either a fellow libertarian or democrat. Differences in business politics we can debate and argue on an economic basis, but if we differ on social issues, then that could be a problem.

REPRESSION IS UNNECESSARY: Paganism Celebrates Sexuality of All Kinds (DeLue)

I was baptized catholic and raised vaguely Christian. My father's side of the family is Christian, while my mother's side of the family is Athiest. I was raised believing in god in some vague and not very regimented sense until I started to question. Thus began the "research" phase of my religious life.

I started researching religion as a whole. Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Taoism, Paganism, Satanism and have discovered a great deal about organized religion. I've also learned that religion cannot be judged by texts, but by people.

I describe myself as a Buddhist/Pagan and am not much for organized religion. I am very happy with the philosophies of Paganism and Buddhism and they reaffirm not only my spirituality but my belief in the innate good of all men and women.

I'm a firm believer in a separation between church and state.

Religion to me is very important not really in the way of meditation prayer and ritual (though I want to make that a larger part of my life) but as a guide for the way I live. I used to listen to a podcast called Pagan Living, and she told you exactly that, how to live pagan. Not just do a ceremony on full moons or things like that but trying to be a good pagan every day through my actions. I'm happy I found a path that's as accepting as I did. Sexuality in paganism is not a dirty hidden disgusting part of us, but a celebrated and wonderful and magical and spiritual part of every one of our beings' no matter who it is with. Homosexuality is as celebrated and supported as heterosexuality.

In defense of Satanism, though it may seem like a "all for #1" philosophy, it's really about satisfaction and what people earn from you. A Satanist will be your best friend because you have earned trust and loyalty from them. This is hardly thinking only for yourself. Just playing devil's advocate. (Hehe, I made a funny...)

ODD MAN OUT: My Family Doesn't Condone Homosexuality (DeLue)

Ah family. My family is huge and rather estranged. My parents are divorced with my father's side of the family scattered from New York to Louisiana and New Jersey to California. My mother's family is small and living in PA, Montana and Oklahoma. I don't confide much in any of my family and we're not very close.

None of my family is very supportive of the idea of homosexuality. My dad and stepbrother regularly make very childish jokes that I find quite irritating. My mom knows that I recently moved into the Allies house for the second semester, as do my grandparents. Only my grandparents know that I'm the VP of allies now.