Disturbing Revelation: SDCC Bans Strollers, But Pedobear & Furries Are Still Allowed Inside


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Disturbing Revelation: SDCC Bans Strollers, But Pedobear & Furries Are Still Allowed Inside

Posted by Tom Cheredar | July 11th, 2012 at 12:00 pm

Not to get everyone riled up, but San Diego Comic-Con International’s management team just sent out a bulk email informing attendees of this year’s show that strollers (both regular and jogging) are no longer allowed within most areas of the convention space.

Meanwhile, dudes creepily dressed as Pedobear and… creatures dressed as furies will be allowed in without so much as a second thought by convention security.

I wonder if the management considered that, without a means of strapping the young’uns into a cloth prison with wheels, there is a good possibility that the number of wandering children on the convention floor will multiply exponentially. Obviously, I don’t have to explain to anyone reading why the Pedobear cosplayers are likely giddy with excitement by this development. But the problem of those goddamn Yiffing furies in this scenario is worth an explanation.

See, kids usually identify adults wearing big cuddly fuzzy costumes as friendly animals that are coincidentally also found within Disney theme parks. That means there’s a good change that the kids will dart over and start hugging anyone that fits this description. It’s pretty disgusting to think about the last time any of those fury costumes were dry cleaned for… um… really evil stains, but you’re also putting those kids at risk of contracting herpatigitus A, B, and C, as well as lord knows what else.

Not only is this gross, but it’s irresponsible to do something that will actually increase the number of kiddos wandering around the convention space.

So seriously Comic-Con management (and San Diego Fire Marshall), think of the children.

Also, be sure to check out Geeks of Doom’s SDCC 2012 coverage all week.

(And just because I want everyone to see I’m not making it up, below is the full message from Comic-Con Management)

Via Comic-Con International:

NEW FOR 2012: STROLLERS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THE PROGRAMMING ROOMS

For safety reasons, the Fire Marshall will not be allowing strollers inside the programming rooms. This includes rooms 2, 4, 5AB, 6A, 6BCF, 6DE, 7AB, 8, 11AB, 23ABC, 24ABC, 25ABC, 26AB, 28E, 32AB, Ballroom 20, and Hall H.

Stroller parking areas can be found throughout the Convention Center. Parking will be free of charge and provided on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please note: Comic-Con will not provide security or check-in/check-out for the strollers

For more information and a PDF of the locations please visit the Important Information page of our web site:

http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci_important_inf o.php

Also, jogging style strollers are not allowed at Comic-Con.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Topics: Conventions, Humor, News, SDCC | 20 Comments »

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http://twitter.com/Tantroo_McNally Tantroo_McNally

Ah, it’s funny because a person in a geek blog has as much knowledge in spelling as he does about anything else. This must be that hipster irony I’ve been hearing about.

But I would agree the stroller thing is dumb.
http://twitter.com/TChed Tom Cheredar

Thanks… (I think?)
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Hugomarink

People should not bring children who are small enough to need a stroller to Comic Con anyway. It is far to chaotic and there are far too many people crowded in that place for people pushing strollers not to cause major traffic jams in the exhibition area and in the panel rooms. Comic Con really is not for little kids. I would be very nervous taking my child into a situation that crazy.
http://www.lastres0rt.com Rachel Keslensky – Last Res0rt

God forbid people wear COSTUMES that don’t show off their anorexic bodies or at least have boob windows.

Really, now, thinking that everyone in a Pedobear costume is declaring themselves as a pedophile and ready to act on those urges is about as stupid as thinking that everyone in a ‘furry’ costume is trying to have sex in said costume. They’re internet memes — i.e. people wear them to be funny and have a good time.

The worst anyone in a furry costume can do is be a voice-muffled klutz who needs to sit down and cool off every couple hours. Strollers, on the other hand, are about as big and clunky as wheelchairs — which means they compete for the same handicap-accessible spaces as wheelchairs do, which makes everyone’s experiences worse. If you need to strap your baby down somewhere, there are slings and carriers that you can wear on your person for the same effect, and take up far less space on the convention floor.
http://twitter.com/ndrofox Dom Barlow

You seem rather prejudiced against Furries here. Beyond heresay and naysayers, what do you base your accusation of “those goddamn Yiffing furies in this scenario” or your citation of “evil stains” and “herpatigitus A, B, and C, as well as lord knows what else”? You seem to be denigrating an entire shared interest group based upon pejorative and insulting stereotypes spread by those who disagree with said interest group. By that logic I could describe geeks as “Spotty, basement
dwelling adult children” though I am not going to because I am a rational adult who does not tar entire groups with a single brush because I disagree with them (as well as being a geek myself, but that is not the point here).

Also as for Cosplaying in it’s many forms (which is the real issue here if you decode the loaded language) , I understand why from an organisational point of view it is accepted whilst Strollers are not. Most cosplays, will be based around the general shape of the person wearing them, and therefore will only take up marginally more space, depending on how elabourate the costume is, than an average convention goer. Strollers are large and unwield, which poses a problem in an already limited space that most convention floors generally are. Whilst, judging from the little press release, they have handled this in a less than optimal manner, there is at least logic to their process. I also agree with Hugomarink that children that small probably should not be at this kind of event at all.
http://twitter.com/digbythefox Frazzle Digbyrazzle

Are you retarded?
http://twitter.com/digbythefox Frazzle Digbyrazzle

Ermahgerd! Er gurt Herpatigitus Berrrr!
http://twitter.com/ndrofox Dom Barlow

Also, I would like to clarify now I am not screaming “Fursecution,” I generally don’t have an issue with people disagreeing with the Fandom, since as a hobby it is a matter of personal choice. What I disagree with is how you have misrepresented the issue here behind loaded language.

Also, apologies for the strange formatting of the comment, I’m not 100% sure what happened.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Sable-Drakon/100000010647101 Sable Drakon

If you haven’t been to a convention, then you wouldn’t understand why costumers are ok while strollers aren’t. Especially at SDCC, floor space is at a premium. People already bump into each other on a regular basis, can you imagine what strollers would end up doing? There would be injured children everywhere. Not to mention, anyone under the age of 12 really doesn’t have any business to going to SDCC. They’re not going to understand anything going on, they’re gonna get hurt or lost, and the parents will get pissy over the language abundant through out the event.
http://www.lastres0rt.com Rachel Keslensky – Last Res0rt

You can edit your comment and fix that formatting, you know.
http://twitter.com/ndrofox Dom Barlow

So I can, many thanks for pointing that out!
http://twitter.com/RebelsHeart Tango

The restriction on bringing strollers into panel rooms is equivalent to the restriction the National Zoo in DC has on bringing strollers into certain buildings and is done to prevent overcrowding, blocking of pathways, and similar.

As for the restriction on jogging strollers, I’d guess that’s a matter of keeping pathways open as well – those don’t really belong indoors.
Foxxel Pobieski

Ok first off, the reason they did that was because it is an evacuation hazard. Because of the size of the building and the risks today that happen in large population buildings, they must comply with local, state, and federal regulations regarding large population buildings and threats on our country. This includes from terrorist attacks, gas leaks, Bio Hazard attack, Natural Disasters, and the threat of the place going up in flames. They are REQUIRED by LAW to OBEY these REGULATIONS. If they didn’t there would be no con.

So go get some butthurt cream and actually learn how to write, and also learn biology.
Andrew Pam

If you don’t understand cosplay at SDCC, you should definitely not attend in future. And seriously consider returning your Geek membership card. Maybe rename your blog, too.
http://www.facebook.com/madeline.criswell Madeline Criswell

The personal vendetta against certain types of nerds hidden under all this sperg rage is extremely palpable…
http://www.facebook.com/madeline.criswell Madeline Criswell

Its just fandom bias, the old double standard, women with big bare titties in WOW costumes make him stroke his boner so thats okay, but people in animal costumes having fun!? DEAR GOD CALL THE FUN POLICE!
http://www.facebook.com/people/Dave-Irvine/100000029179611 Dave Irvine

This article made me facepaw so hard. Not all of furry fandom is about the “adult” stuff. In fact the “adult” stuff is actually a minority in the furry fandom. There are a couple of videos online with Uncle Kage in it where he goes about how the furry fandom is not a fetish. Last anime con i went to had anime stuff that was “adult” in plain site. Yet somehow it’s ok to bash on furry fandom,when other fandoms have the same stuff. Star Trek even has slash fiction,yet no one is slacking on Trekkies and calling it a “adult” based culture. Hypocrisy much?
http://www.facebook.com/perri.prinz Perri Prinz

What
everyone seems to miss here is this was a decision by The Fire Marshal, not the
con itself. What the writer of this
article doesn’t get is that Funny Animals like Sonic (seen in the image as an
example of “Furries”) are a big part of the comic book continuum. Sadly, most people who write articles like
this don’t know what the term “Funny Animals” means any better than
they know what “Furries” means.

On the other
side of things, Pedo Bear is a comic character.
So is Fritz The Cat. Comic Book
Fandom is made up primarily of adults who might or might not be kid safe. You can hardly tell by appearances. On general principle I would think a busy
geek convention would not be the best place to be dragging small kids
around. I’m surprised they allow small
children into any such convention at all.
http://www.facebook.com/jaimie.reel Jaimie Jam Reel

Pedobear may be allowed in by security at comic con but the cops the dress causual there will boot the costume as soon as they see it. Not saying you shouldn’t wear it(if your young and not 30 years old) but get as many pics in as you can


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