been through the intentional groping while suiting scenario myself. creepy ass f***er too :C

Aren't they always? :T

If you're cool with it, accept this eHug for what happened to you. Shit sucks, man.

i never object a hug or a snug, etc from people i know. but if a person's a turbo creeper, or a little teeny-sluttcake (yeah, i nickname them lol)
they can keep the hands to themselves ^^

the plus:
you know the difference between a cyber-gesture and a nonphysical one! :D high five! (seriously, "ehug." haven't heard the whole e*term* since AOL days! made me feel happy to hear it again ^^)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p19uF3ZU3A0&feature=player_detailpage#t=36s

But yeah it sucks that some people in this fandom lack tact.

main reason I havent been to a con, my guy is really protective and there's a pretty big chance he'd kick ass first, and probably never ask names lol. but yeah inappropriate touching is a major no no.

Woooooooooow.

That's super not o-kay. :/ Common decency still applies when interacting with fursuits, people.

Actually had a problem similar to this at Halloween. Guy totally asked if I was a girl (like my boobs didn't give that away on top of my voice) but I could see him prepare to grab my chest. He went as far as trying to grab my mask, to which he immediately got was a no no. For real, hands off. I don't get the whole hugs thing. Like...do I know you? No. Don't touch.

WTF? And how is it even his business what gender you are, anyway? I mean, it's not like you're going to get your freak on or anything so what would it matter if you're a boy wearing a girl costume or vice versa? Icky icky icky D:

Yeah. It was creepy. He asked both me and my friend, then asked us to take our masks off. I was like...yanno, no...Granted he was drunk out of his mind (college town on Halloween) but it was still rude regardless.

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Super Scary things! :D

I was wondering if this would ever happen to me when I get my full suit...than I stop and think 'i have really small ones' so if anything, I might be groped more so them thinkin I'm a man unless they heard my voice or notice my body language.

But if I was in the situation I'd probably get angry also with them not apologizing.

I completely understand. I had to do a stupid Easter Bunny gig a few years back. Had to be a male, but it's hard to cover up what I have up top. Didn't have time to bind, and I had kids grabbing my chest, saying. "Isn't the Easter Bunny a boy?" I had to use the excuse I was his wife x.x; I don't know how many kids paws I had to swipe that day. So annoying. Then there was the "Your muzzle isn't real!" And they'd try to pull it off[it was a fake one that had that little elastic string to snap around the back of the head like a party hat]. Again, more paw smacking.

Personal space is required when suiting, no matter what kind, and even unsuited. I mean really. x.x; I have a bubble people, do not touch. My partner isn't too pleased either with the idea of me being...touched...like so. So. I feel for you. <3 -Offers interwebs hug.-

oh, that's so awkward D: Remind me not to become a party mascot >.>

*eHugs back* <3

I've been grabbed 4 times in suit. Twice at a con and twice elsewhere.

All four got a clear swat away with my arm. Very unimpressed by such behavior. From anyone, drunk or sober. Your message needs to be drilled into many's head with tecks screws.

Ewwwwwwww D:

Good for you for standing up to them, though! <3

Um.. thanks? Someone grabbing your breasts isn't supposed to be funny.

Had one at MiDFur who was totally convinced I was a guy, until I ripped my head off and swore/death glared at him. He left pretty quickly. Sorry this happened to you, seems it'll always happen with girls and body forming suits..

idk, people have tried it with my more gender-neutral suits and someone else tried to have a great time with my friends' manbits at FE. People are just gross, man. Or can't get any otherwise... I like the latter theory better, since it's more insulting to them.

Internet empathy for you! <3

ll i agree

Not entirely, no. It's not the first time someone's tried to get hot with me, but it was the first time they did it right in front of someone else and had this "I'm going to do what I want" attitude.

And thanks, bro <3

Added face is freaking hilarious! I almost want one as an icon now >..>

As for incident, tis a bummer =(

In the original picture I looked way too happy, lol.

We can make silly icons later though, yessss.

That's one of the things you should have common sense for ... for my first interaction with fursuiters at EF I even read it in their con-rules ^^

Sorry it had to happen like this :/
I'd be angry as well, even more so if he/she wouldn't apologize after that, this seems to get more and more nowadays (no apologizing for something bad you did I mean).
That's also one of my concerns when I would go out suiting for the first time (not at a con, but out --theeere-- ), getting groped or getting continously touched against your will.
Besides that ... despite the bad happening ... that picture is hilarious, sorry, but I cannot stop laughing ^^;;

omg it took me forever to figure out how to use clone stamp (had to get rid of my real eyebrows). Photoshop MASTER!

Well, on the bright side your buttpadding might save you! I know it's more about the fact that someone is helping themselves but at least it's one more barrier! I myself padded out my "girls" a little so he mostly got stuffing.

Mmm~~ buttpadding

I guess I would be weirded-out if someone would touch me in some ... areas ... while suiting. Granted it didn't happen when I wore your partial at EF, just some nice hugs and interaction with people, but hearing this would make me nervous, as I really wouldn't have the slightest idea how to respond or act in that sudden moment ^^;;

Did you tell them that wasn't alright or did they just leave after that?

After making sure I had the right person (it was dark and he changed shirts, perhaps to avoid detection?), I went up to him and basically tore him a new one in front of his friend :3

Not everyone's a creeper, thankfully. Generally if you travel in a group (which you must always do while suiting anyway, safety first!) you'll be fine. In this case I think the guy was less of a sexual predator and more just a garden-variety social dumbass, hopefully me calling him on it encourages him to like, learn how to act in public.

Would never suit alone ... would be way to insecure for me as I'm a person that joins others in their fun. I have a hard time doing things-on-the-spot while suiting, still learning and everything and fighting my inner devil to actually go up to people ^^;;

Ah, good to hear that you got him and told him. Also good that it was "only" one person, I thought you had an encounter with a couple of people while reading your journal.

Oh, just that one guy at the bowling event but I have had other people get freaky with me in and out of suit throughout my life.

And don't worry about the New Fursuiter Syndrome, you'll get over it. My first few times I was like "oh god what am i doing D: im a giant animal in public" but it gets better! <3

*Snerk* You were more into it than I was. I was the dude that was all "OMG Why am I doing this in public? No wolfbird, I'm not doing Tams, this is weird... Arrrrgh!"

Now I want to know where my next fix will be. =p

Remember the time we went all the ways to Tams last summer and then slunk away because we chickened out?

Pfft, look at us now XD

Tams? What is/are Tams? ^^;;

It's like a big drum circle. In the summer you can go to Mount Royal and hang out with LARPers, musicians, etc

Aaah, awesome!
Bummer that we don't have such activities around here :/

What's wrong with people??? D: Hope that's the last time it happens to you and yours!

I seriously don't understand how some peoples' brains work.

It's disgusting how some people think they have the right to touch someone like that without permission. Even if the chest or butt IS just padding, what makes someone think the person in the suit or the character they're playing is okay with being touched like that?
If it's not your body, it's not your business. >:[

Awwww, that sux!

On a kinda brighter note, the first thing I thought of before seeing the caption was, "I'm gonna wreck it!" =)

OMG that's errrr... scary but funny

Yup, too bad that some in the fandom don't have any common sense in regards to inappropriate touching.

I've experienced this DX My suit is pretty feminine, and I'm not exactly lacking in the chest region, but at RainFurrest a group of drunk dudes grabbed my boobs, and then defended themselves with "I thought you were a guy"

barf! >.<

Rofl Conventions are prolly the bane of your existence with all the socially inept folks.

Inappropriate touching, groooooss!

Word on the street is that he's banned from the local convention and everyone is going to give him the evils if he shows up again to other meets. Yay social justice!

Yay indeed, it's absent all too often.

Amen to that :/ and it REALLY makes me angry how some people will only lay off you if you say you have a boyfriend/girlfriend... it's really kind of disgusting that they won't respect your space because you don't like being touched that way, they'll only respect your space because the way they see it you already "belong" to someone. Ugh. It's terrible!

I don't understand how some people think that because someone is in a fursuit, it's some sort of magical catch-all invitation for creepers to touch as they please. e.e

I think his logic was less about "oh, she's mated so hands off" and more about "oh shit, did I really just molest someone right in front of her boyfriend? I'm so getting my ass kicked D:". I don't doubt the former happens a lot, though!

I also giggle profusely at people who think fursuit = come and get it! I'm dressed as a giant dog. I am not feeling very sexy at this moment, tyvm.

Sadly I've learned to live with it, lol. I try to play it off but some people just really don't get it :3

Stand next to me, we'll have our GoPro camera and at this point, I've started a collection of creepy people.

The best part is you can put them on YouTube to shame them, and YT won't take the videos down because it's considered "public awareness against bad people".