– much of the behavior is outlined in the video. most of this broke out over instagram where author HD Carlton reported on that cosplayer animus, who was in attendance, was allegedly [tw: sexual assault, stalking, harassment]groped to the point that his body paint was smeared with handprints. he was allegedly sexually assaulted, and had an Airtag placed somewhere near or on his person which tracked him to his hotel room. once he realized, he freaked out that he’d been tracked. more details are provided on her instagram story screenshots here: [screencap one and screencap two.
– one congoer (who is in the video) brought a strapon dildo and was doing things such as flashing it in unrelated photos, performing sexual acts on it, and using it to harass various other cosplayers. she has apologized but predictably that went over like a lead balloon.
– more stories and allegations are coming out. the con had responded, but it’s been picked up with such outlets as smart bitches, trashy books. overall, there’s been a sense of anger and disgust while others have pointed out this has been a long time issue with the community.
smart bitches, trashy books [note: they do hop to some gender essentialist conclusions and seem to not include anything wrt how race plays into this, as a warning.], threads link with the instagram screenshots, YT source, official sinners and stardustball instagram account.
