Thread by @Terez27

I truly regret to announce that my Kamehacon panel is canceled. I have no illusions about how many fans were looking forward to my little nerd panel, but as I am not under contract, I am obligated to make a stand against the re-invitation of a known con creep at such a late date.

https://twitter.com/KamehaCon/status/1109261929632198656

Aside from whatever fans might have been looking forward to my panel, I only feel obligated to apologize to one person: @EmperorBigD. Speaking only for myself, he really does not deserve to be put in this position. He went to bat for me, and now I feel like I am betraying him.

My panel was supposed to be on Sunday morning, so maybe Mignogna—who presumably has to be shoehorned into the schedule somehow—can do one of his infamous church services in my room at that hour. Two weeks later, I will be at @JordanConInc which has a sensible harassment policy.

I will still be in Dallas. Unlike others, I could cancel altogether and not lose a dime, but so many of my friends have bought non-refundable flights and rooms and they are the real draw of "Kamehacon" anyway. Unfortunately some of them have bought nonrefundable con tickets, too.

Others also have panels and art booths and contracts. They will all have to make their own tough decisions about what to do. Whatever they do, I respect their choices. My contempt is reserved for the con executives who assured fans before they committed that Vic was kicked.

The neat trick about this, by accident or design, is that Kamehacon gets all the money from one side by giving them what they want up front, and they get all the money from the other side by pulling the rug out from underneath everyone else at the last minute.

Conventions with sensible harassment policies would never invite a guest with a well-documented history of sexual harassment AT CONVENTIONS in the first place. Not in 2018 when Vic stories were already well known, and especially not in 2019. No matter how important/popular he is.

I don't want to hear excuses about what this or that VA said to convince the con to kick Vic. They kicked him, and that was their responsibility at the time they did it. The guests are not convention employees & it's not their job to do due diligence on behalf of the convention.

And whatever you think about Vic's guilt or innocence, we should all be able to agree that the convention had a responsibility be honest with their guests and volunteers and attendees about what they were signing up for. Aside from safety concerns, many now have ethical dilemmas.

As someone who has been going to JordanCon for a decade, I've always wished for a niche DB con because I know niche cons can work well, but this isn't how you do it. And for people who like dubbed anime, Vic is a foul hill to die on. There's a reason none of his peers defend him.

I have immense sympathy for the unnamed Funi VAs who tried to push for a recast when they got handed the Broly movie last year. The powers that be should've listened. I hope that everyone in the industry is listening now, because this lesson is important.

io9.gizmodo.com/1832390505

Given the opportunity to drop a known creep with minimal drama, just do it. People with decades-long histories of inappropriate behavior are probably going to keep doing it, and eventually that is going to be a major problem. And in 2019 cons are expected to avoid these risks.

If anyone outside my circle of friends was hoping to see me at the con, feel free to tweet at me. I am very meticulous these days about keeping my mentions as readable and sane as possible. I hope that one day we can have a Dragon Ball con that works, but this one just ain't it.