I found this reposted thread on another board, but it applies here too:
"twitter.com/josephine_amos/status/852290985988173825
Josephine Amos @josephine_amos Apr 12
@caletyson Hi Cale, I love your music & think you're super talanted & cool & nice!! Silly #FanQ? Are you a ticklish guy? If so, where?
Cale Tyson
Verified account
@caletyson Apr 12
Don't fuck with me. I've seen the documentary.
Josephine Amos
@josephine_amos
Replying to @caletyson
Hi! I've seen it too, it was shocking!! That said, please accept my appologies if I offended you! It wasn't my intention! All my best! "
No, offending him wasn't your intention, but getting a fantasy jolly in your head via a celebrity was.
This is why I hate the idea of asking celebrities if they are ticklish without the proper context that makes that question flow naturally.
Celebrities, especially in the entertainment fields, are not stupid. Men and women get sexual come-ons all the time.
And to this 1) the entertainment fields beginning the (admittedly very tough) process of battling sexual harassment and assault in the industry, and 2) a growing number of people becoming aware of fetishism, and it becomes very clear that posting the "innocent question" of whether someone is ticklish with no prompting comes off as creepy.
I would love for tickling to be seen as no big thing, but we have to call out this screwed-up behavior when it happens. Otherwise, these creeps make the rest of us look bad.
"twitter.com/josephine_amos/status/852290985988173825
Josephine Amos @josephine_amos Apr 12
@caletyson Hi Cale, I love your music & think you're super talanted & cool & nice!! Silly #FanQ? Are you a ticklish guy? If so, where?
Cale Tyson
Verified account
@caletyson Apr 12
Don't fuck with me. I've seen the documentary.
Josephine Amos
@josephine_amos
Replying to @caletyson
Hi! I've seen it too, it was shocking!! That said, please accept my appologies if I offended you! It wasn't my intention! All my best! "
No, offending him wasn't your intention, but getting a fantasy jolly in your head via a celebrity was.
This is why I hate the idea of asking celebrities if they are ticklish without the proper context that makes that question flow naturally.
Celebrities, especially in the entertainment fields, are not stupid. Men and women get sexual come-ons all the time.
And to this 1) the entertainment fields beginning the (admittedly very tough) process of battling sexual harassment and assault in the industry, and 2) a growing number of people becoming aware of fetishism, and it becomes very clear that posting the "innocent question" of whether someone is ticklish with no prompting comes off as creepy.
I would love for tickling to be seen as no big thing, but we have to call out this screwed-up behavior when it happens. Otherwise, these creeps make the rest of us look bad.