Do NOT attend Anime Iowa
Do not attend Anime Iowa. This convention has staff that will not assist you if you have a problem. If you are a young woman who is sexually assaulted or harassed, they will blame you for it and if you try to go to the police to report what happened to you, they BAN you. They shush the victims of harassment, by removing them completely, to protect their image.
I’ve heard stories of three or four other women who’ve been banned for reporting sexual harassment to the con, the con doing nothing so they contact the police. They were banned by the convention for contacting the police, under the guise of “not being credible” and “False Reports to staff” even if they were sober and had numerous witnesses.
The staff covered up many of the cases and lied to other members of staff, saying the person who attacked the victims had been removed. This convention has a VERY long history of victim blaming and being unsafe for women.
