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Posts Tagged ‘ geek culture ’

Booth Babe Backlash

January 17, 2013

By Nina Huntemann

A year of misogyny in geek culture resurrected the booth babe debate that has contributed to a backlash against female fandom.
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Tags: booth babes, Brenda Braithwaite, Consumer Electronics Show, cosplay, Electronic Entertainment Expo, fandom, Felicia Day, geek culture, gender, Joe Peacock, Ryan Perez, sexual harassment, Tony Harris, video games, Wil Wheton
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