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History of Feminism

intaglio

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1. This has been going on for years - and that is no excuse

Reply to el_bryanto (Original post)

Wed May 28, 2014, 03:20 PM

May 2014

Before it was called "cosplay" they were fancy dress competitions as science fiction and fantasy conventions where the female participants were routinely harassed.

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Cosplayer Nicole Jacobs On Harassment At Comic Cons… And What We Can All Do About It [View all] el_bryanto May 2014 OP

This has been going on for years - and that is no excuse intaglio May 2014 #1

Yep. It could/can get really ugly. theHandpuppet May 2014 #2

There's something really messed up in that culture el_bryanto May 2014 #3

I like geek culture ismnotwasm May 2014 #4