Apparently, the comic book world has been successfully colonized by women, with 50% of fans at conventions now female. At least, this is what someone at the GaGa is claiming.

questionnmark · 2015-07-26T03:00:17+00:00

It's because liking 'geeky' stuff got easy. A lot of guys will like something in spite of social stigma, and for instance the whole computers/geek/comic/sci-fi/fantasy scene was an instant bully magnet for a lot of boys mainly. Women on the other hand seem far less likely to do something if it's 'hard'. That's why boys never needed encouragement, but girls need 'empowering'.

ThePigmanAgain · 2015-07-26T00:43:25+00:00

Not surprisingly, when some guy claims the industry will be majority female within a decade, nobody objects to that particular gender disparity.

ThePigmanAgain · 2015-07-26T01:09:46+00:00

Oh, look, i just noticed the caption on the Mystique cosplayer...

"Heroism reclaimed from the boys … Dina M poses as Mystique..."

Should someone be writing a piece on comic books if they are so fucking ignorant about the medium that they think Mystique is a hero? Probably not.

DavidByron2 · 2015-07-26T01:13:06+00:00

Is this 50% the way farmville means games are 50% women?

Kiwianimeguy · 2015-07-26T07:40:02+00:00

I wonder of the 50 women includes professional cosplays who arent always comic book fans

Ted8367 · 2015-07-26T02:05:47+00:00

we may not have sufficient data on how many nerds reside on subterranean floors at parental expense, but we do know this: as the geeks have inherited the Earth

Funny, that. Get used to it , Michael.

“Men and women exhibited interest in the same sorts of things, similar spending patterns and similar attendance levels.

Somewhere down in the woodwork, antennae twitch ...

SupremeAuthority · 2015-07-26T06:00:29+00:00

https://archive.is/V8JyL

unklestinky · 2015-07-26T10:55:52+00:00

Comic-Con is not really representative of the comic book industry. I mean it may be the influence, but most people go there to see actors and to cosplay (which like Halloween the ladies love). I mean really look at the highlights, Star Wars, Batman vs Superman, Jennifer Lawrence with Conan, Bill Murray, Marvel movies and TV shows, DC movies and TV shows, Joss Wedon, Dr. Who, Game of Thrones, Walking Dead, Quentin Tarantino.

I mean seriously Comic-Con is not representative of "nerd culture" it is nothing more than main stream pop culture with a focus on movies and TV.

Jesus talk about an editorialized title for a post.

Title	Apparently, the comic book world has been successfully colonized by women, with 50% of fans at conventions now female. At least, this is what someone at the GaGa is claiming.
Author	ThePigmanAgain
Upvotes	17
Comments	33
Date	July 26, 2015 12:41 AM UTC (11 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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