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Botched “My Little Pony” convention rocks brony fandom

Some worry that LasPegasus Unicon's legacy could jeopardize the future of other fledgling cons in the fandom.

On Mar 11, 2013 by Aja Romano

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Tumblr rape joke controversy leads to tense Ohayocon

A Facebook user faced Tumblr backlash after joking about raping underaged girls at major midwest anime convention Ohayocon, which started Friday.

On Jan 18, 2013 by Aja Romano

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Rape, harassment, and misogyny in Geek Culture: 2012 in review

2012 was truly not a good year for female geeks. Here’s how the year looked on a month-by-month basis.

On Dec 18, 2012 by Aja Romano

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12 Days of Etsy: The Geekerie’s modern show posters

Poster artist Christian Petersen soothes the "geek within."

On Dec 14, 2012 by Jordan Valinsky

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#1ReasonWhy: Twitter speaks out against gaming sexism

The year in gaming summed up by one Twitter hashtag. 

On Nov 27, 2012 by Aja Romano

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Black Cat cosplayer sexually harassed at Comic Con becomes Tumblr hero

Cosplayer and fashion designer Mandy Caruso found support on Tumblr after being harassed by an interviewer at New York Comic Con.

On Oct 16, 2012 by Aja Romano

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The family values of GeekDad’s Matt Blum

Matt Blum didn't write the book on parenting, but he does edit an essential blog on geek families.

On Sep 26, 2012 by Mike Fenn

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Why a comics editor is taking back the Idiot Nerd Girl meme

Dark Horse Comics' Rachel Edidin talks about sexism and geek culture. 

On Sep 13, 2012 by Mike Fenn

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Accusations of racism, sexism at brony convention hit Tumblr

Attendees of Everfree Northwest, a Seattle-based My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic convention, took to Tumblr to air their grievances about fellow con-goers' atrocious behavior.

On Aug 21, 2012 by [email protected]

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5 cool finds from LiveJournal’s Geek Crafts

Have you ever wanted to crochet something based on a TV show? This is the LiveJournal community for you. 

On Aug 13, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini

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Readercon board resigns over harassment scandal

The entire board of the popular convention resigned and apologized after mishandling a con-goer's reports of harassment.

On Aug 6, 2012 by Aja Romano

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Geek for geek, DragonCon gets kinky

With sci-fi and fantasy convention DragonCon just days away, attendees are taking to Craigslist to see if they can’t use the weekend to live out some of their more personal fantasies.

On Sep 1, 2011 by [email protected]

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