oh, you sexy geek!

Courtney Stoker

PCA/ACA 2012

“OH, YOU SEXY GEEK!”:

“GEEK GIRLS” AND THE PROBLEM OF

SELF-OBJECTIFICATION

LEIA IN A NEW HOPE

Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia in Star Wars.

At major SF media conventions, it is common to have an official group slave Leia picture. Top photo is from Dragon*Con and the bottom photo is from Comic-Con.

SLAVE LEIAS

Left: Chewbacca from Star Wars

Right:LeeAnna Vamp as Chewbacca

SEXY CHEWBACCA

Courtney Stoker

PCA/ACA 2012

“OH, YOU SEXY GEEK!”:

“GEEK GIRLS” AND THE PROBLEM OF

SELF-OBJECTIFICATION

Performed by Team Unicorn (Clare Grant, Michele Boyd, Rileah Vanderbilt, and Milynn Sarley), with appearances by Seth Green, Katee Sackhoff, and Stan Lee.

G33K & G4M3R GIRLS

Venkman, “Collection of Cosplay Cleavage,” onGeek Tyrant

“And ladies, maybe some of you will find these images

offensive, but these are women that are dressing like

this. We don’t ask them to, they do it on their own, and if

women dress like this, the fact of the matter is…guys

are going stare [sic].”

Picture from:Venkman, “Collection of Cosplay Cleavage,” onGeek Tyrant

Courtney Stoker

PCA/ACA 2012

“OH, YOU SEXY GEEK!”:

“GEEK GIRLS” AND THE PROBLEM OF

SELF-OBJECTIFICATION

Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia. Promotional shot.

SLAVE LEIA

Slave Leia group photos: Top photo from Wookieepedia: The Star Wars Wiki in “Slave Leia Costume.” Accessed 12 Sept. 2011. Bottom photo from Official Star Wars Blog. Accessed 12 Sept. 2011.

Sexy Chewbacca, from left to right: Chewbacca with his bowcaster from Wookieepedia: The Star Wars Wiki in “Chewbacca.” Accessed 25 Sept. 2011. LeeAnna Vamp as Chewbacca from IGN. Accessed 10 Sept. 2011.

Sexy Pokémon, from left to right: Jessica Nigri as Pikachu from Gossip Gamers. Accessed 1 Oct. 2011. Pikachu from Pokémon Wiki. Accessed 1 Oct. 2011.

Sexy Harry Potter, from left to right: Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter and Emma Watson as Hermione Granger, in their Hogwarts school uniforms, studio shot. Woman in the “sexy wizard” costume from HalloweenCostumes.com. Accessed 25 Sept. 2011.

Geek and Gamer Girls song by Team Unicorn posted by “break” on YouTube on 15 Sept. 2010. Accessed 12 Sept. 2011.

Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia. From Wookieepedia: The Star Wars Wiki in “Slave Leia Costume.” Accessed 9 April 2012.

PHOTO AND VIDEO CREDITS