Mary Sue and the Fake Geek Girls
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A discussion about women and girls in fandom from ConFusion 2015.
Moderated by Mari Brighe with panelists Jeannie, Cherie Priest and Delilah S. Dawson.
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Let's talk about our favorite female characters and female fans (and maybe a word or two about why fandom keeps trying to pretend they're not as awesome as we all know they are).
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