Fan Expo Canada is back and more women are driving its fandoms

Canada's biggest comic and entertainment convention is back in Toronto. While these industries have historically been seen as male-dominated, Fan Expo reported that 49 per cent of attendees last year were women.

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[RH-pnqg]

Women have been an integral part of geek culture for decades. Way to keep up cbc😂

[SwobyJ]

"It used to be more stereotypical *neerrds*(...)" Yeah nerd hate is alive and well, only mutated lol.

[touch]

Women doing things. Wow it's like they've been in a cave all these years.

[joeschermann]

Grown (it's presumed) men and women acting like children. Sad.

[CanadianBear]

Cosplay is best, there was a ault version of kid show one i saw soo good

[nixcya]

Going downtown to get stabbed or shot for a convention? No thank you ! Nowhere is safe in Toronto Specially downtown so let's not promote and invite families lol . Make the city first safe and then we talk !

[Nastyboy]

Cue all the Incels upset women like nerd stuff too.😆