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In a culture obsessed with dragons, magic, and time travel, it might be hard to imagine how real-world gender issues could possibly come into play, but once you look closely, they’re as present as everโ€”just wearing different costumes. From Conan’s rippling muscles to Captain Kirk’s parade of sexy space-ladies to Daenerys’s apparent clothing allergy, it’s clear that nerd subculture has all the same gender issues as the mainstream, just wrapped up in more chain mail and spandexโ€ฆ