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kleinbl00  ·  4388 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The battle against 'sexist' sci-fi and fantasy book covers

I disagree. That's why I posted. "A simple look into a book store's scifi/fantasy section" shows a lot less sexism than it ever has before. here's the last edition of Game of Thrones prior to the HBO series (which, you must admit, is rife with sex):

Here's the edition before that:

I linked to two publishers and a bookseller. For completeness, here's Barnes & Noble. Here's Tattered Cover. Here's Powell's.. You are making the same mistake as the author: you are projecting what you want to be true on to what is true.

As I wrote this, Arcana sent out their PR for their Free Comic Book Day:

There isn't even any cleavage on this page. Yeah, the Wicked Witch is showing a little leg, but c'mon. There's more skin and sex in the average playbill for the Vagina Monologues.