Reveals the systematic marginalization of women within pop culture fan communitiesWhen Ghostbusters returned to the screen in 2016 some male fans of the original film boycotted the allfemale adaptation of the cult classic turning to to express their disapproval and making it clear that they considered the films ampampquotrealampampquot fans to be white straight men. While extreme these responses are far from unusual with similar uproars around the female protagonists of the new Star Wars films to fullfledged geek culture wars and harassment campaigns as exemplified by the GamerGate controversy that began in 2014.Over the past decade fan and geek culture has moved from the margins to the mainstream as fans have become tastemakers and promotional partners with fan art transformed into official merchandise and fan fiction launching new franchises. But this shift has left some people behind.