Women in geek communities face the same issues that women outside those communities do with regard to body image. Broadly speaking, women are exposed to strong pressure to conform to societal beauty norms. Geek women may be more aware of these pressures than their non-geek peers, but a range of body image expressions exist in geek culture. These expressions range from outright rejection of popular standards (see Fat Acceptance), through acceptance, and into enjoyment of both 'mainstream' and 'geek' fashion. This can extend to clothing, makeup, body size and attitude.
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