Wouldn’t it be brilliant if they allowed the stars of these sf/f shows to attend Comic Con in clothes that don’t make them look like misplaced ingenues in La La Land?
Women: dressed to the nines, dresses, high heels, lots of make-up, clearly selling themselves as well as their show.
Men: here I am in my hat and my t shirt.
Not to shame anyone – I’m sure it’s fun to play dress-up – but this is a business that requires the ladies to look a certain way while not requiring the same of the lads. It’s classic Hollywood sexism. If the female stars didn’t have a small army around them telling them what to look like, they’d probably show up in jeans and t-shirts as well and be more comfortable with the crowd instead of being pushed to play above them.
I saw this quite a bit even at the BBC and the grumbles were profound. So many young women ‘managed’ to the nth degree, even today, and made to feel grateful for the ‘education.’
The Doctor Is Out 