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[[File:This woman was trying for a sexy librarian look (3708132070).jpg | thumb | According to scholars the stereotype of the [[sexy librarian]] has surged to become the most popular representation of librarians, in online videos.<ref name=NotYourOrdinaryLibrarian/><ref name=PerceptionsOfAProfession/>]] | [[File:This woman was trying for a sexy librarian look (3708132070).jpg | thumb | According to scholars the stereotype of the [[sexy librarian]] has surged to become the most popular representation of librarians, in online videos.<ref name=NotYourOrdinaryLibrarian/><ref name=PerceptionsOfAProfession/>]] | ||
'''The sexy librarian''' is a name given to representations of librarians, where the librarian shows, behind a business-like surface attire, an underlying sexuality.<ref name=LeadPipe/> | '''The sexy librarian''' is a name given to representations of librarians, where the librarian shows, behind a business-like surface attire, an underlying sexuality.<ref name=americanlibrariesmagazine/><ref name=LeadPipe/> | ||
Ashanti White, author of the 2012 book, ''Not Your Ordinary Librarian: Debunking the Popular Perceptions of Librarians'', wrote that the shushing buttoned-down, older librarian was the most common depiction of librarians, in fiction, followed by the sexy librarian stereotype.<ref name=NotYourOrdinaryLibrarian/> | Ashanti White, author of the 2012 book, ''Not Your Ordinary Librarian: Debunking the Popular Perceptions of Librarians'', wrote that the shushing buttoned-down, older librarian was the most common depiction of librarians, in fiction, followed by the sexy librarian stereotype.<ref name=NotYourOrdinaryLibrarian/> | ||
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| quote = In a sense, the long withstanding matron stereotype paired with the newer sexy stereotype could be thought of creating a virgin/whore dichotomy for women librarians, complicating perceptions even further. | | quote = In a sense, the long withstanding matron stereotype paired with the newer sexy stereotype could be thought of creating a virgin/whore dichotomy for women librarians, complicating perceptions even further. | ||
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| url = https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2015/10/30/the-stereotype-stereotype/ | |||
| title = The Stereotype Stereotype | |||
| author = Gretchen Keer | |||
| date = 2020-10-30 | |||
| work = [[American Library Association]] | |||
| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20200622091340/https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2015/10/30/the-stereotype-stereotype/ | |||
| archivedate = 2020-06-22 | |||
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![]() ![]() According to scholars the stereotype of the sexy librarian has surged to become the most popular representation of librarians, in online videos.[1][2] The sexy librarian is a name given to representations of librarians, where the librarian shows, behind a business-like surface attire, an underlying sexuality.[3][4] Ashanti White, author of the 2012 book, Not Your Ordinary Librarian: Debunking the Popular Perceptions of Librarians, wrote that the shushing buttoned-down, older librarian was the most common depiction of librarians, in fiction, followed by the sexy librarian stereotype.[1] Ramirose Ilene Attebury, in Library Philosophy and Practice reported she found that the sexy librarian stereotype was more popular than the old maid stereotype, in YouTube videos.[2] In 2006 Microsoft introduced an early version of what was to become the bing search engine that used over 600 pre-recorded video clips of actor Janina Gavankar, portraying the character of "Ms Dewey", described as a sexy librarian character.[5][6] See alsoReferences
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