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Leia's Metal Bikini
| Website | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Leia's Metal Bikini |
| Owner/Maintainer: | Jamin Fite[1] |
| Dates: | May 2002 or earlier[1] - 02 July 2014 or later[2] |
| Type: | |
| Fandom: | Star Wars |
| URL: | http://www.leiasmetalbikini.com (Wayback link) |
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Leia's Metal Bikini was a Star Wars website dedicated to a specific costume worn by Leia Organa in Return of the Jedi, commonly referred to as a "metal bikini" or "Slave Leia." It was founded by "Jack," then turned over to Jamin Fite in May 2002.[1]
The site was last updated sometime in 2014 before ultimately going offline.[2] Fite's cosplay sales moved to Facebook.[3] In 2016[4] and 2017, reports alleged that Fite was a Holocaust denier. One item cited as evidence was Fite's use of an anti-Semitic meme when asked what had happened to the site.[5]
Wookieepedia, the unofficial Star Wars wiki, formerly hosted an article dedicated to the site until the community voted to delete it in May 2021.[6]
Contents
- What's New!: showed new information like new members, member updates, and requests to identify female cosplayers photographed at conventions
- Slave Leia Gallery: pictures of Carrie Fisher as Leia on-set and off-set, and other images like toys, comics, and videogame screenshots.
- "Friends" Episode: information and screenshots from "The One With the Princess Leia Fantasy" episode of Friends.
- Fans in Costume: photographs of more than 300 female site members in their cosplay
- Fan Artwork
- Make a Bikini
- Buy a Bikini
- Mailing List
- Contact
- Meet the Slavemaster
- LMB in the News
- Links
References
- ^ a b c Leia's Metal Bikini, via Wayback: 25 September 2002. (Accessed 27 May 2021)
- ^ a b Leia's Metal Bikini, via Wayback: 02 July 2014. (Accessed 27 May 2021)
- ^ Leia's Metal Bikini on Facebook
- ^ Bleeding Cool: What Happens When A Slave Leia Cosplay Designer Starts Doubting The Holocaust?
- ^ Bleeding Cool: Holocaust-Denying Star Wars Cosplay Designer Stands With White Nationalist-Rallying Supergirl Cosplayer
- ^ Wookieepedia's Trash Compactor: Leia's Metal Bikini