Olivia Munn's Geek Goddess Schtick
LatestWith her new Daily Show gig, an NBC sitcom, and a book, Suck It, Wonder Woman!, Olivia Munn’s carefully-crafted image as geek sex symbol is about to get a bigger audience than ever. Will she win over the ladies too?
In new interviews with The Daily Beast and EW.com, Munn comes off as a potty-mouthed provocateur whose appeal seems targeted to what she thinks men want. She already has a massive following on the Internet based on her hosting of Attack Of The Show on G4. Here’s what she says about her Internet fame:
“At first it was like an old man luring in little girls with candy… You go in and it’s like, ‘Oh, candy! They’re saying nice things! And then it’s like, ‘Oh, God! Anally raped. That’s not what I wanted. I just wanted the candy. And I got candy, but oh, it’s not worth it.”
That said, she’s grateful to her fans:
“You know what hit me yesterday?” she asked rhetorically. “I’ve never in my life had anyone say that they would stand up for me and defend me. My mother is the best now but my ex-stepfather was terrible. We lived in hell growing up and my mom was in her own kind of hell, so it was hard for her… but she couldn’t stand up for me. I moved around a lot so I never had that one best friend that would stand up either. The first time in my life I’ve felt true support is from my fans and I would never betray them.”
The sense that her looks may have given her a pass to “cut the line” when it comes to say, gaming or comedy, is obliquely addressed here: