And what about you? Why do you cosplay? Why do you NOT cosplay? Has reading this made you more curious about dressing up or do you have a newfound respect for cosplayers? Molly McIsaac loves unicorns, ice cream, and pretending to be fictional characters. You can follow her outspoken weirdness on her twitter or at her lifestyle and fashion blog The Geeky Peacock. I cosplay to feel sexy!
Actually I do it because embodying a character you love is the ultimate way to express yourself at a convention. Me and my friends dress as members of Japanese rock bands from a genre called Visual Kei. If I am at a con without a costume I almost feel naked now.
The best part of a convention for me is when I make an obscure costume thats meaningful to me and somebody correctly guesses it and wants a picture of me posing.
I also love taking pictures of others and gushing over the inventive and crazy costumes others make and trading crafting secrets! Next con for me is Katsucon! As someone who attends conventions, I have to say that I admire and enjoy every cosplayer I come in contact with.
You provide so much joy, excitement and happiness to the environs. I also have to add that I bring both my kids along one boy and one girl and to see their eyes light up when they see you is something that is priceless.
And we thank you! I, for one, am glad. Because for that con, it really would be inappropriate. The fact that there is a part of the comics fanbase that discourages and is often times downright hostile towards cosplayers makes my die a little inside. Good point. Great perspectives. I appreciate the effort people put into their costumes and the crap they put up with just to express themselves.
I have a fierce dislike of Halloween. WTF would Abe be thinking if he walked into a Starbucks? That said, all the discussion of it is getting tiresome. A fellow member of the ifanbase actually asked me to write an article on this topic, so obviously continued discussion is needed for some. The cosplay discussion articles were among our most viewed articles in November. It is clearly a subject of high interest right now.
And as Molly said, this particular article subject was one that was requested in the comments of her last article. My family and I attend about cons a year and go merely for panels and for the chance to buy cool hard to find stuff, but our 4 year old son loves the chance to take a picture with some of his favorite charcters.
So for the most part we have enjoyed most of the cosplayer we have met , but over the last few years I have noticed that more and more cosplayer beleive they own the con floor. Some time they wear huge elaborate coustmes that could get in peoples way. Which happened to us this past SDCC. Her wings just grazed the handle of our stroller , but you might as well thought we tore the damn things off.
Interesting point. In my experience with cosplyers, limited as it is, this is a small percentage but just like it is only a small percentage of guys who grossly creep on female cosplayers, they do exist. Therefore, perhaps it should be explored in an article, both the good and bad of cosplay. How many requests am I allowed??? Maybe this particular cosplayer was just staying in character? Little silly if you ask me. Why would that character go to a con in the first place? Cosplayers dress elaborately because conventions oftentimes have masquerades or costume contests that involve massive cash prizes or qualifications for the world cosplay summit — a massive international competition that culminates in the finalists from different countries going out to Japan for the final competition.
And finally: wearing the biggest, craziest, most eye catching costume gets photographers to take your photos. It means you get on MTV and Maxim. You can become a psuedo celebrity overnight just by embodying a fictional character, and to some there is major appeal in this.
Many costumes are beautiful and clearly required a serious amount of creativity and commitment to construct and wear. I agree with all of that. It seems if one holds true the other should as well.
This us against them mentality is ripping the country apart!!! Fiscal cliff!!!! Partisan hatred!!! What an absurd and pointless metaphor. Besides earlier in this very thread you twice declared how much you dislike cosplay and then right here you defend it? Are you here to make a point or just start inane arguments? Molly I understand that making a cool coustume is a very giant and difficult undertaking, but thats no excuse to act like a jerk which this person did.
At the end of the day no one asked anyone to dress up, and each person made that decsion as they walked out of there door wearing whatever elaobrate coustume they made. While I can respect the amount of time and effort that goes to making these awesome coustume, that no excuse to being rude.
Art Makes a good point actually. The reason I am sick of all of this cosplay talk is because it is becoming a very one-sided argument. It seems like, with these articles, that cosplayers are above everything. So, some guy is an asshole for taking a picture of a girls butt which I agree with but someone who is an asshole to a family is justified? I am just flabbergasted that it is even a point of contention.
While I never would participate or dress up, why would anyone care if others do? I enjoy seeing how much time and creativity that people put into their costumes. Now some people do get inappropriate with it, but that is true of everything. Seeing a lady wearing a Baroness costume that is only being kept on due to a zipper made of what appears to be a mixture of adamantium and mithril bothers me no more than the lady at the local bar who dresses inappropriately for her age.
I would like to know how the controversy is a manifestation of misogyny. The author makes the assertion then follows it up with nothing. You should go back and do some reading of other articles I have written. There have been some awful remarks made by professionals lately that have blown up the internet.
Well, to play the game of semantics, I do not see how men oggling you shows a hatred or dislike of women. That is the definition of misogyny in the dictionary on my desk. What you are describing is just simple douche baggery. It is not because I hate women or think they are lower than a man. It is because I am a flesh and blood man and looking at beautiful women is a pleasure.
We are going to stare. Just like all the women screaming at a showing of Magic Mike. Hey, they like checking you out. Is that a crime? If it is the human race will come to a screaching halt. It seems disingenuous to take the bad behavior of a few people and use it as a blanket indictment of an entire subculture.
There was actually an article on Yahoo 2 or 3 days ago on declining birth rates in the US and how it was going to impact the future. The whole thing about male comic readers and the industry itself being misogynist has been around for years, this seems like another thing thats been added to the list.
How about you? When a cosplayer selects a particular costume, they are often tapping into a specific character — or combination of characters — because something about that role speaks to them personally, according to Robin S.
Rosenberg, a clinical psychologist at the University of California, San Francisco. Rosenberg, who has written extensively about how people interpret and embrace fictional characters, particularly superheroes , told Live Science that she became interested in studying cosplay after seeing cosplayers in convention centers where she was delivering talks.
I became curious about people who truly inhabit a role, and what's coming to the fore when you wear a costume. Certain costumes offer some people a way of working through personal difficulties, Rosenberg said. Batman, for example, can be an especially meaningful cosplay choice for someone coping with trauma. The dark superhero faced devastating trauma when he was a child — witnessing the brutal murder of his parents — which he overcame to become a hero.
Rosenberg noted that Wonder Woman is another enduring and popular choice that resonates with many women, partly because she holds her own in the male-dominated world of costumed comics superheroes. For those cosplayers, dressing as Wonder Woman is a way of celebrating and embracing her power, Rosenberg said.
Recently, a series of images on Instagram featuring a 3-year-old girl costumed as Wonder Woman quickly went viral. Her father, a photographer, said he not only "fulfilled my daughter's dream of becoming Wonder Woman" by creating an elaborate costume but also staged a photo shoot that placed his daughter in scenes from the upcoming movie, due in theaters June 2, Judging by the girl's expressions in the photos, she wholeheartedly embraced her new role as a superhero.
Cosplay is a type of performance; putting on a costume broadcasts a visible and public statement about the dresser upper's allegiance to a character or fandom, and it frequently moves strangers to approach the character for conversation and photos.
So it surprised Rosenberg to discover from her conversations with cosplayers that many identified as introverts. She excitedly donned an Asian-inspired beautiful red silk dress with intricate embroidery, and she wore her hair up in a tight bun.
As we stood in line for coffee and I scoured the convention map reviewing exhibitors to check out, a woman in front of us turned around. Brianne beamed as she thanked her, so I looked up and smiled. It can help introverts come out of their shells, allow young people to find their tribe , and ultimately give each participant a moment to feel special. The easiest way to support your cosplaying child is to let them do it. From helping them buy or make the costumes and shopping for accessories, you can and should be a part of the journey.
Before attending any convention, you and your teen should review the convention policies regarding cosplay. The policies list everything from checking in prop weapons with security to appropriate convention behavior. Finally, consider attending the convention with your teen. And who knows?
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