Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
ysabetwordsmith
  • Mood: busy

Cosplay and Consent

my_partner_doug tipped me to this cartoon about cosplay.  I'm not sure when the really weird shit about costumes started.  Used to be people just wore them for fun and nobody fussed about it.  It's really not okay to bug somebody else about what they're wearing -- it's not your body, it's not your business, unless it's doing something genuinely troublesome like shedding feathers into the soup.
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  • 5 comments
solarbird

solarbird

April 12 2013, 07:13:33 UTC 8 years ago

Weeell... really, it's more, "used to be your ass got grabbed a lot and you didn't really say anything about it." :-p At least, that was my experience. Difference now is people saying things about it.

(Now I wish I had an icon of my old Shadowcat cosplay, or... well, you get the idea...)
siliconshaman

siliconshaman

April 12 2013, 12:05:36 UTC 8 years ago

There were always dicks, just now there's enough cosplayers that have had experience with dick-ish behaviour to stand up and say 'yeah, this happens and it's not ok'.
rhodielady_47

rhodielady_47

April 13 2013, 12:16:48 UTC 8 years ago

I sometimes think there's a behavior gene carried by about one third of the human population that insists that its owner spoil the fun being had by anyone else the owner is not actively partaking of.
I should know--I have yet to find anything that I enjoy doing that someone else hasn't tried to ruin for me!
:(

ysabetwordsmith

Yes...

ysabetwordsmith

April 13 2013, 22:19:26 UTC 8 years ago

I've found that to be a serious and pervasive problem. I have to look for venues where it's hard for other people to fuck up my work for me. People need to mind their own business.
rhodielady_47

Re: Yes...

rhodielady_47

April 14 2013, 02:17:38 UTC 8 years ago

You've put it far better than I did.
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