LET'S TALK ABOUT: Toxic Behaviors in the Cosplay Community 🤮
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 เม.ย. 2020
- Some of us just want to nerd out in peace 👌 Not a new topic but it’s still one worth discussing. What toxic behaviours in the cosplay community have you experienced?
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let’s just all respect each other mkay
The racism in the cosplay community is so apparent if you have darker skin. I want to cosplay but I don't think my self esteem could take the hit.
yet people don't bat an eye when white people cosplay japanese characters lol
@@Rodrigo-ge5wy Omigod exactly -_-
It seems like most of the cosplay racism is directed at women, even by other female cosplayers. My gf is multiracial and she's in the same boat. People suck.
@@needsLITHIUM Yeah especially since you skin color is an unchanging feature. It's still unnecessary to nitpick at someone's weight. A good bunch of anime characters have crazy body proportions from bodybuilders to barbie dolls. That would either take years of preparation and/or plastic surgery.
@@daniellehoreau7721 or their proportions are 1000% unrealistic
Cosplay is SO much fun but I honestly have a folder on my computer form the creepy comments I get on my videos. The 1# thing people"hate" on me for is playing the violin while dressed as Sailor Jupiter. Sure, Neptune plays violin, but if Imma spend time and money making a full cosplay, I'm going to be my favourite person haha
(!!) Not to mention having put in the time and effort to actually learn the violin (!) - I play piano, my son plays violin - I have tried. Let's just say I know it's not easy. Tell them when they learn to play the violin AND can make their own cosplay good enough to 1) tell at first glance which character they are between characters who have very similar outfits and 2) evidently make someone jealous enough to nitpick - then and only then they can nitpick - and actually not even then; bc then it would be hypocritical. Also, it's rude and it's not their body.
Is it canon that Jupiter can definitively not play violin nor learn violin?
I love your Jupiter. They were my favorite too!
Matthew Koller - exactly! Great point! For all the gatekeepers She can have a fanfic-background addition to her cosplay, in this narrative, Neptune taught her to play in the music club she belongs to in high school, since they attended the same high school after the academy which Neptune attended was destroyed and she does belong to the music club.
@@-Reagan dirty nasty gremlin gatekeepers. If something isnt your thing, just let it be unless someone is getting hurt. My mantra is Kink same; dont kink shame (also super worried that because of the context of usage I sound like a creep) and I think it applies here, in an analogous sense.
Imagine hating on someone for being awesome
I'm not this cosplay scene at all, but this is a comment for the youtube algorithm because your content is good
Thank you so much! 😍
I was just about to comment the same thing! lol
I’m so disgusted at the racism in the community it’s literally so terrible. POC cosplayers contribute so much and they do it so well! They’re cosplayers like everyone else and do so well and deserve a platform. Please support any POC cosplayer out there because they don’t get enough of it!
I've always had a problem with cosplay elitism. Being a former photographer for the scene, it's just so difficult with the attitude some cosplayers have. "oh like I have 50k Instagram followers like I'm famous okay?" I think these social ladders is making some of these cosplayers corrupt.
Well, its not like the photographers in the community are any better.
@@TheFlauschig they aren't. That's a whole set of drama I don't even want to begin to talk about
And i am just always happy like the first time if someone asks me if the can take a photo of me, except when it's a creep...and trust me, you just know if someone is a creep. You feel it in your gut
Facts
This is typically like soccer players
“IF YOU AINT NAMEKIAN, DONT EVER COSPLAY PICCOLO!”
I was surprised how much this can affect guys cosplayers as well. I'm a fat guy who has been cosplaying for 5 years now, and I still remember the first time I had a cosplay creep encounter with a girl who was playing a character that dated my character in the show. Bc of my weight, my cosplays aren't very revealing, so I was surprised when, after she asked for a pic, she grinded up on me w/o asking. Luckily, I was with a group that all immediately turned on her, but it was crazy that she even thought that was okay.
I've been cosplaying since I was 16, and I'm 21 now. Multiple experiences with gross people or photographers have really soured the experience for me. Recently my fun in cosplaying the more 'sensual' characters that I used to love has been ruined because of creeps. I do still love cosplaying and always will, but I retired the more revealing characters for a while and am focusing more on 'covered' characters until I'm comfortable again. It's really depressing how people can ruin someone's fun like that, but especially as a woman there's nothing much to do besides calling them out :( I did everything to prevent them too: I never went anywhere without my boyfriend, had my friends with me, was alert for signs and never went anywhere alone with someone but it wasn't enough. I honestly don't know what else I'm supposed to do to protect myself!
As someone who has been into fandom for a very long time. (Actually was on staff for the very first Anime Expo. Old man!) Then it was a very different world .I also feel that, as time has progressed, the respect has changed and loss of inhibitions now runs rampant. Years later, I now have kids who are into Anime, (let me be forthright though, their tastes and my tastes are COMPLETELY different! Miyazaki vs DBZ 🤔) Having not attended a con in a long time, I took two of my sons to a weekend con here in AZ. I thought it would be fun and I could hit up the hit up the dealers room with artists row. One of my boys dressed up as Professor Layton and the other as Phoenix Wright. (They looked great w/ the assist of their Mom who went way too overboard.😋) Convention day - Long story short, one had his hat continually-purposely knocked off and my younger one kept having fingers stuck in his face! (Objection!) Naïve to this and literally bullied from all sides, led them asking to change clothes after half a day. Later, when asked about going to another larger Con, no desire. ...sad. 😪)
BTW Larger Anime Conventions are about the same IMHO, but Comic fandom and Comicon in particular, is 10x worse!
Theres nothing else you can do, its on them now. Maybe it helps to think about the fact that they probably have miserable lives in more than one way. When you treat people like objects they don't tend to want to be associated with you. Either friendless or friends with other assholes, both ways their lives pm suck. Im so sorry you've had to deal with that shit.
I am sorry u got through that and i wish people look at the source of these problems and go for these creepy. Cause i seen things no one will believe at all and if i talk about it i get called sexist or perv. Like my friend who do cover characters or cover gender bend and some show a lil bit cleavage but nothing bad happens luckily but the problem is how we are normalizing sexual objectification by say it is empowering. Where we are ignoring people who were assaulted and tell them to be more revealing. Which is wrong and defeats the point. Now let me talk about pervs wtf these people wont stop and they will use their social media to sexually harassed ladies and saying it is just for the video or fun.like d piddy. Like it is unnecessary. Like people can make videos or a community with out sexual objectifying or touching a woman.
I remember being stalked by this one guy who kept saying my skin color was nice and after he asked me my age, and I told him, he said he was relieved I was legal. :(
But some other very kind people saved me so its a mixed bag.
Though I did go to one in Japan and saw a Chinese idol group being harrassed by male fans, exclusively male fans, and they must have been pretty young girls too. I worry about a lot of these idol groups in Japan. I don't think they are doing it for the attention of old men.
God this video made my anxiety skyrocket. I’m a plus sized girl, I love cosplay and cosplaying thin characters makes me so freaking anxious.
Put down the fork maybe
@@anewshurt8789😂😂😂
For me cosplaying is all about fun. period.
Well said 👍
タマシイジェイ me too
That's how it should be
I’m ALWAYS wary of con Deadpools. I’ve been subject to all too many inappropriate advances from people who claim “but my character is an asshole, I’m just acting the part!” Just because your character is inappropriate, does not mean that real life people give you nonverbal consent to act like a creep “for the sake of the character” 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
Agreed! Idk about you but I think their shitty behavior also has an effect on anyone who very impressionable. Some ppl are very impressionable to the point that if they see a deadpool cosplayer being chaotic, they'll think that it's ok to do what they're doing
I first started cosplaying back in 2008, but I stopped around 2011 due to all the sexual harassment + people getting shitty about my weight gain. I've sort of dipped my toes back in the community in 2020, but all I do is style wigs and make props. I don't think I could ever go to cons or do a full cosplay again after all the horrible things people have said about me/other overweight cosplayers. I just want to have fun, not have my body turned into a pubic debate.
Ah. I’ve always wanted to cosplay but I’m fat and a POC so I’m always anxious even thinking about dressing up as my favorite characters. I don’t think I ever will cosplay because I’ll never truly be accepted in the community.
As a disabled, fat, WOC cosplayer, I just want to say please don't give up! It sucks, and I myself have experienced a lot of gatekeeping, but it's also really fun. I've been able to cosplay as everything from a skeleton to a princess. It's just about being out there in the moment and experimenting with what feels comfortable for you (easier said than done, I know). The point is, I believe in you! Take up space!!
Man fck those haters, I always bring a friend with me who can act as a second set of eyes if something happens.
Honestly? People tend to forget that cosplay is supposed to be fun. So what if the cosplayer’s skin colour or weight isn’t the same as the character? If they’re having fun, then leave them alone. Don’t ruin other people’s fun for the sake of your own agenda. That’s my advice to all the toxic people in the cosplay community.
Also, people can get nitpicky af. I remember scrolling through the comments of a video with cosplayers saying what the worst thing you can say to a cosplayer is, and I came across one that just killed another bit of my faith in humanity. The commenter in question was cosplaying as a certain Cat Noir from Miraculous (excellent choice my dude :D), and someone came up to them and flat out said to their face that the bell was the wrong shade of gold.
Bear in mind...
GOLD ONLY HAS ONE SHADE OF COLOUR.
Istg I’m a bit scared about getting into cosplay now. But to make the commenter feel better I roasted the gold obsessed idiot and said that next they’ll be saying Ladybug’s suit has an insufficient number of spots on it.
Can.a white dude cosplay as Black Panther
@@boblester8641 yes :)
Favouritism in cosplay groups too is a real issue. Photographers too can't be trustful as they care about who looks good but leave out either the individual or portion of the group as I experienced.
I'm glad my parents raised me to be a respectful person so when i eventually found my way to a convention, I asked every cosplayer for a photo, and complemented their costumes or how they pose. I'm also glad I didn't witness any of this behavior or even heard about it.
While I haven’t cosplayed yet my first introduction too it was from Adam savage and the first thing he said was “cosplay isn’t consent” and I think it’s really important to remember when you go to cons
It saddens me that things like these happens not only here in the Philippines. Committing crime in a Cosplay convention is no diffrent when you do it in the real world, a crime is a crime and unlawful behavior should be dealt with accordingly. Btw Ana you be safe and hopefully see here when this Pandemic is over, nothing but love to the hobby that we do and keep it up :)
Ahhh thank youuu! 😊😊 Same to you too Kuya Roderick; hope to catch you at a con when I return (hopefully soon, once the world gets a little less crazy, haha).
And I completely agree with your points - just because you're at a con doesn't mean real world rules don't apply. It's sad that some congoers think they can get away with gross behaviour.
Keep safe, and more power to you and what you do - you're seriously one of the most talented people I know from the community 😄💪 Can't wait to see what you make next!
Yey Stay Awesome!
I could have swore this was one of those "big" channels. Huh, weird.
The quality is there. Hope the algorithm helps you.
Reeally interesting video! It's pretty sad and unfortunate that this still exists in the recent years.
I think it gets worse as the years go by - which is both disheartening and bizarre. People forget that this hobby was just meant to be celebration of fiction over anything else hahaha
@@ana-isabel It probably gets worse because there's been more exposure to it. And creeps be everywhere.
May I add minors cosplaying, and males cosplaying as females/females cosplaying as males. I feel like they are very oppressed in the community.
It saddens me to hear this! For a supposedly "welcoming" community - we've sprouted some pretty cringey gatekeeping/elitist behaviours that honestly have no place in the hobby. 😕
Great video, and well said.
Jealousy fuels a lot of this behaviour,sadly it's harder to stop this behaviour online than at a con, as the majority of these idiots wouldn't have the backbone to step up and be critical to your face, so carryon doing your thing, it's amazing what you do and there will always be people like me who support you
I work at a maid cafe and my ex girlfriend spread her version of our break-up to everyone she could get to listen to her. Stuff she never actually said to me?? For some reason she felt that was necessary and man, it wasn’t anything abusive, or violent, just plain personal conflict. So man, I relate to this video soooo much!
You do a nice job of breaking this down as and editorial and back up your opinions with facts and perspectives. Thank you.
Thank yOU FOR MAKing this video! I got into cosplay in my early teen years (13) and have experienced some of the things u mentioned , but not seen anyone speak out about it publicly (I have heard similar horror stories from friends cosplaying), I'm an adult now (late teens) and I'm just glad these things are being talked about, for the next generation of cosplayers. Also u got a new sub, I thought your channel was bigger or deserved to be! :) Just like u said in another video, because these were typically male spaces, the character designs for females are wayy more revealing than the males most times and means that sometimes young girls are sexualising themselves by accident trying to dress like their favourite characters from anime / comics / movies whatever, and then they go to these conventions thinking it will be a safe space, sometimes by themselves, ik my first con I only went with my bro but we were so excited we ran in different directions and would just go off into our own fandoms. Which led to some creepy and unfortunate circumstances, but the attitudes of sexual assault at the time, I felt, put the blame on the cosplayer for dressing a certain way (but all the costumes are designed to be revealing for like school girls n shit like even sailor moons skirt is tinyyy , however I now realise that's just japans wierdness), more recently I have seen signs that "Cosplay does not equal consent" it's kinda sad it needs to be pointed out tho. when I was young it was people touching me inappropriately despite telling them to stop, or like u say just creepers asking for loads of hugs or thinking they can do whatever. I really want that attitude to change so I can continue cosplaying and going to cons with confidence and invite more of my friends to join the lil subculture and not have to worry about all the new youthians just getting into it. BIG COMMENT! never normally write this much, sorry about my grammar / spelling / punctuation ..etc
I'm glad there are so many against racism in the cosplay community, because when I dress up in African character cosplay, I don't want to hear crap and criticism because I'm allowed to dress that way according the community. I dressed as Dorothy(Great Pretender) and a Black girl gave me crap in San Diego.
as long as you dont do black face
@@DushawnxDaisy What if Blackface is the character? What if I'm Mr. Popo?
@@JessicaZane4realz don’t do it. Just wear the costume
@@DushawnxDaisy that seems kind of racist saying that I can't be a character because I'm not that race. I mean I love that character, he's my favorite in Dragon Ball, especially when young Goku first meets him and in Z.
@@JessicaZane4realz When did I say you can’t be the character? You made that up. I’ve done pretty well cosplaying without trying to change my skin color, you can do the same
I’ve had to retire specific character cosplays/costumes because of having been assaulted in them by con creeps and it being so awful and traumatic I can’t stand to dress as the character anymore. Cons need to be better about punishing con creeps/ejecting they, too.
Keep up the good work dude !
I like that there is some kind of convergence of all the topics you (brilliantly) talk about. I just watched your video about our love for fictional characters, and I think it explains a lot of bad behaviour in the cosplay community.
With cosplay being more "mainstream", it's easy to just think "I'mma buy a cheap outfit online and go to next comicon", so you have to deal with the same standard creeps as any other situation where females can be targeted.
But what is interesting about this particular situation is that our love, or hate, for a fictional character can be triggered in different ways, and the usual toxic behaviour is enhanced by some more powerful feelings. If some people can be harsh, violent or disrespectful about someone they don't know, they can probably be even more when facing their favourite character. I mean, it can be seen as a realistic representation of a fictional emotional or sexual fantasy, or the opposite, a blasphemy or a disappointment. Either way, strong triggers.
I'm not part of the cosplay community, but a supporter. I first heard of cosplay 20 years ago maybe, via Japanese music and mangas. In Europe the term was completely new. And I'm really happy to see that it spread, in a good way. But I also have mixed feeling about its mainstreamness, especially when I see some videos on TH-cam (the "best of [convention] cosplays" type), showing almost exclusively girls trying to be sexy. It sends a wrong message.
But anyway, interesting topics, well made videos, entertaining content. Good job !
I’m not into cosplaying, but I didn’t know it was this bad and how people get harassed it’s crazy. But thank you for opening up and showing people like me, that this stuff DOES happen.
It’s always so cool when you find a channel pre-100K subs. Given your current rate of growth you’ll be there within the next two months.
I cannot specify one part of your outfit that I am in love with more than another, each part works so well by itself but together the whole thing just works.
I knew I was gonna like you when I saw your Olaf plushie. You bring up really good points I especially like that you mentioned the grey area. People get called out for the right and wrong reasons and that's super important to distinguish.
i like that you intercut the main shot with you just relaxing in your room.
Bless you on speaking behalf of this because ever since the pandemic hit and Cons where online people tend to be "Professional" and shame others for not make their costumes and yes my respect as well. I remember one time I was attending a con online I wanted to know if there was a way to be involved on being a cosplayer without make a costume and the response I got from this "Pro" is "Not making a costume in the cosplay competitions doesn't get you money and bread the table." when really I have been to cons for good amount of time and some competitions allow you to enter if you have the costume designer representing you so it depends on the competition rules it all varies. It's also irratating someone as me who plus size and see another plus sized person for advice on how to advice on cosplaying and sources instead they chose to ignore and have someone answer there questions for them as they couldn't speak it so discouraging. If anyone has stories that relatable I am happy to read them.💕
I'm diagnosed with autism , I am a ♂️, I am a cosplayer for 2 to 3 years . I struggle with socializing with cosplayers on social media. I realized, most are girls in the community on social media, there are only few boys. And most cosplayers are active on Instagram. I barely can catch up with the speed of people chatting and posting things .
I usually try to find cosplayers who fit my same series interests and try to socialize, but I get end up easily blocked by girls who are in the majority , and I get the feeling everyone thinks I'm a creep. Honestly , I think these types are ridiculously judgemental. Despite claiming for tolerance and LGBT etc.
Do I have the right to stand up for myself under this disorders name, even if it's close to a personality disorder if the community is mostly about tolerance and diversity?
Because I'm afraid to call myself on the frontline:
Autism 🟦|
♂️
This is why I deleted Twitter coz it will always get toxic also people will always joke on overwatch cosplay coz activision blizz ruined overwatch and ppl hate dat so anyone who loves the game you’ll get cancelled
Great video!! As someone who doesn't do cosplay/isn't very familiar with the community(but I would like to be), this was informative and nice, keep up the great work!!!
She seems cool, time to put off doing chores and watch another one!
Merry Christmas everybody! 🎄
Just learned about this channel today!! I love your content!!
11 years in the cosplay community and every one of your points is spot on - and I'm in the Netherlands.
I absolutely love cosplay, started out cosplaying and now mostly focus on photography, and I've made so many good friends - but the amounts of BS thrown around at times is just so incredibly tiring.
YES
There are some very toxic elements in the community that makes me stick to the sidelines. I just want to wear costumes, celebrate my favorite characters, and have fun. Con creeps are the worst.
The last part hits home. From a small issue and it get exploded into a big issue
Your videos are wonderful. I hope you keep making more! 😊
Thank you for this video Ana. It's all very relevant in the UK. We shall share this.
HOW DO YOU KNOW ALL OF THESE PEOPLE OH MY GOODNESS THEY ARE GOOD CHANNELS!!!!!!!!
my jaw kinda dropped when I saw your little mid editing update, you put so much work into your looks, you gotta put up all that long hair, color contacts, the works! talk about cosplay goals! also normal you is super cute too
Well, someone did take their life recently from a cosplay community falsely accusing him of pedophilia.
Minors in any community can be absolutely evil.
The cosplay community is literally so toxic; everything from the racism to the fatphobia. Don’t even get me started on both cancel culture and deplatforming. While I love cosplaying, it can be overwhelming to see overflowing negativity, especially being a minority. If it’s not white cosplayers doing black face or taping their eyes to look Asian, it’s them speaking over us. Ableism is an issue in the cosplay community too. It’s a ball of “fun” that’s too deep for some to cover...
You're so right :(
Your discussion here is on point. I also don't cosplay to look as close as possible to my fav characters. I do so because I love them and it's fun. The accuracy part is either yeah I can do it or nope I can't lol. I don't know why it bothers people.
Great to see more civilized approach to this ordeal, since as a guy i have experience the other side of the coin, as i was on a Con i always tend to look down i was going down a floor on these electric stairs lost in my thoughts looking down as usual when a girl in front of me turns sees me and starts saying i was staring at some girls legs... in front of them, i was like WTF, like what do i even say at tat moment? specially considering i was alone and I'm extremely introverted, i had no idea what even to say, anything could make everything worse, i had my M50x on (headphones) so i just did as if i didn't heard what they said and squeeze my way through them to get away from there, i haven't been to another Con since, i don't need that stress in my life, it hurts cuz i did enjoyed them...
Great Video! Also, bonus points for that dope Mordecai plush 😂👌
Haha thank you! 😄 And omg, Mordecai is awesome. 🤘
I'm 70 yr.s old, & have been in the entertainment business since I was 12! I have learned a lot about people in those years! Maybe not so much about their feelings, as much about how their attitudes are. I would hope that people could see that Cosplayers are emulating, the characters that they are portraying, just as we, as musicians started out emulating people in bands that we loved! So, in a way, Cosplay has evolved in the same way! Fans imitating figures that they love! Have fun! Do what you love! People may not understand what you're doing. That's human nature!
As much as I’d love to cosplay I know I’m not strong enough to deal with the crap that would come my way.
Even goes deeper than that with the racism it goes as far as photographers not showing any black cosplaying at all theyll go to expos and not show case ANY black cosplayers if at that like 1 or 2 MAYBE in a 10 to 20 minute show case
loving your videos
I've been cosplaying for 2-4 years now. I'm still a minor, the first time I went to a con (I was 11) some guy asked me about my BOOBS. A CHILD. A FULL CHILD. HE LOOKED LIKE HE WAS 30. I was with my dad so he got me out of there but it was so uncomfortable, I wasn't even cosplaying a character that day because I left my Chiaki and Madoka Kaname cosplay at my separate parents house. I now identitify as a male but I just wanted to talk about that, also on my tik tok account (were I mainly cosplay female characters) I constantly get asked out. Ive gotten asked to do the wap in Chiaki cosplay during a livestream with my boyfriend in it. He was defending me half of the time and the guy who was flirting on me was over 18, MULTIPLE TIMES I SAID I WAS A CHILD. I feel uncomfortable cosplaying female characters because of how many times I get hit on or misgendered on purpose.
I swear people are nasty
There's a cosplay event here in Osaka every year, and those creepy photographers are there every year. The event has rules against upskirt video/photography, but it's not really enforced since there are just sooo many ppl and so few volunteers. :< This was a very good video!!
It's kind of why I purposely wear shorts under my cosplays now because it happened one time in my 2B cosplay. That is all it took for me to literally not want to wear that cosplay anymore.
@@oliviazio9050 I'm so sorry you had to go thru that :< I have a Sailor Mercury cosplay that i'd like to wear again sometime, but I don't think i could squeeze any safety shorts in it >< for now, it rests quietly on the shelf...
@@Callimo Yes! It's just a one-day street festival and they don't charge entry (only cosplayers and photographers pay to participate), but I think it usually hits close to 200,000 visitors (maybe the biggest cosplay event in japan?) and they ever have enough staff (volunteers for the most part!) :(
Comments & fashion are gold & glam.
A very well put together video!
Thank you so much! 😊
Lol I’ve been pushed shoved stepped on but I’m still here for the love of the arts
That's the spirit - despite the stuff I've ranted about in the video, the coscom has so much to offer in terms of the amazing people you get to meet, all the creative outlets you can tap into, and the freedom to express your love for fiction! The positives far outweigh the unnecessary dramas and shitty behavior, imo - even if we can do better as a community. But definitely don't let the jerks stop you 🤘
Ana Isabel I should have found your channel long time ago hahaha
the editing in this video is pretty good.
At least you still have a good setup hahahaha this video has seriously become very educational
Thanks Claude! 😄 and LOL dude my setup is a cheapass tripod stuck between the blinds of my window hahahaha
I do hope the cosplay community gets better and not turn more toxic, as a young cosplayer it is scary and uncomfortable known what is happening in a small part. However even if its small it still has a big impact and i already know that it may spread if it doesn't change. cosplay in my opinion is to dress up an fictional character, make friends, meet new people and just to have fun and to show your talent to others in the community or even people that aren't in the cosplay community.
Completely agree - cosplay is simply meant to be a fun and creative outlet for people to get together and share their love for all things fiction 😊 It's sad people have to inject their drama (or toxic behaviours) into it, but it'll happen - the best we can do is try our best to avoid it and not take part in it. :) Trust me, there are cosplayers out there who also just want to have fun and avoid unnecessary conflict - surround yourself with those people! ✨
@@ana-isabel it's a simple hobby that people should enjoy and not fear the toxic behaviour of the small amount of people, who cause drama and make people uncomfortable. Cosplay is for anyone no matter what size, race or Country they are from.
It's getting worse
That's sad it's like that; I certainly didn't encounter any of it when I went to Comic Con in London a couple of years back; it was a very friendly atmosphere. And I hope that it was the same behind the scenes. Everybody just seemed to accept people for who they are.
What you said about the Japanese girls I'm honestly not surprised; Anime is filled with teen girls wearing a little more than a smile. If that's Japanese culture it's time they woke up and smelt the coffee.
Ohhh I follow Akidearest & Philip too haha! 😻 And OMG?? I think that's my friend at 3:50 mark? ;3;; Ackkk I didn't know she got attacked like that GRRR!! 😾💢
YASSSSS WE NERDSSSS!! 💯
Also at 11:30, ughhh it's #December2018Drama all over again! But I thoroughly enjoyed watching your vid and super proud at how much you've improved (both in editing and facing the camera) Stay awesomazing, beb! 😽💞
Thank you dear! AHHH Akidearest and Philip are awesome! I've been following their stuff for years now, love their style. Holy crap, I'm sorry your friend had to go through that. These rabid nerds need a life lmao
Thanks as always for your support beb! 💞 Stay amazing yourself!
What was the December 2018 drama?
@@Muddynikeslide A small problem that grew like a pimple 😹💦
@@NekomiKasai16 😂
But it also goes broader than that.
When you watch a play and the actors come out at the end to greet the audience in costume you don't think it's okay to molest them or to tell them they don't have the body shape or skin tone to play that character.
But not alot of people watch plays anymore.
A degree of separation, the 4th wall even, is broken down between the character, the actor, and the spectator at conventions.
I cosplayed once at an anime con. I went as the riddler, green suit and bowler hat and all. Older attendees made fun of me for being fat, so. Never tried that again!
That news from Japan with all the photographers was disturbing.
i have no time to craft my own costume because I spend more time on work than myself
I feel ya right there
The rule should be, "look but don't touch." Like fire, baby!
The notification noise at 10:30 is the same one on my work computer made me check all my notifications for like a minute.
This is half the reason I’ve learnt to make armour, most of the cosplays I do are fully armoured e.g. Master chief, might just be me being scared or paranoid but it’s worked so far for me
Talking about this makes me glad.
I’ve always wanted to cosplay but I’ve heard so many stories from friends but hopefully after this pandemic I can pull of a dope mugen or spike.
Great video! Keep it up :)
This is why I cosplay animal hybrids or mythical creatures, out of fear that someone will say that I can’t cosplay a certain character because I’m black, I’m not even that dark skinned I’m tanned! Still expect the worst from this community. There’s more than just one skin color....
ugh, shameful of the community... it isnt fair that you should limit your prospects over what others think.
First time i cosplayed it was as Alois from Black Butler (yah, i know, but i wanted to be able to use my natural hair for a cosplay and i was his age at the time) and got literally picked up by someone cosplaying as Claude. Con creeps are awful and honestly one of the reasons ill only cosplay in a group with my friends.
I admire everyone who goes to the effort of dressing up as a favorite character and going to a con, but as an older overweight male I've never done so myself, not because of what others might thing, but because I wouldn't feel right myself tryng to pull off an Able Nightroad, as a Tekkaman. Lately though, I've received encouragement from others to consider Uncle Iroh, and THAT, I think I can do and enjoy.
3:51 yeah. One of my old friends didn’t like two black cosplayers cosplaying characters from Black Butler. She didn’t say anything just went, “hmm” in a weird tone
Would you say that modern cosplay plays more to a competition, rather than just seeing each others as enjoying fandoms? Like THIS person looks like a better Wonder Woman to me. All the others are now inferior. I think that goes around a bit, but is really gatekeeping as well. Luckily, I'm in a cosplay facebook group of cosplaying Captain America, and we all share our experiences and help each other.
I agree with you 100%, it (the scene) was horrible when I started high school back in 1990 and oddly enough it hasn't improved much at all since and I can't understand why the fun of fandom constantly needs to have the fun sucked out of it like a cheep bag of cotton candy the moment girls/women also participate because they like that same stuff as well. Makes no sense at all to me. Fandom is fandom, appreciate it and revel in it and make new friends instead of marking out spots via territorial pissing. I also have to ask, is that blue bird stuffy in the back ground DJ Birdy or Ace from the Toronto Blue Jays? First thing that came to mind when the video started as a pop culture fan who also really enjoys sports at the same level.
My opinion of cosplaying is that if it's your costume, you can make it look any way you want. If it's not your costume, you don't have to like it, but don't be an asshole.
Could have comment on the good points, valid criticism or awareness that you brought to this topic.
Instead, im gonna gasp on how good your phone camera is!! Though it was an actual ‘legit’ camera.
I have no idea how youtubes are made
I'm not entirely sure how I ended up here (well, I am, TH-cam told me to) but this is good stuff. Thumbs up.
One who is done cosplay for many many, one of my biggest problems in the community is that people will only share and talk to people who are their quote unquote friends. And treat the people who are trying to promote themselves like shit and not help out.
Since covid hit are there any online cosplay events?
just subscribed idk why i didnt before really good vid
From what I've gathered, these encounters can be summarized by one of the following two scenarios, but it seems a lot of people ignore the second one, in which there's definitely enough responsibility to go around for creating the situation.
Scenario 1:
Cosplayer wears cosplay related to their fandom.
Creep: is handsey or crude to the cosplayer.
Scenario 2:
Lewd cosplayer: barely covered and doing stripper poses.
Onlookers: conducts themselves around the lewd cosplayer the way they would behave around a stripper.
Lewd cosplayer: "They shouldn't behave this way. I should be able to dress however I want and be free of consequences, and these people need to not react to what I'm wearing."
For Scenario 1: throw the creep out. The cosplayer didn't invite that sort of attention.
For Scenario 2: if you aren't in business, don't advertise. Mayby the onlookers are creeps, but the attention was definitely invited.
Totally agree. Life is complicated though and you never know where someone is in their socialization journey.
My boyfriend at the time got sick of me calling people out for being dicks. I really havent been going in a long time because there is so much bs now.
I have my first elaborate cosplay all ready to go, but its a little on the sexy side, and as much as I love the character, the thought of wearing it around people at a con is anxiety-inducing
I totally agree with you 🥰❤
Social clout is such an awkward topic. Im the only girl in our Melbourne (AUS) cosplay group - we do Power Rangers and Star Wars, stuff like that - and the amount of girls who disregard my partner and I (even after we say we are an irl couple) who just want to get in with the guys and dont actually care about anything other than clout... i cant! I love seeing women cosplay and I wish it was more of an uplifting community rather than filled with toxicity
I've cosplayed for a few years and I love dressing up, but damn is this community toxic af. I enjoy cosplaying high femme (sexy characters) but also boy characters and such. I remember how crazy it got for me when I cosplayed Shimakaze from Kancolle. She has a similar body type as me (I have no boobs). I'm not comfortable portraying characters with big boobs bc I don't have them. The piles of creeps and photographers was insane. And also hate when ppl say "then don't dress up sexy" bro you keep your words and hands to yourself.
I cannot get over how different you look in and out of your kit. Almost like two different people. Even your demeanor changes pretty drastically.
Good content, commenting for the algorithm!
How is this channel not bigger?
I think a good rule is never to take a dispute public unless you've already tried going through the proper channels and been refused any help (for cosplayers, this would be contest judges, con staff, venue security or, in more extreme cases, the police).
Just my two cents. Cosplay, and geek culture in general, was cooler when it was just the geeks that were into it. After it became popular in the mainstream, it started attracting the trendy popular types. Whenever trendy popular people get into something, they ruin its authenticity.
absolutely. I left the community when the nudity cosplays raised (when there were the first 18+ cosplayer who got an own area at the convention). It showed that cosplay was more and more only a source of income for some people; narrowing down the chance to find real friends or people who don´t only thrive to get attention.
@@EndingProcrastinationTom-io4ik And those same cosplayers who dress real slutty will complain about people creeping on them. smh…. Comic cons and other related events should be all ages. And there should be dress codes. If they want adult cosplay events, hold em at bars and nightclubs instead. Common sense.
That 1 dislike on this video. Someone disagrees? But this is all so true...
PS. Let's not forget about the photographers who snipe shots without permission, gosh that one annoys me.
Glad you could relate! And omg YES I see this all the time. It really doesn't hurt to ask, especially when the cosplayer's in a position where they're busy, not ready, etc. I also feel bad for photographers who shoot with cosplayers and get their shots hijacked by other random photogs - it can come off pretty rude and intrusive.