The characters I've ever wanted to cosplay were ones that are covered up. They show a little skin here or there--maybe a little bit of the chest, or a little bit of leg--but never a lot of stomach, or back, since those are my problem areas.. and none of them could really be considered 'scantily clad.' I think that people should pick cosplays that fit their body type, of course, but I would never make fun of someone for not doing it the way people who make fun of overweight cosplayers do.

I think everyone should take that into consideration when doing cosplay, though, not just overweight people. Super scantily-clad skinny girls isn't okay, either.. Naturally they could get away with showing more skin, but a lot of costumes are just over-doing it. And just becaue the body type is right doesn't automatically mean it's a good cosplay. But if you're fat, even if it's a beautifully done costume, it's automatically bad because you're fat. I just wish it went both ways.