[ SECRET POST #4908 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4908 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

but...why limit yourself like that?

I've been cosplaying for 20+ years and I will never get with the idea that you have to look anything remotely like the character you're trying to cosplay before you're allowed to cosplay them. I have cosplayed Namekians and whateverthefuck Luminara Unduli is, I plan to cosplay fishmen, I have worn dresses and also three piece suits, and I'm currently working on a 7 foot tall demon. Why the fuck should I let my genetically-determined facial features, height, weight, skin tone, or natural hair color limit me from doing literally any of those??

"Looking like" the character is, for one, subjective, but for two, what I would consider "easy mode." Sure, the guy who looks sort of like Mark Hamil after he grows a beard has a much easier time cosplaying sequel-era Luke Skywalker than most, but other people who don't have that easy in can still cosplay amazing-looking Lukes by just putting in a little extra work with wig and makeup. People who have it on easy mode go one of two ways; they either thank their lucky stars and put in more effort on the rest of the costume or props to make sure everything is perfect, or they rely on their easy assets and end up looking absolutely terrible because they stopped giving a fuck as long as they were pretty/skinny/muscly/beardy enough.

But most importantly, and something that is constantly forgotten every other year on social media, is that cosplay is supposed to be a celebration of the characters and series you love, and even if you aren't perfect, you're still showing your love and reveling in your fandom love. Imperfect cosplays might not get as many photos and internet points, so if that's your idea of validation, maybe it's not satisfying if you don't get what you want. But that seems like a you problem, not a cosplay problem. Unless you're entering a competition, who the absolute fuck cares whether or not you look like Jason Momoa. If you don't want to cosplay for fun and appreciation but only want to cosplay for the likes and faves of your photoshoots, well, again, that's a you problem.

Someday we'll be able to go to cons and cosplay safely again, and when we do, I hope you break out of your mold and just do the characters you like, OP. Do whoever you love most, who makes you happy, who you can manage to put a costume together for considering your budget and skills. Don't cosplay someone you've never heard of just because some internet stranger said your nose looks like Meryl Streep's.

[(Anonymous)]

+1000

[(Anonymous)]

I don’t know. I agree with everything you say here and have cosplayed characters I very definitely do not resemble, but I still think the idea of a character resemblance cosplay suggestion website is cool. It sucks when people act like they’re limited to cosplaying characters they look like, though.