[ SECRET POST #196 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #196 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 00 pages, 000 secrets from Secret Submission Post #028.
Secrets Not Posted: 0 broken links, 0 not!secrets, [ 1 2 ] not!fandom, [ 1 ] personal attack.
Next Secret Post: Tomorrow, Saturday, July 21st, 2007.
Current Secret Submission Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[ex-semiblond839.livejournal.com]

I'm all for cosplay being about having fun, but don't you dare fucking cry when everyone makes fun of you for having a shit costume/being fat and showing lots of skin no one wants to see.

If you would have specified that in the secret I would have felt better about it 8D;

Sometimes last minute costumes are okay, as long as you are just doing it for fun. I wouldn't expect anyone to come up to me and be like "OMG SO CUTE" if I just pulled something out of my closet for cosplay.

I actually shy away from cosplaying BECAUSE I know my costumes would suck :| And the one I did last year was crap, despite all the fangirls that SURROUNDED ME. (it was frightening T_T)

Fat cosplayers =/= bad cosplayers though. But even with a good costume, being fat can be a disadvantage. Especially with crossplaying. It sucks. :|

As far as people wearing anime accessories out in public. They are just happy with their hobby or interests. Though I do think it gets boring when EVERY anime fan seems to be wearing the same shirt....

[(Anonymous)]

If you would have specified that in the secret I would have felt better about it 8D;

Yeah well, limited space an' all. ^_^ I just had too much to vent!

Of course last minute costumes are okay, even I've done that. But you can't really blame people either when they post your picture up on the internet and mock you mercilessly because of it. You were the one that willingly walked out in public wearing it afterall.

As for the anime accessory people...well they remind me of all the bad dressers that go on What Not To Wear. They all have a reason why they dress the way they do, but more often than not it's because they are incredibly insecure people who aren't happy with their body and think growing up equates to becoming a boring conservative drone that's lost touch with their inner child. When in reality it is possible to dress quite fashionably without sacrificing comfort or personal taste.

[(Anonymous)]

When in reality it is possible to dress quite fashionably without sacrificing comfort or personal taste.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA Oh wow...

[yami-chan.livejournal.com]

Body image and anime accessories are mutually exclusive. Also, to my understanding, a lot of those annoying fangirls also like to watch anime because "it's more grown up". If it were about an aversion of becoming an adult, they wouldn't frown upon Western cartoons for being too kiddy.

[(Anonymous)]

Well I'm not saying it's applicable to every person, but betch plz. The reason they don't like Western cartoons is cause they're WESTERN! They just create these other lame excuses to make their animus look like they're superior in every way.

[forchancookie.livejournal.com]

So do you hate everyone wearing sports jerseys? How about band t-shirts? Theme park shirts? Vacation destination shirts? People wear this stuff because OMG! They like it! Imagine that!

When people are fans, they like to advertise their interest. They like to share it. I don't wear my Gundam Wing t-shirt because I hate my body. I wear it because I love the show. I get lots of compliments on that old shirt. It's a conversation piece, a connection point between me and the world. I am not ashamed of my anime shirts. I like to share. If you don't like it, look the other way. No one's making you stare at the Nyanko on my chest.

If you think it's childish, that's your own personal opinion, but you're going to have to start hating sports jerseys and band shirts and all the other interest based shirts out there that people wear. It's the same thing. People expressing their love for and interest in a certain subject that they enjoy. It's not a crime. God forbid people enjoy themselves.

I wish all you damn anons would stop trying to make people ashamed of having a hobby that they enjoy and want to share. We're obviously not the ones who need to grow up.

[(Anonymous)]

I am not trying to make people feel ashamed for having a hobby...but then, when asked "What hobbies do you enjoy?" one does not reply, "Oh, I love going out in public in my oversized or alternatively three sizes too small anime shirt so that I can garner attention from complete strangers who also happen to be anime fans too, NYA~~~~!! *^_____^*" Actually my big problem is with their lack of subtlety, as they are almost always uglier than sin. But I think that is just the designer nazi in me. :P

If you don't like it, look the other way.

Now there is some sound advice, I must say! Anything you don't like, don't look at or do anything about! Genius!