[ SECRET POST #2272 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2272 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

And I wonder how much is people really being mean, and how much is simply people saying frankly, "Look, it's a nice effort, but you just don't have the body to pull that one off convincingly."

Speaking as a fat person who used to cosplay way back before it was called cosplay, I still don't get why it's automatically considered mean to tell someone that a particular costume just doesn't work well with their body type.

To me it's no different than saying something like, "No, Andre the Giant, I'm very sorry, but I just don't think you'd have much luck as a horse jockey." Because he wouldn't have, even if a horse could be found that could carry the man, and he'd have looked ludicrous trying. It would be meaner to get someone's hopes up in a situation like that than to just tell the truth and offer to help them find something that worked better for them.

There's a difference between acknowledging an obvious physical reality, even if it's an unpalatable one, and mocking or belittling someone because of it.

[(Anonymous)]

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[truxillogical]

I can kind of see this one. In the sense that it all applies to skill at cosplay--all of the best cosplayers I've ever seen have worked with their body type, whatever it is. The best Sailor Moon group I ever saw were all very plus-sized girls and they looked wonderful. It comes down to making a costume you can pull off. You may have to make some adjustments to it fits properly and looks flattering, and honestly, that should be considered one of the basics of cosplay. Because most of these costumes are based on drawings anyway, so recreating it down to the last detail is just Not Going To Happen.

It's sort of one of those fashion-ish things. You can look good at any size if you know how to clothe and hold yourself.