Bullying is never something to take lightly, and it is important to recognize it when you see it.
Bullying happens everywhere and at every age, the cosplay community is no exception to this. While I may not have personally been a victim of bullying, I have witnessed it many times and even tried to stop it, so I feel it's important to share. People normally depict bullying as something that happens to younger kids, being picked on at the playground, being chosen last for dodgeball, being shoved into lockers. But these are not always the things you need to look for. Sometimes it's the way someone is being spoken to, it could be more manipulative than outright bullying. It's the way people act around each other, putting on a face to seem like they are your friend and are trust worthy, when really...they are using you. I've heard of cosplayer's being picked on because their costume wasn't good enough, or because they are a cosplayer. People get bullied for their size and how they look as the character they chose. They are either too big to be that character or too skinny, or too white or too this or too that. If you've been a victim of bullying or know someone who has, please seek help, speak up, help those around you who are facing the same things.
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