I thought it best to share this post with you since Fan Expo Vancouver is right around the corner. This has always been an issue in the cosplay community, and there is more and more awareness being brought to it each and every year. As the title says: COSPLAY IS NOT CONSENT So what does that mean? It means, just because someone is scantily clad dressed as their favourite character, or wearing sexy clothes doesn't give other people permission or the right to go and oogle them, harass them, touch, contact or haggle them in any way. They are showing their respect to a character they admire, and are dressing up in a style that is comfortable to them, but it doesn't mean it is an open invitation to other people to be rude or inappropriate towards them in anyway. It means, If someone is dressed up in a costume that may not look as polished or finessed as someone else's that you can go harass them, or bully them It means, If someone is dressed up in ANY form of costume, YOU HAVE TO ASK FOR PERMISSION! Permission for photos, permission to touch their costume, permission to stop them and have a conversation. Cosplayers don't bite, we want to have our hard work admired, we want to share the excitement of fandom with you, we don't want to have people harassing us and following us around and being inappropriate. So please remember, when you are headed to the Con this weekend, or any other Con, Please be respectful of Cosplayer's. They are fan's too, and are there to enjoy the con. If you are a Cosplayer, go with a buddy or a Cosplay tender, someone who is willing to be a buffer for you and help you out. Original art by Amy Reeder. Photo from cosplayisnotconsent.org
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