sbneko:

fahrlight:

theworldendswithwonderland:

I had a lot of fun this weekend, but seriously, some of the responses to a certain costume I saw were…well, I personally was disgusted.

Do you see this cosplayer right here?

This FLAWLESS person made this dress entirely. Themselves. Handmade, from scratch. I was floored when I first saw it and immediately asked for a photo, and have been awed ever since. The attention to detail and just the clear amount of work put into this gorgeous piece is absolutely stunning. Not to mention the fact that they’re totally rocking it and look absolutely stunning themselves.

Now, in case you didn’t know, this person is, biologically speaking, a male. (I’m not sure whether they prefer ‘she’ or ‘he’, so I’m simply going to use ‘they’. I mean no disrespect.) That doesn’t take away from the amount of work that they did, or how beautiful they look. It makes absolutely no difference to me, and I wish I could have spoken with them in more detail about their work (or at least caught their name!)

However, at the convention, the response was…pretty disheartening. Here’s this person, in a GORGEOUS dress, showing off their work and having fun like the rest of us…and I saw people literally glaring, laughing, and even had someone come up to me and ask “That’s a dude, right? Why’s he gotta do things like that?” To which I responded “Because they look absolutely flawless and deserve ridiculous amounts of praise and respect.” I myself received a disgusted look and a glare after that.

Even post-convention, I’m seeing photos pop up, and whereas I’m gushing about their work and amazing posing, I see things like this from the posters:

And no, I’m not blocking out names, because if you’re going to be a pigheaded asshole then you don’t deserve anonymity. 

Why is it okay for girls to dress up as men and strut their stuff, but when a man dresses as a woman in a stunning ballgown and rocks it, it’s a big deal? If a female can dress as a male, then there is absolutely nothing stopping a male from dressing as a female, ESPECIALLY with this level of quality work and beauty.

It’s a ballgown, not a bikini. And even if it WAS a bikini, then who cares? If they’re comfortable wearing it, then let them be.

Moral of the story: Don’t judge people for their costumes and be a rude, pigheaded jerk just because it isn’t your cup of tea. If you can accept women running around in bodysuits and bikinis, or girls running around in full suits and ties, then you better plan on accepting men doing the same damn thing. Cosplayers are not there for your entertainment; they’re there to express themselves and do something that brings them joy. So stop raining on everyone’s parade and go be pissy in the corner where nobody gives a fuck.

I hate when such things happen. Sometimes people just can be such asses!

Same goes for girls dressing as boys. It does not happen that often but sometimes people post my pics on FB and want to show my Loki-cosplay to their friends and all they get back is “that’s a chick”. Like I look any less good or bad, just because I am a girl cosplaying a guy.
If somebody looks good then he or she looks good! END of story!

I adore this person and this dress and I would love to meet her/him/the magical creature!

I have to admit, I’m really surprised it gets such negative attention, especially on such an amazing costume. I’ve seen lots of men cosplay girls at cons, it’s pretty much the norm in my opinion, with much more revealing costumes. I’m sure some didn’t like it, but I’ve never personally seen people outright glare at them. 

That dress is AMAZING and they certainly rock it.