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Yesterday’s New York Post review of upcoming SyFy reality show, Heroes of Cosplay, angered quite a few of us in…

One of the many great responses to the Heroes of Cosplay review that irked many of the community. 

What also pisses me off is the fact that, for some reason, cosplay is seen as so weird when there’s so many “normal” things that are just as passionate but aren’t seen as weird.  

Face painters at football games, or people who paint their chest, or wear foam cheese on their head.  People who will go to these games no matter how hot or cold it is, baseball, football, basketball, whatever who cares.  I live in Minnesota and people will trek through the snow to watch a Vikings game.  And come now, talking about cosplayers where you wear the team colors to these games and get PISSED OFF if someone in the opposite team colors shows up.  Boo them, hiss at them, over clothing.  "But it’s part of the entertainment,“ you say, well cosplay is part of my entertainment, too.

Spending a bunch of money to get good seats to a concert that’s for two hours versus spending 25 - 75 dollars for a three day event.  Buying T-shirts at said concert for 30+ dollars.  Sitting in traffic forever for said concert, only to have the main attraction show up late with no explanation, but whatever, you’re going to go to the concert again when they come back to your city.  Also who cares about their personal lives and beliefs, the music is good that’s all that matters right?  So what if this person beat up his girlfriend, or watch fans shave their heads because they thought he was sick when it turned out he was perfectly fine, or is sexist of homophobic, whatever who cares the music is off the chain!  

Wearing clothing brands that a celebrity wears because they wear it, or listening to a magazine about "what’s hot,” or “this is where you should eat” or hell, listening to a magazine about “how to please him/her.”  You’re listening.  To printed.  Paper.  On how.  To make.  A human being.  Happy.  And the tips change all the time.  "Yes yahoo, please tell me how to get a date.“  Did that sound harsh?  Well, you judging me because I like to go to a convention and have fun is harsh too, ESPECIALLY since you didn’t even BOTHER to do RESEARCH!

Cosplay is just another thing that we like that’s part of the entertainment industry.  Before you call it weird, look at the things you enjoy everyday and think about what would be seen as weird.  You actually spent that much money for a pair of shoes?  Weird.  You care so much about who wins a football game that you waste your Sunday updating your Facebook status with scores, or you have that "lucky” jersey, or you drop a bunch of money on food and drinks for the Super Bowl: a one day event?  Weird.  You spend how many hours playing Candy Crush?  Weird.  You listen to a kid on the radio when you’re twenty years older than him?  Weird.  

So yeah, watch who you’re calling weird, because guess what?  When it comes to entertainment and media, we’re all weird in some way.  Unless you can tell me honestly that there’s not anything in the entertainment industry that doesn’t make you excited, then guess what?  You have some weird in you.