A cosplay piece I wrote for Twin Cities Geek.
Premiered my Dr. Facilier at CONvergence and I really like how it turned out (many thanks to the wifey, as always, for her sewing skills). It was my first time doing cosplay with fishnet and shorts so I was kinda iffy at first, but I’m pretty much in love with it now and love the way I look.
#shame #cvg2015
So I’m going to be that humorless feminist, but I found this a completely jarring and misogynistic thing to witness. I had no context for what was happening here. I saw only a woman (who I understand consented to this) and people behind her smiling, chanting “Shame,” and drinking. The thing is, I was given no chance to consent to whether I wanted to see this, neither did anyone else, or the teens or children they walked past. We have enough in society where this behavior against women is condoned and then learned as something that is “normal.” After talking to a friend, she explained the context and that this was from “Game of Thrones.” Having the context only made it worse. Why is it acceptable to recreate a scene from a TV show where a woman is treated this way? I live every day of my life with enough BS where I am shamed for simply being a woman, for being a certain size, for being a certain level of attractive, etc. Now I have to attend a convention where I am supposed to “lighten up” and bear witness to a recreation of a scene where a woman is stripped naked and slut-shamed? No thank you. We need more than a “Costumes are not consent” policy at COnvergence. We need some “Code of Conduct” like Wheaton’s Law: don’t be a dick.
110% what xanatenshi says. And this was allowed to go on at a convention that purports to have set the bar for creating a safe space for congoers. This scene, with or without context, is hugely triggering. It’s misogynist. It’s slut shaming. It’s playing an incredibly traumatic event for laughs. It doesn’t matter that it’s a fictional one.
And make no mistake, this went on for some time and very much in public/visible spaces. The first time I saw this group I was too stunned to say anything. The second time I was ignored as I yelled at every single person trailing behind them that it was in no way cool or funny. The third time, I actually reported it to the Bridge, who seemed to be hearing about it for the first time but did say they would send someone out to look for them and ask them to stop. Of course by that time they had been seen by hundreds of people. There’s no way they weren’t seen by multiple members of staff. I recognize people in that video who I know are friendly with staff.
And after all that, now an official social media channel for the convention is not only allowing it to happen, but celebrating it like it’s something to be proud of.
Respect to the con staffers who I know are fighting to create a better space, but your work is far from done. It needs to seep down to every member and level of the organization.
Do better, convergencecon. “Costumes are not consent” means fuck all in the face of this garbage.
This is bullshit and makes me seriously consider not returning
I usually cosplay Tiana, but sometimes, the villain comes out to play. Gonna be Dr. Facilier this weekend at CONvergence and am super excited! I went to find a top hat and ended up picking up an awesome mask.
Cuz I got friends on the other side~
I made this photo to send a strong message to all cosplayers. We are all different. Don’t let limitations stop you from being your favorite character.
~ Soy Sauce/Soydoka
Reblogging for important message.
Also reblogging because I know the Madoka at the bottom right <3 <3 <3 The wifey made the dress!
Insecure thoughts are going to happen, they just will. Even with all of my confidence I still have that paranoid voice in my head, that kid who was called “weird” for liking anime and video games, she still talks to me like, “They’re going to make fun of you,” “Remember when they made fun of you,” and I do worry – that’s normal. The worrying stops when the cosplay is done, I put it on, I look into the mirror, and I smile. Focus on that feeling of accomplishment when you finish that cosplay, because the only person you need to impress with your cosplay is you.
I wanted to share an interview my wifey and I got to do for Geek x Girls about our cosplay and body positivity and all that good stuff :)
All cosplay is made by my wifey Snow Tigra:) (and occasionally designed by me, like the Mario dress)
Pictures are by Nude Carbon Studios and X-Geek.
Interview is here :)
How to respond to able bodied people who
a. can’t reconcile their mental image of what disabled people are ‘supposed’ to look like with what an actual disabled person looks like. Not all disabilities are visible.
b. claim ‘nutrition is 80% health’ when any chronically ill person knows better.
Raise your hand if you’re chronically ill and tired of hearing that if you just ate right, all your health problems would magically disappear
Get em’, Jay!
“Hiro, I will always be with you.”
Big Hero 6 cosplay
Hiro • Jin (me)
Tadashi • Miguel
Baymax • Kero
Hiro’s supersuit was built by Make It Happen and me
photos by Reskiy
This is perfection <3
