To be honest, part of me wants to stop cosplaying.
Not only am I in my mid 20s, but I'm just sick of the growing reputation that cosplayers are all whores and sluts. That we're easy.
It seems in a growing number of men (and even non-cosplaying womens minds) we're basically just a kind of "porn girl".
My male friend's girlfriend wants him to stop hanging out with me for this reason. She claims we're too touchy feely with each other and that I'm too flirtatious. We did a cosplay together and stayed in the same hotel room (which was a single bed) and she basically told him after that point she didn't want him hanging around with me because "cosplayers are whores".
>cosplayed with you
>stayed in same hotel room
>one bed
>friendly enough to be touchy feely
She's just jealous and scared as fuck.
>>9071775
I'm sort of in the same boat but for the opposite reason. On your point, the reason why men started thinking this way is because modern and younger female cosplayers have presented themselves as such. The hobby has changed drastically in the last 6 years or so thanks to the likes of Nigri and the other attention whores. Girls think they can get attention by dressing in skimpy clothing and all the neckbeards flock to them. You rarely become "cosfaumous" anymore by being good at your craft. I still do it because I have the drive to better my abilities and I like seeing the end result. I'm a guy, so I don't get many pictures, photographers don't come to me or ask to get a photoshoot even though I win masters divisions regularly. This is how the community is now and it pisses me off.
>>9071775
I do it because I love it and I try my best to ignore that part of it. It's difficult, don't get me wrong. There's always pressure to wear more revealing cosplays to get more attention but so long as you focus on the craft/creative aspect of it,you should be okay. I don't cosplay competitively and I don't plan to so I think I do manage to avoid a lot of that negativity. People have a perception of cosplayers anyway, that we're all weirdos and creeps, so I take it with a grain of salt. Your friend's girlfriend does sound threatened by you so likely she thinks you're attractive and is worried that her boyfriend probably does. I wouldn't let her opinion push you away from the hobby.
Cosplay until it stops being fun. That's my philosophy.
>>9071783
This is what happens to nerdy hobbies that become popular. They get overrun with thirsty normies and women become the most important piece of social currency you can accumulate.
It's gross.
>>9071815
It really is. I'm just pissed that the really good cosplayers don't get much recognition other than in the actual competitive circuit. It's kind of a sub community within the larger one it seems. Then I see the really good ones stooping to their level just to get likes. I might have to start showing more butt and balls just to see where that gets me.
>>9071822
To me, it's a double-edged sword. Yes, it's great that more people are taking an interest and some people are making some truly amazing and creative cosplays. But then it becomes overrun with people that just want attention and don't want to learn new skills or improve their craft. Again, I try to just have fun and do things for myself but I can see how it would get aggravating for those that are trying to compete. If it was me, I'd probably try to branch out more. Focus on improving enough to teach skills to people that are more serious about it.
I think the community is really suffering from a pretty obvious split. That alone is likely what will drive me from it. For now, I'm trying to improve as much as I can so I at least have some skill set that I can use later.
>>9071783
The thing is, the newer ones are so fucking trashy they actually make Nigri look classy by comparison.
Not sure why we're so hung up on her in particular.
>>9071836
You are correct, the plus side is more people do want to actually create stuff. I'm planning on opening up an art supply store because there isn't anything in the area. I'll be teaching props, sculpting, and sewing classes in it too.
My older brother has pretty much said I'm not allowed to cosplay as long as I'm under his roof for the reasons you mentioned OP. He thinks it's a hobby for "cunts" and "worthless whores" (his words).
>>9071840
Because she started the whole "cosfamous" dress like a slut thing.
>>9071861
Yeah but hasn't Nigri been with the same guy for years?
>>9071822
Instead you have people like Envyus, Nana Bear, Danielle.. Etc who get all this attention for putting cutouts in outfits for their tits and getting all the attention when someone next to them wearing something canon isn't even given a blink of the eye. I was explaining this to one of my friends and apparently it is the cosplayers fault for not trying to be sexier if this is what gets attention. Its like...No. Thats not how it works. Its sucks. It fucking sucks that talent is overlooked for a pair of tits because the people who go to conventions a lot of the time are dudes looking for some glimpse of ass. It just fucking sucks. No one wants photos of the girl fully clothed regardless of how accurate it is. No they want the 'bikini version'.
I have recently deleted my Facebook cosplay page and am about to sell a whole fucking lot of my cosplays. I really loved this hobby, but the past 8 years have been nothing but an escalation of attention whoring bullshit. Im glad girls have confidence in their body to show tits and ass, good for you, but fuck. The fact that anyone other than that gets cast aside fucking sucks.
>>9071775
Not a cosplayer and I only lurk this board occasionally but I used to be into this whole scene a few years ago. Honestly I think this stigma came out of the popularity of cosplaying increasing. It used to be a really nerdy thing but then it became cool to be a geek and since a lot of "gamergirlz" are only geeks for sexual reasons, they flood the scene with that stigma. They don't respect the characters like true cosplayers do. Normalfag sluts started cosplaying and now you have to deal with this stereotype.
>>9071862
she's done some pole hopping in her day
>>9071862
She has, the guy has been making most of her props/costumes. But she was the one that made "slutty" versions of characters and created the mentality that being a slut gets attention. Not sure if she slept around but it's the mentality I'm referring to.
>>9071862
It doesn't matter, actual attention whores saw her success and realized they could got dozens of mouthbreathers to send them money if they wore a yellow bikini with Pikachu ears.
>>9071869
So? She's been with Ryan forever at this point. Who gives a fuck if she liked screwing around. Thats her business.
>>9071867
I know exactly what you mean. I'm hoping by teaching people the craft that over time people will come back around. Good luck with whatever you decide to do.
Amanda Fournier, 'nuff said.
>>9071876
Im just going to stick with about 3 cosplays that I actually really care about. Meaning Disney cosplays. At least the kids who attend really enjoy it and I can wear that stuff outside of the con. I go to conventions for fun, not for attention, however when you pass something like a half naked Disney princess group and you are in a Belle ballgown that you spent months on and you get zero photos that weekend.. Not going to lie. It sucks pretty hard and makes the hardwork feel useless.
![gundam[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/MDxih6C.jpg "gundam[1].jpg")
>>9071783
Another guy here. I've talked about the issue with some other of my cosplaying guy friends, and we pretty much came to the conclusion that, if you're male, you pretty much have to be into cosplay for the hobby itself. You're not going to get many pictures regardless of costume, unless you go all out on something like pic related.
Even then, good luck trying any shit like selling prints or a Patreon. Nobody faps to well-made armor.
>>9071878
What a mess.
>>9071850
Why the hell is your older brother telling you what you can and can't wear? How old is he?
>>9071878
Who?
>>9071883
Once again, preaching to the choir. For me, I stick to more period esque or horror costumes from video games. I'm going to be branching out into some other popular stuff but we shall see.
>>9071874
Other anon is just bullshitting anyway. She never slept around. Which is more than can be said for today's cosplayers.
>>9071895
While I sort of get what your saying, wouldn't a perfect costume enhance your photos? Taking pictures of 6/10 girls doesn't make you better.
>>9071878
Isn't that pygmas friend? Milk on /jp/?
>>9071895
And I don't blame you in slightest. You have girls actively trying to show T&A to you, who would say no to that if given the choice?
>>9071903
Yea
>>9071891
I'm 23 and I've lived with him for over three years. I have a minor part time job but other than that he takes care of me. So I listen to what he says.
>>9071883
I want to try to go to more cosplay charity events in the future (once I have some more kid friendly cosplays made) because at least then I'd feel like I'm doing something that makes someone else happy rather than feeling like crap if I worked hard on something that got ignored. Cons are fun for me because I get to be with my friends and I've met some phenomenal cosplayers but it's definitely not great if you're trying to get noticed for something well made. Bigger cosplays pretty much only get attention in contests. I have no issue with people that want to wear more revealing outfits but it's definitely gotten ridiculous. Yes, anyone can cosplay but at least TRY instead of throwing on some superhero themed underwear and trying to pass that off as a costume.
>>9071902
Not necessarily. If I don't like the subject/am not interested to begin with I won't even bother to ask. A pretty face (even a 6/10) in a costume will generally outweigh you as a male in a costume. But if it's a 6/10 in a junk costume I'm not asking (9/10 in a junk costume? It'd depend). (Cosplay) Photography is a very shallow thing, especially when it's free, and I'm not going to pretend otherwise.
Like, I'll be bros with you, talk nerd shit, hang out. Photos are probably not happening.
>>9071908
Whatever happened to pygma.
>>9071928
Who cares? Milk is hotter.
di ck
>>9071861
Like Yaya before her.
>>9071937
It's funny because I knew her back in the day before the surgery and before she showed nothing but tits. She seemed nice enough but she completely changed right before it.
>>9071909
T-take me, oneesama!
>>9071966
That's too bad. Maybe the surgery helped her feel like she could take / do whatever she wanted? I'm sure it was a huge confidence boost.
Am I the only one who doesn't mind the "slut" label?
I am a "slut", I enjoy sex with lots of different partners. There's no shame in it. Hell my current FWB is married.
>>9072018
you and tumblr, congrats. would you like a cookie?
>>9072018
why would you tell anybody this? lol
>>9071775
I stopped cosplaying because I went back to school, right when all this cosfamous bullshit got really big. I remained friends with alot of cosplayers, both well-known and not, and I can tell you that once you get out of it, you really start to notice how petty and fucking retarded cosplayers in general are.
>>9071775
while I get cosplaying doesn't make you a whore.
you're actions OP aren't helping your argument,
i'm not calling you a whore i'm just saying it's valid for his gf to be mad about the fact that you shared a bed, are too touchy, and flirt a lot.
You can cosplay what ever you want and doing that shouldn't get you the label of a whore, but getting a little more then friends close to someone's bf is going to get you some heat.
also nice purrblind pic.
>>9071775
Is it really wrong to be suspicious of a significant other sharing another bed with a "touchy feeling, flirtatious" person of the opposite gender?
I think the "open-mindedness" thing is getting out of control.
>>9071775
Your situation litetally has nothing to do with cosplay. Youre sleeping in the same bed as someones BF and apparently feeling him up
>>9071775
Sure, OP. It's because of cosplay, not because you can't keep your hands off another girl's boyfriend.
OH FUCK IS THIS A PURBLIND THREAD?
>>9071885
There's a funny costumes thread active right now dominated by men, maybe that counts for something?
>>9071885
>Nobody faps to well-made armor.
How viable would it be to make a sexy pose in a cosplay like that? Because I'd pay big bucks for a sexy armor in a come hither pose.
Just by looking at the many female cosplayers in the game now on social media, majority of them all act like wannabe glamour/porn "models" or are sponsored by online companies that sell overpriced cosplay merch in Asia. It's the same rehashed shit. It's just tits, ass and whatever the latest popular costume ie. Overwatch, League of Legends and so on is they can squeeze themselves into for money & neckbeard satisfaction over on Facebook, or the Weeb Instagram kawaii cliche "get 10% off your next purchase with kawaiidesuneme code" girl who gets 90% of their costumes & circle lenses for free. It's tragic asf.
As for OP, we all know you fucked your male friend and you're getting called out for being a blatant hoe.
>>9071783
Getting decent photos nowadays almost always requires a photoshoot scheduled in advance, don't just try and wait forever for someone to find you
>>9072118
why are people so salty about it? it's just as easy to ignore it and live your own life. I think that's the real problem. whenever I hear people complaining, there's always that undercurrent of jealousy.
>>9072118
Those types disgust me. I have my own business making props. Everything is individually handmade. I keep getting IG cosplay hoes asking me to sponsor their next cosplay for a shout out even though I have more followers than a good amount of them. I've even had one of those taobao resellers try to get me to be "partners" with them. They wanted to exchange referral codes and expected 10% profit from the referrals they get me.
>>9072118
>Just by looking at the many female cosplayers in the game now on social media, majority of them all act like wannabe glamour/porn "models" or are sponsored by online companies that sell overpriced cosplay merch in Asia. It's the same rehashed shit. It's just tits, ass and whatever the latest popular costume ie. Overwatch, League of Legends and so on is they can squeeze themselves into for money & neckbeard satisfaction over on Facebook, or the Weeb Instagram kawaii cliche "get 10% off your next purchase with kawaiidesuneme code" girl who gets 90% of their costumes & circle lenses for free. It's tragic asf.
sex sells... always has and always will
>>9071775
>growing reputation that cosplayers are all whores and sluts
>you cosplay
>you sleep with a guy with gf
WOW!
see? youre part of the problem
>>9072125
not easy to ignore.
I wouldn't be okay with my partner sharing a bed with someone who has a rep with getting too close to them.
>>9072125
Not the anon, but that's not jealously lol.
It's just morally gross.
Get over yourself. Just because you're a wannabe or an actual homewrecker doesn't mean anyone is jealous. Anyone can be a slut. It doesn't take skill m8.
>>9072144
if the girlfriend was that worried then she shouldn't have let him go in the first place. This story honestly doesn't check out, imo
You're all hoes with worse mental problems than the average western woman.
>>9072150
"she shouldn't have let him go"
The girl in OP, if it's true. Is shady as fuck.
But the guy is straight up not doing anything to stop.
He's at fault too.
>>9072149
I'm also not OP lol
The girlfriend obviously didn't like OP and thought she was too flirtatious. Who would take that into consideration and STILL say 'okay' to their boyfriend not only going to a con with them but also sharing a bed? sounds like stupidity, plain and simple. OP should have known better/doesn't make them less scummy but come on
>>9072152
Do you even read the thread you /rn9k/ virgin? Plenty of people here are calling out OP for being a whore.
>>9072149
getting defensive... suggests that jealously was probably the right word
>>9072154
Oh sorry senpai.
I don't think the girlfriend really knew or was aware of how flirtatious the girl in OP is until after the cosplay thing especially after them sleeping in the same room, single. I think the girlfriend got worried after the fact.
As to that though, I doubt they want to be too controlling but tbqh I would break up with my bf if he pulled that shit. He knows better than that. The bf is also pretty shady imo.
>>9072156
Okay, explain how it's jealousy?
I'm really curious.
Cheating is pretty looked down upon everywhere, and being a slut only takes spreading your legs.
I'm not sure how you think someone being offended over people being gross and just rude is jealousy. It's called empathy, especially when cheating hurts people and you can sympathize.
>>9072156
not same anon but I think you've got the idea about being jealous wrong.
In my honest opinion, OP did wrong because she knew he had a girlfriend BUT if she did not sleep with him, his girlfriend wouldn't know what kind of a disgusting player he is.
>>9072134
Too many cosplayers expect handouts these days and are becoming more & more lazy. Free props, free costumes and free photoshoots. Shit doesn't work that way, yet they'll keep pushing for it no matter what and resort to things like Patreon. Great to hear you make a business out of making props though anon.
>>9072165
Yeah, I can see that. Like I said, the story doesn't really make sense. You don't "accidentally" act touchy-feely with someone and you definitely don't do a cosplay together and then sleep in the same hotel alone when the person is taken. OP makes a good point about the comm in general but is clearly trying to play victim after they got caught
>>9072175
It's true, but it's a trade off at this point. I doubt cosplay will ever get rid of the stink jnigs gave birth to and whatever hobby or interest. If it gets popular enough, there will always be women looking to sell their sexuality through it and get ez money.
>>9072111
This. Me too.
>>9071775
Nobody thinks cosplayers are whores and sluts.
On the contrary, everyone thinks that you're stuck-up bitches. Many of you think that because you might look better than the average whale that is into geek culture, you deserve to have people kiss your fucking asses and talk down to people. That's a no.
That's not to say that you AREN'T whores -- just that you're no more whorish than the average bitch. To get "cosfamous", I'm sure many cosplayers have polished knobs and swallowed kids. I plan on finding out how many whores are in the cosplay community very soon.
And staying in a hotel room with a male friend, in a single bed, alone, while he has a girlfriend, is a whorish move. You should just accept that she's upset and apologize, and or move on.
>>9071983
Are you going to tell me that 100% of the cosplayers you see at conventions are slutty whores because it's more like 25% at best.
>>9072197
lol someone sounds mad that girls won't fuck them
>>9071867
I quit cosplay a few years ago and sometimes miss it but overall don't regret it. Back then whenever I brought it up I got a ton of "oh anon don't let other people dictate your hobbies you can still cosplay for yourself~" fuck that this shit is fucking cancer.
>>9071783
>2016
>This "cosplay craft vs dressing skimpy" argument
Cosplayers are essentially models. Physical attractiveness is nearly the entirety of being a model. People are biologically drawn to attractive people. Period.
If your cosplay construction skills are good, people will give you that recognition. But don't be fucking shocked, in 2016, that people want to look at a nice pair of tits and ass. I'm a cosplay photographer, and I'd rather shoot a hot nearly naked bitch that a dude in a fully working Gundam suit. Period. (I do shoot both girls and guys, but bro, don't fault me for being human).
>>9071883
If you're in a costume that's incredibly detailed, and you spent hundreds of hours on, and you get no photos, it's because your dress sucks, or your face sucks. Find out which one, and tighten that shit up.
>>9071885
This. I go out of my way to shoot awesome guy cosplays, but real talk, I don't go to conventions to see guys. It is what it is. And no, you won't be selling shit on Patreon. lol
>>9071775
>Tee hee, I can hang out and sleep in the same bed with all the male friends I want!
>WHAT THE HELL, DID YOU JUST LOOK AT THAT GIRL?! IT'S OVER BETWEEN US!
Women.
>>9072197
this is the general sentiment, pretty much.
I know plenty of regular congoers that don't like messing around with cosplayers, and I don't blame them for being cautious, given how toxic the communities are. I've had cosplay buddies get hit on by other cosplayers, and they generally ignore or reject them due to being turned off by how godawful and stuck up the people in our local comms are. This one girl in particular seemed really cool, but my friend just didn't respond to anything because he thought that "she's probably pretentious and shrewd, like most of them"
It even extends to girls with interests in gaming and anime.
most of the guys now date normal girls, despite being heavily involved in gaming and anime/manga/cosplay, themselves. this sentiment is more widespread than people think it is, which is a damn shame
>>9072213
Real talk acknowledged. People can bitch as much as they want, but NOBODY buys prints of dudes unless you're shirtless and mad ripped.
>>9072213
>I'd rather shoot a hot nearly naked bitch that a dude in a fully working Gundam suit
Mate, you are a special kind of faggot.
>>9072218
he seems more like an ordinary guy.... bro.
>>9072214
Go back to your containment board /r9nk/
>>9072218
Like anon said, nobody faps to dudes in realistic armor. :)
>>9072172
Com'on don't shame the boyfriend. Maybe he didn't know what he will get himself into like OP probably did too.
>>9071775
Also, fuck you for using my baby Purrblind as the face of this fuck-ass thread.
You were the one doing whore shit, not her. You should put your own face on the OP.
>>9072215
Flip side but same deal, my bf isn't into the con scene at all. He games but not heavily and he's read some manga but he's not that into it and I honestly prefer it that way. I don't think I'd ever date another cosplayer. There's just too much drama involved.
>>9072213
sounds shitty but it's true. I can't get mad at people for getting attention because they're attractive. cosplay might not have always been about looks but it definitely is now
>>9072202
There's really nothing wrong with what he said, except that people do think that they're whores. just ask any normal/jock guy what they think of girls who dress up as cartoon characters at a convention. They either say:
A. wow, attentionwhore
B. she's probably a slut
C. she's probably a slut, but I'd fuck her
D. damn, that's cool. I want to be her bf (these are the neckbeards)
No one is really insulting female cosplayers, it's just something I've noticed, and I can back that guy up with my own anecdotal evidence. You should see what they say about guys that cosplay.
>>9072223
>>9072218
He's thirsty, just like every beta faggot in the industry.
>>9072213
>Cosplayers are essentially models
Ok if we are talking the "new age" of girls in skimpy clothing, you have a point. But Cosplaying since before has been about a love of the source material, and a demonstration of ones ability to replicate what they see. You must be this new breed of beta that has to see tits and ass to be validated. Let me guess, you prey upon these girls for a modest 100$ an hour to tell them they look beautiful and give them mediocre photos. I'm sure you have been doing this for maybe 2 years at the most.
>>9072232
pic in the op doesn't look like a whore at all. nope.
>>9072231
Sleeping in the same room with someone who's flirty and touchy feely? It takes two to tango. That fucker wasn't stupid. He knew what he was doing. I don't know why the girlfriend is now trying to control him when he can't even respect boundaries for him and his partner. Maybe she has a low self esteem considering she's trying to keep his scummy ass.
>>9072048
>cock against ass spells trouble
this truth tea
The new attitude is why I will never cosplay. I'm a very average girl, not fat, not gorgeous- I just love my anime and manga. I'm not super sensitive but people genuinely rip into cosplayers who have even tiny, minor imperfections nowadays. I wish I could have been in the 2000s con scene, when it was more about having fun then being perfect imitations of 2D characters.
>>9072242
what if that guy was a harem MC?
>>9072250
No one will rip on you to your face. Just do it for fun and because you like what you're cosplaying.
>>9072048
>gf says she's going to a con with two male friends
>met them, they're rather effeminate
is it time to break up with her before she gets spitroasted?
>>9072236
I guess that I have gotten used to this mentality honestly. The more I cosplay, the more creeps I seem to get which I guess is fueled by this perception. I did go to a con recently with one of my best friends and he was making comments about "hot girls with ugly guys" which I guess is how most normal people see it. It's the main reason that I date outside of the comm. It's just much easier dating someone that doesn't know anything about the con scene/doesn't care to know.
>>9072250
Don't get me wrong, back then there was drama and there was people trying to be perfect. But it was more of a competition and a strive to get better than just downright nastiness. Everyone started somewhere and most of us got better as time went on. Now it's all about the sex appeal. I'm seriously tempted to just dress and man slutty as possible and see if it works just as an experiment. I'm not fat and I have a large ass for a man.
>>9072250
Don't worry. A girl in cosplay can raise a 3/10 to a 6/10. The attention from the thousands of thirsty geeks will counteract any mean-spirited criticism that you'll receive.
>>9072254
are they both into your gf and does your gf know it?
>>9072260
I wouldn't know. She's fairly clingy.
>>9072250
Nobody makes mean comments to anyone's face, regardless of how nasty it gets online. I looked like shit at my first con but I had a lot of fun/met some amazing people and it's the main reason I'm still into it now. Go for fun and you'll be fine.
cosplay is about having fun, if normies misinterpet this, it's their problem
>>9072264
Break it off just to be safe.
>>9072267
Lold
>>9072238
Why does it matter who I am or what I charge? I'm anonymous.
The shit I said is true, and you can be mad about the truth if you want. It won't stop it from being true.
>>9072329
In todays community, it is indeed sad but true. You however are a cancer that further perpetuates this mentality.
>>9072361
According to your logic, I am:
>Saying truth
>A cancer that perpetuates the mentality
>The mentality of truth
So you're mad because I'm saying human nature... is human nature?
On the contrary, I think YOU (and your shitty generation) are what's wrong here. These are facts of life, and instead of working hard to be the best person you can be, you fucking complain. Complaining isn't going to change shit.
>>9072018
You can live your life however you want as it is not any of my business, but you will not convince me that there is no shame in promiscuity.
The past 2 years have been an interesting experience. Though i've been cosplaying for 3, it's the last 2 that have really made me notice things.
I've met some really awesome people. However it was pretty sad to see some of them drop into this weird mindset where it was about making money, selling prints, and getting fans and admirers. I've had good friends suddenly 180 and shit all over me, my boyfriend, and our costumes. Everyone is so serious about this now, that it isn't a hobby anymore because you're trying to make it a competition where someone wins and everyone loses and from there a career. Good luck with your Twitch channel, anime review series, or whatever it is you do now....
I can look nice when i need to. I'm fairly fit physically, C-cup, and have an average face. But i'm no model, and have only done maybe two shoots with friends at cons. I've loved going to cons, meeting people, buying cool merch, everything. But this backstabbing has become too real. Colossalcon might be my last con for a while.
>>9071775
Why not just keep cosplaying and prove to people cosplayers aren't whores by setting a good example and promoting others who are like minded. Cons invite guest based on FB likes and requests and unless people start talking to one another and pushing more talented seamstresses and prop makers forward the 'attention whores' are going to win. Go out on social media and follow/like the cosplayers you admire and share them with others. Talk to them and form networks. Encourage your local cons to invite people who reflect the community you want to see.
>>9071815
This. Normies ruin fucking everything they touch, all the time, every time. If it wasn't for thirsty normie guys, JNig wouldn't be as popular as she is. If it wasn't for lazy ass basic bitches, we wouldn't have a million JNig clones catering to them in their store-bought clothes with hot glued bias tape. The worst thing is that these sluts are putting up patreons and guys are backing them to see more shitty closet lingerie cosplay of their League of Legends waifu. Seriously, fuck normies.
>>9072213
>nice pair of tits and ass
>hot nearly naked bitch
>bro
Are you fucking 16 or something? I swear this is like 80% of male cosplay photographers.
>>9072475
Then don't be promiscuous and stop trying to label everyone else? I don't know what's hard about this. Nobody's asking you, or anybody else, to do anything except nothing.
>>9071783
I'm a guy and I get asked for pictures, by both genders, sometimes in succession to the point where I'm like "SHIT I WANNA SIT DOWN"
I've grown bitter about the trend of mash-ups. Or rather people I know resorting to the already growing stale Overwatch bikini nonsense, or proposing something utterly superfluous like a Love Live/Sailor Moon combo. I remember going as Belle to a con last year because I found a dress that i could easily re-purpose and modify. A man with a young girl who was probably no older than 4 asked me for a picture with his daughter, and she was so damn happy almost like she actually got to go to Disneyworld. Still my favorite con memory. The original means a lot to someone, no need to mash up.
I guess i'm too Plain Jane when it comes to costumes.
>>9072526
This. I'm average in every way looks-wise, but my craftsmanship improves a lot by every costume and after dozens of shoots my modeling skills are great. That's why I keep cosplaying and setting up an example that you don't need to be a 9/10 with your tits hanging out as the bastardized version of this month's flavour character. I just wish other people were more persistent with the old school type of cosplaying instead of just quitting, switching to the Nigri path or staying in the background and making me feel like in 2016 I'm the only one who knows my character from the actual source instead of a wikipedia summary or a meme image.
>>9072522
I've just grown old. I'm 25 now, and while I do enjoy making costumes i've probably only made 3 in the past year. I got a real job, which i do enjoy. I stopped cosplaying for a while when i moved to a new state (no money) and in many ways I found i didn't miss it. My old con friends are scattered across the West coast, and i can just use my money to buy stuff I would usually get at cons online.
I'm currently prepared to go to Otakon, but this might be my last con for a good long while
Nigri is a pomo model first, cosplayer second. I'm not going to fault her for selling herself as a brand, but rather the horrible lack of transparency.
I'm more upset about the idea that you can tack a midriff and some boobs on a character and bam you have this awesome genderbend cosplay. Then you have the two boob jobs, which you deny up and down (for reference, Yaya straight up said her boobs were fake. No big deal). Then you start shilling for his tea company, but say you're not doing it for them.
>>9071775
I have been cosplaying for some time myself. Yeah it sucks that the half assed bikini slut cosplays get more attention then something that someone spent months in the making on. But don't let that discourage you from doing what you enjoy. That fad will disappear in time. People will get bored of it and move on to other things. All you can do is make the amazing cosplays you have and prove that you don't need to have plastic tits to cosplay. The people who know what your from and are genuine fans of what ever it is appreciate your work and dedication. Just because your not getting photos and there's photos being taken of the skimpy slave princess peach doesn't mean you did a bad cosplay. I have noticed as I have attended the conventions that many people like your cosplay but simply don't take a picture because they feel they will be bothering you and or are too shy to ask. The people that are taking pictures of the slutty peach slave cosplay are usually people who are new to the culture and don't know much past maybe a binge watch session of game of thrones or watching the block buster marvel hit in theatres. They will move on when the fad shifts to something new. Keep being awesome and you will get noticed once the geek fad dies out.
>>9072566
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>>9072566
I feel like this would have happened eventually, Nigri or otherwise.
I only take offense at the fake cringey persona she's taken on over the past year or so, and her tatted up fuckboi boyfriend doesn't help either
so much jelly in here
the cosplay scene has changed, you are just getting old and replaced by attractive and more skilled gals
get with the times sheeesh
>>9071775
I don't like everything "needing to be sexy"
I went as Erza from Fairy Tail to Anime Expo last year, and while I don't like Fairy Tail I do have some knowledge of it and my friends wanted to do a group. One of them helped me make her regular armor, while I made the sword.
I got some flack from some people for not doing one of her revealing armors, and i found the experience after our shoot to be terrible.
>>9072586
>I got some flack from some people for not doing one of her revealing armors
How did they even told you that? That seems pretty rude.
>>9072584
Riiight. Moving on.
I just want to be able to go to cons, dress up as characters from the shows/games I love and meet like minded people.
As a complete introvert, conventions are one place where it's easy to break the ice. Even though I still suck at it...
It is to see mildly annoying to see soulless sexy cosplays, but that's it, just mildly.
>>9072589
Two of the guys at the shoot asked me "if that was the only armor I had" and one of the photogs asked if I had her samurai armor (which I later found to just be pants and bandages wrapped around the breasts), which i said no and was told "too bad"
>>9072581
She adapted that persona in highschool. It was cringy and annoying then and it's annoying now. But it got her places. So it worked out for her. I much rather be true to myself and my cosplays then do what ever I need to do for attention.
>>9072150
>she shouldn't have let him go in the first place
Hahaha oh wow.
>>9072586
this. if you feel like you need to "sexify" your cosplay in order to be seen, you aren't doing it right...
>>9072593
it's tired and played out is what it is. I go to cons to see talent. Revealing cosplay != talent
>>9072594
That's like the most tame "got some flack" ever..
That aside Fairy tale is a shitty show famous for fan service.
>>9071775
>worried about reputation of cosplay girls to be whores and sluts
>is a slut
Gee, I wonder.
>>9072048
>The only way to make it fit is by spooning
Are you and your friends only staying in ghetto hotels with tiny beds or what?
I've never in my life had to spoon with someone in a con hotel room. There's always been at least a foot of space between me and the other person.
That being said, if you have so little trust in your significant other to begin with, then your relationship is destined to fail.
>>9071783
As a photog who has gone from "who" to "oh wow people follow me, 2spooky4me" I don't do random photoshoots and photogs Iv'e drunk/talked with tend to agree UNLESS we are asked. Asking randos for photoshoots in the age of "con creepers" and rapists is a bad idea if you want your name to not be put on the shitlist.
If someone asks and I have time, I will gladly do random shots (and I've made a lot of friends/clients (I say clients not in a paid way, but people I tend to shoot with), that way.
The thing that bothers me the most is all the "costests" of flavor of the month cosplays that never go anywhere past just a makeup selfie. And then of course girls on IG that have accounts FULL of just these selfies. Tired of the glamour shots and no actual skill in posing or craftsmanship. I don't even pay attention to "cosfamous" people anymore, but it really bums me out seeing 14 yr olds get pissy over "only 5000 likes on insta" for nothing more than a caked up selfie. I don't associate with my old community back home because of this. Its either kids getting upset about not getting enough attention, or its grown adults whiteknighting "pretty" girls to try and get in their pants. I've had enough.
Reading this thread. The mainstreaming of this hobby has boiled it down into its ugliest components. Now we judge the cosplayer, not the costume.
Cosplay isn't something that should be restricted to attractive people. It's something that should be open and available to anyone who wants to try. But it is also an artform. Art is made to be presented and judged. But if all you want is facebook likes or neckbeard attention, then showing skin is the quickest way to get it. This isn't a shortcut to success, is taking the low road, the easy route.
>>9072250
I do agree with you, I called out the Love Live thread for literally being nothing but bullying. Call me a faggot or whatever, that thread and the bullying is WHY shit like the OP and all the amateur models are going there. When you push the fun out of the hobby don't complain when it becomes cancerous like OP.
>>9072048
there's nothing wrong with spooning? i have a bf and still do spooning with roommates on cons when there's not enough space
don't be so prude
>>9071775
>Not only am I in my mid 20s, but I'm just sick of the growing reputation that cosplayers are all whores and sluts. That we're easy.
You mean you're not?
>>9071775 (OP)
So you shared a bed and are touchy with someone's bf and you wonder why she doesn't want you two hanging out anymore? Are you playing stupid or are you actually this stupid?
OP, you're complaing about a problem you're part of. Please DO stop cosplaying, no one will miss you.
>>9072638
There's a difference between laying with multiple people in bed because of space/saving money and solely sharing a bed with someone's bf that you're already touchy and flirty with.
>>9071775
The 'maturation' of the hobby itself transformed the nature of it. It has gone from fanatics dressing up as their favorite characters to soulless C-List models looking to make that sweet con cash. If you are a 'professional' who gets paid to go to conventions, you for all intents and purposes ARE a whore, and responsible for fueling the perception that all other cosplayers are. It doesn't help when many of these people are damaged goods, looking to supplement the meager attention their fathers gave them with the lust of fanboys.
>>9071775
Who cares? Live your life. If they're not paying you then their opinions don't matter. If you're gonna let someone bully you out of one of your hobbies, fine be a pussy but if they really mattered they wouldn't judge you for something as innocent as dressing up as a character.
> tl;dr those who matter don't mind, those who mind don't matter
>>9071874
They've been together less than 2 years
>>9071867
You said it better than I could have.
>>9072522
>>9072559
>>9072593
>Not a competitive cosplayer
>Whines about cosplay being a "competition"
If you're not in it for followers, money, or anything else, then why does it matter? You're there for fun, right? So just put on your shitty costume and have fun.
>>9072531
Your tears... they're so delicious. You should bottle these and sell them.
>>9072586
>>9072594
>Guys wanted to see if I also had a more revealing outfit
>I didn't and they were disappointed
Those sick, disgusting perverts!
>>9072626
That's really sad. I still shoot with "randoms", but it's true; I don't go anywhere with them alone, and I keep my conversation extremely neutral.
In this current climate of hyper-sensitivity, cosplayers will do anything to play victim, including throwing you under the bus for "harassment".
>>9072729
A professional cosplayer is a model, not a whore. Do you think that a professional model that gets nude for, say, a jewelry company or a fragrance campaign, is a whore? If cosplay models were getting $100,000 for their work, would you still call them that? Eh, you probably would.
Jealousy is a hell of a thing.
>>9072891
I wouldn't really call them models. I wouldn'to necessarily call them whores either. Entertainers I'd say.
>>9072891
It seems you have failed to read the thread. Please come again and rewrite you answer. Thank you.
>>9071783
I always thought it'd be beneficial if the community actually came up with some sort of alternative name for what is unfortunately a subgenre now. It's really tough when "I do this for the craftsmanship" and "I do this for the modeling" are lumped into the same category. Something like "Craftsmanship cosplay" or "Character cosplay" or "Social cosplay" is a mouthful, but it's better than every rando assuming I exist to show off my tits when all I want to do is sew a ballgown.
>>9071870
In her defense, if she hadn't done it some other girl would have. The concept of "sex sells" existed long before cosplay.
>>9072018
You're free to live how you want and I'm free to be disgusted by your lifestyle. Everyone wins!
>>I do shoots
I realise you're attention whores, but.. WHY? Is it not enough to have a cool costume and thens pot yourself in other people's pictures later?
Isn't this idea combined with people in skimpy costumes the reason it's so shitty?
I'm going to a con in the next few weeks and I'm cosplaying a female character in full armor - neck to toe, chainmail shirt, plate armor, etc. The only parts that will be showing are my elbows (so scandalous!) and head.
I love the game and the character fits me well. I'm anticipating being disappointed at the con - not being asked for pictures and them seeing generic pokemon bikini girls and whatnot being fawned over.
I wish this was the early 2000s, when people would stop and take pictures and talk to share their love of the show/game/whatever.
Now I just feel like I'm setting myself up for disappointment by picking characters that I love but aren't overtly sexual.
>>9072930
Why wouldn't you want photos of all the hardwork that you put into a cosplay? That's not attention-whoring, that's being proud of your work and wanting something to show for it, especially if you don't get any photos taken by other con goers. It only makes sense to want to showcase your talent/see how much you've improved.
>>9072125
Not that anon, but I agree with him and you're right - I absolutely am jealous. I'm jealous that I have to work my ass off to make rent every month while these girls literally get free money handed to them on Kickstarter, patron, twitch, etc simply because they were born hot and have so little shame as to willingly exploit themselves. It's fucking Bulls hit and you bet your sweet ass I'm salty and I have every right to be.
>>9072526
Oh please. People have been bleating this same tune since before I quit (about 3-4 years ago) and the situation just gets worse and worse every year.
Reading this thread, I'm actually appalled. It was bad when I quit but it was never this bad. There were still lots of talented cosplayers getting recognition, still some optimism. Whenever these threads came up there was a lot of bitching but most people were optimistic like you.
Despite this hobby's origins, we don't live in an anime and this problem can't be solved by one, or even one hundred, dedicated cosplayers putting their heart and soul into their costumes and showing everyone what cosplay is really about!!
It's not going to happen. Cosplay is fucking dead. I'm sorry.
>>9072937
That's life, desu. There is always going to be someone out there that uses their looks to get by. I look at it this way: cosplay isn't my life. It's a hobby and, at the end of the day, those people are going to crash and burn. How many "cosfamous" people do you see actually making a career out of it? JNig and Yaya were smart enough to brand themselves and make it a business. All the girls following after them don't have the drive or staying power. To me, they're all in an over-saturated market that's going to go downhill soon.
Maybe all cosplayers need to lower their expectations of what type of response is receive.
If you look around IG you can find just as many overly sexual cosplayers as those that focus on construction that dont receive a lot of attention.
I like to consider myself part of the later group and found my photos receive a decent amount of attention when I post them. I'm not getting Jnig level of likes on each photo but I do find my photos liked by other cosplayers who are similar to me that focus on construction and accuracy.
>>9072932
Big cosplays that have had a lot of obvious work like armor work tend to also get a lot of photos. It's people that do cosplays of an exact character (for example, blue dress belle) and are next to someone who is doing slave girl belle the one showing more skin will get more photos just because there's a lot of creepers that like half naked women. They don't know what she's cosplaying but she's running around barely dressed so they need a photo for their collection. but you will get more people who genuinely care about the character and appreciate your work.
>>9072936
I'd get a friend to snap a few pics of me at the con.
I wouldn't pay some thirstboy like >>9072213
You've bought into the bizarre mentality of needing shoot photos that I was questioning, and more than that you're paying him.
Yes I craft things. Yes it is attentionwhoring. Because the pride I take in my work is in the work itself.
>>9071775
>I'm just sick of the growing reputation that cosplayers are all whores and sluts
This is not something limited to cosplay and if people think you're a slut, that won't suddenly change if you stop cosplaying.
>>9072950
This!
I'm not the worlds best in creating cosplays. I'll admit that. But I'm learning the more I work. I post my progress pictures and even my failures on my Instagram so I can reference back to them and laugh. I also do it to share that not all cosplay creators get it perfect the first try. I don't get nearly as many likes as a pageant cosplayer that posts half assed selfies with even less viewing of the cosplay. But the cosplayers I do get liking my stuff are the same as me. Posting progress images, failures and details of their work. It seems that cosplayers who really are that detail driven are more supportive of eachother then the ones looking for fame. We help eachother when we ask and not throw eachother a "good luck bro" when someone asks what the best way to mount your angel wings would be.
I will say that I think it is a little "back in the good old days" to think that we didn't always have this problem in the hobby to some extent (the drama, cattiness, popularity of undeserving cosplayers.) But, that being said, I do think that it has gotten so much worse. Back in the mid 2000s, most of the well known cosplayers were actually talented, or at least were coming up with innovative techniques that were original. These days there are so many talented people who get little to no recognition in comparison to people like Nigri. Nigri herself encapsulates what is wrong with the hobby, but hats off to her for causing a sea change. It might have happened on its own eventually but I do think she played a big part in it.
Back then we had to color our own wigs, didn't have access to thermoplastics, etc. It has gotten so much better and easier to faithfully recreate our favorite characters now, but it came at a high price. I honestly miss when cosplay was a niche hobby. It has gotten so mainstream now that people actually know what it is and that kind of sucks for those of us whose professions don't mesh with this hobby (especially because people's assumption is usually that it is some fetish bullshit or whatever.)
I remember distinct stages of fashion trends growing up: goth, skateboarder, prep, hipster...I think the latest iteration is nerd and I don't like it.
>>9072932
You're still going to have people share their love of the game with you and probably still get a decent amount of pictures.
I'm a guy and have never had any of the problems the dudes in this thread have been bitching about. Every time I've cosplayed I've gotten a fair amount of photos taken and *every single time* I've ended up meeting people who liked my cosplay because they're into the same stuff I am.
Even a small con will have like 500-2000 attendees. That's more than enough to bring in hundreds of people who are there to share in their nerdy hobbies and not to ogle skimpy-dressed women. You'll be fine and will have a great time.
>>9072972
I couldn't agree with you more and it makes me so sad.
I don't know if there's anything we can do to stop the current zeitgeist in the cosplay scene.
Maybe what we should do is encourage people who are actually crafting and creating, make an effort to compliment a hand-made costume at the con even if it isn't as visually and viscerally appealing as a hot chick wearing clothes from the kid's section. Maybe we should start approaching cosplayers and engaging them in conversation about the source material they came from or asking them how they made a really interesting piece of their costume.
Pipe-dream, I know. Even back in the day their was a lot of cattiness. But if we want cosplay to edge back on the side of construction and creativity, maybe we have to support each other when we try to(?)
>>9072960
>you're paying him
As if every con photographer is that guy. I support photographers (who, surprise, are also cosplayers!) because I'm an artist first and foremost and I support other people that are trying to make some extra money. I've met some amazing cosplayers that also happen to do photography and we support each other. Again, this elitist mentality and 'holier than thou' attitude is what I laugh at. Every cosplayer does it for attention. Yes, even you. That's the main reason everyone's bitching isn't it? Because half-naked girls are getting more attention than people that devote time to their craft. Miss me with this 'photoshoots are attention-whoring' bullshit.
>>9072986
I agree. There's no support in this community anymore. When I first started a few years back, I was encouraged to improve which is why I've kept at it. My best friend got a lot of support on her first prop and I remember people actually asking about how she made it. Now, everyone seems to thrive on tearing people down instead of fostering a community of creativity. Yes, there will always be those that just want instant gratification/attention but people should be more supportive of the ones that are just starting and clearly want to get better. My favorite part of cosplay is seeing what people create and getting inspired to constantly get better and better.
>>9072986
I have always complimented people on their hard work on cosplay. Even if it looks horrible. A compliment makes them feel better about something they could have been concerned with. It's the best way to encourage someone to improve because they will make more and better their skills. That's how I started out. I barely knew how a sewing machine worked and didn't understand how to get a wig to not frizz. But my mother encouraged me with everything like the scribbles of crayon on paper to the fridge thing. She got me my first sewing machine when I was 16 and we went to the thrift store to get old clothes and sheets so I could practice how to sew. This was a time before YouTube and tutorials everywhere. But you know what? I learned how to sew better with each costume I made. I look back at them now and see how bad they where but it was in the past and shows that a positive reinforcement can't help another stay motivated to keep trying and learn.
I feel it's the same with cosplay. Tell them they did a good job. It's a small thing but could mean a lot to them.
>>9072897
Basically on par with strippers these days, imo. Of course you're out of line in calling them a whore in public, because you don't actually see them having promiscuous sex, but only an idiot would assume that attractive women who enjoy the attention that comes from revealing clothing and flirtation in public aren't acting on that attention in private, and if you're a good looking guy it's really easy to get that kind of girl to take her clothes off when nobody is looking; "covert promiscuity" is a very basic and widespread female default, and "slutty" clothing/cosplay/whatever is the #1 indicator of this kind of behavior, because, surprise, men and women are designed to want to bang each other and this is how it's been for as long as humans have been forming complex societies.
tl;dr in the wise words of Dave Chappelle: "All right, ladies, fine. You are not a whore. But you are wearing a whore's uniform."
>>9072891
>If cosplay models were getting $100,000 for their work, would you still call them that?
That intangible "worth" gap is basically the exact reason why revealing cosplayers seen as whorish in the first place. Some famous ad-campaign supermodel often represents the pinnacle of female aesthetics. She's something out of reach that normal men will never have, or even be in the presence of. She's something only the most successful, rich and famous of men will ever get to know. She's very much on a pedestal.
"Slutty" cosplayers are just normal, flawed people mucking around in the dirt with the rest of us, interacting with and being touched by normal men like the rest of us, and their "worth" to other men is far lower as a result.
>>9073027
I was actually going to say "like strippers" but figured that would offend a few of the special snowflakes in this thread and they'd miss any sort of point I had.
>wants to start a bait thread
>use a purrblind pic
Perfect
>>9073096
Purrfect
>>9073096
She a ho though
>>9072018
don't mind the idiots.
it's people like you why i go to parties.
>>9072897
Technically they're promotional models. They aren't getting paid to cosplay.
>>9073167
Maybe booth babes are but your average attention whores paying for pictures aren't.
>>9072619
not that anon, but OP said it was a single bed. I'm guessing they mean a twin bed. the small kind
Idk man, I surround myself with friends and people who are genuinely supportive of one another, care about the craftsmanship behind cosplay, and don't participate in petty con drama. We all have day jobs and careers outside of cosplay, so it's not our entire life, which helps. I think it probably also helps that I'm older (27) and honestly just do not give a fuck about 90% of the bullshit happening in the community. I like going to cons and meeting fellow fans of the series, though I've had a lot more fun and met more friends at private photoshoot-type events, since those tend to be self-selecting for people who care about cosplay as a craft/art.
I get bothered like anyone else when the skimpier cosplayers get attention because who doesn't want attention? And it's nice to be recognized for the hard work you've put into a costume. But I'm also realistic and I know that sex sells, and at the end of the day, if I've made something I'm proud of and I get some nice photos of my work that represent my love of the character/series, that's what's important, imo.
tl;dr hang around the right people and don't get so hung up on all the stupid shit and you'll still have a good time
>>9072226
I actually find full sets of armor sexy to be honest. As well as masks and things that cover the face. It's kind of a fetish of mine.
>>9073012
>>I'm supporting artists we're all artists
If anyone is full of shit it's your whole post.
>>9072532
How many men have had you? Honest question. Not even trying to tick you off.
I just hate the clique-iness of it all. Im in CT and there's this really obnoxious, horrible group of people in the New England area, a few trips too.
>>9072018
Just don't bring it into everything else (like cosplay)
And there's plenty of shame expect people to understand that you have emotional issues.
>>9071775
>sleeps with someone's boyfriend and blames the girls anger on you being a cosplayer
kek
>>9072632
THIS! A thousand times this. Anon, you have perfect summed up one of biggest cosplay pet peeves as of now. I fucking despise seeing selfie after selfie of girls jumping onto whatever is popular, slapping on a wig and some makeup, and amassing thousands of likes and attention from it without even atttempting to make an actual costume. This and "casual" cosplays are what's ruining it for me.
>>9073209
No, I meant that I'm an actual artist outside of cosplay and I have respect for those that want to improve their craft; whatever that might be. Again, cosplay isn't life. I have fun during my shoots and I've met some great people because of it.
Honestly, you just sound bitter and miserable. Sorry that people getting photos taken really rustles your jimmies that much.
OP here.
Lol'ing at people calling me a "whore". We did absolutely nothing together. And by "touchy feely" I mean things like stroking his hair (he has qt light brown straight hair), nothing actually suggestive.
SHE got angry because we didn't tell her about it, primarily because we knew she'd react in the way she did.
>>9073236
so scummy
>>9073236
how would u feel if he was ur bf and some other girl was doing those things
>>9073236
You two sound like you deserve each other. Doing that behind her back guaranteed she would be pissed about it too, moron.
Also hair stroking is fucking creepy, but that seems to fit with your general M.O.
>>9073236
You're not a whore anon you're just a fucking brainless twat.
>>9073252
I think the lying and inappropriate physical contact probably has more to do with it. Oh and you seem pretty dumb and cunty that probably doesn't help.
>>9073252
Hon... no, just no. What you're doing is inappropriate if the guy is in a relationship. Your whole "she's just jealous of me" attitude comes off as extremely immature, too.
>>9073252
>strokes someone else's boyfriend's hair
>doesn't tell his girlfriend that they're sharing a room because 'she'll be mad'
>wah she only hates me because Asian :(((
Oh, OP, just keep digging your grave
>>9071775
Sounds like the male friend knows what he is doing under the guise of being the innocent nice friend. Every relationship is different, but that sort of shit wouldn't be an issue if it was established in the beginning.
I say this as an amateur cosplay photographer though. There's a good friend of mine who cosplay but some shit is just off limits because her boyfriend isn't comfortable with a male friend taking risque or nearly nude photos of his girlfriend. I get it and its not a big deal. There's regular models I can find very easily for that to add to my port. Could I push and persuade her to do it at the expense of her boyfriend? Probably, but just because I can doesn't mean I should.
And it seems odd that your male friend is so quick to make his girlfriend the antagonist to you, unless if the girlfriend made this known to you herself. Another question is why he is so willing to run his mouth about what his girlfriend said under, I'm assuming, private conversation between him and her.
>>9073236
Yeah you'll be "lol'ing" too when you cause them to break up huh? That's probably your goal. By a lot of girls standards', he's already cheated with you.
>>9073252
Are you 14?
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>>9073252
>Literally the only reason his girlfriend dislikes me is because I'm Asian and she's White, and has some weird inferiority complex towards us. Not saying all white girls are like that, but she sure as hell does.
>>9073167
Promotional models do get paid though. Depends on the brand you're promoting but I got paid big money for Poker tours, casinos and liquor brands
>>9073228
Of course you have fun, you're sleazing on girls half your age in as little clothing as possible.
You're an artist.
>>9073096
>>9073138
Now would be a good time to point out that the community has always been catty and at some points downright ruthless.
That's not to say your local comm isn't supportive, but you're going to find gossip and bitchy underhanded remarks behind people's backs no matter where you go. Case in point.
I'm surprised Heroes of Cosplay hit the nail on the head for shitty forced drama when it's something that indeed happens
>>9073297
I'm a girl, you moron, also not a photographer
go back to fifth grade and learn reading comprehension
>>9073324
So you know what reading comprehension! Because you totally failed to understand the original question and started talking about being an artist and how everyone else is miserable.
Your friend's girlfriend sound like the annoying type of girlfriend that doesn't understand the meaning of a platonic friendship. I have ever so often shared a bed with a guy whom I had a purely platonic friendship with. Everything was all fine, and yes lol, I'd be grossed out if they did try to touch me.
That saiddd, I've been cosplaying for 12 years, and honestly, I've never really gotten the whore/slut stigma. But then again, in my country, we don't have people who dress in sexy cosplay all the time. Sure we have a lot of great looking female cosplayers, but most are quite quirky personality wise.
>>9073273
You do realize the yellow fever weeboo males have, right?
that chick, purrblind or whatever her name is, has a tight bod in some pics, but her face... oh and nice costumes :)
>>9073378
Most white men greatly prefer their own women and get mad when they see one with a non-white man.
Deep down, even the losers on /r9k/ would pick a white girl 99 times out of a 100, even the so called "Asiaphiles".
White men overwhelmingly think their own race is the most beautiful.
Now imagine being a black woman...
>>9073335
alright, I'm done with you. you can't even type a coherent sentence.
>>9073385
>Deep down, even the losers on /r9k/ would pick a white girl 99 times out of a 100, even the so called "Asiaphiles"
I agree except for this. I've known plenty of gross guys that exclusively date Asian girls because of their weird fetish
>>9073385
>Deep down, even the losers on /r9k/ would pick a white girl 99 times out of a 100, even the so called "Asiaphiles".
I don't think so Tom
>>9073385
well then maybe white women should show a bit more appreciation for us.
>>9071775
I personally stopped cosplaying because it's too exhausting to compete against other people. I make stuff that I want to make now (halfway finished with an decorative shield to hang over my computer) and go to one local con a year.
I started to feel super shitty about myself and stopped for a minute to ask why. Because I didn't like how popular I was? Or wondering why other girls were more popular?
After cutting the con scene, I'm certainly enjoying the few things that I DO make a lot more. I put a lot more time and care in to it and don't have to worry about whether or not other people will like it.
>>9073403
LEL aren't you special
That's what Cosplay is all about: Looking sexy and getting angry at neckbeards who dare to compliment you on your looks.
>>9071937
I've never liked Yaya but I will take her representing the community any day over Jnig. Yaya makes her own costumes and is actually a geek.
>>9071775
In my opinion, all that mentioned reputation is actually the reason, why cosplay become famous in the first place.
Let's face it, even though there are nerdy and geeky girls out there, the nerd and geek community is still a men-driven community. Men who are still virgin after all. And now imagine, anyone of them, who sees his beloved waifu, cosplayed by a girl.
Girls who cosplay are actually the wet-dreams of every nerd out there.
And yeah that's what cosplay made famous in the first place. Fapmaterial, who isn't that far fetched to be banged in reality.
Maybe it wasn't that extreme 5 or 10 years ago, but in the end, there were still tedencies towards this.
And also, I have nothing against, if girls cosplay more sexy-characters like Tharja, but damn, even they should be aware, that they are more or less showing some wrong signals.
And fem-anon, why are you wondering that the girlfriend of your male friend, wants to stop that you are hanging out together.
You shared a bed for one (or more) nights. Damn, even you should know, that that was wrong.
>>9073480
>Men who are still virgin after all.
you're reaching here. I have a ton of friends in the con and cosplay scene, and none of them are virgins nor have they been since we were in high school 10 years ago. just because people are into dorky shit doesn't mean they're virgins.
>>9071775
>dresses in slutty cosplays
>touchy feely
>flirtatious
>sleeping in the same bed together alone while he has a girlfriend
>but i'm not a whore guys honest!
lol nah. you're obviously young, dumb, and a whore.
>>9073385
>Deep down, even the losers on /r9k/ would pick a white girl 99 times out of a 100, even the so called "Asiaphiles".
Haha, no. Their insults towards white women go waaaay too far to believe they just 'mean it as a joke'. This whole yellow fever, and putting Asian women on a pedestal as superior is no joke,and creepy af.
>>9072156
>accuse someone of x
>"no, I'm not x"
>"wow, getting defensive, that proves you must really be x"
>>9073548
Aren't some white women guilty of it too?
>>9073593
It's the logic of 15 year olds.
>>9073138
>purrblind
>a ho
take your vendetta elsewhere.
>>9072079
You're a not alone, anon. I think it's perfectly reasonable to have "sharing a bed with the opposite gender" be something reserved for only your SO. And it's not hard to find someone who also shares that same value/sentiment.
People will hem and haw about you being a "prude", "insecure", or "mistrusting". Just smile, nod, and enjoy your probably more stable and long-lasting relationship.
These are the ED entries for both male and female cosplayers:
> male : The men of cosplay are a little less plentiful and bitchy, but just as pathetic. Men usually cosplay to desperately get ass from girls who want to fuck the character, since like the females, these men are sex deprived and wallflowers who can only get hugs and female contact when they have on the spiky anime wig. Men also cosplay because they enjoy pretending that they are a fucking hero (always from a Final Fantasy game), and not in fact a part-time employee at the local Sam Goodie.
The alarming number of neko fags among men had risen with the current cable anime epidemic. Even weaboo males that don't cosplay will still slap on cat ears, tail and even a fucking pet collar while they munch on Pocky and scratch the acne on their ass.
>The most freighting of all is the growing number of straight men that will put on sailor uniforms or cosplay as female anime characters. Understandably, fags do it because they are fags. Sickeningly, straight guys do it because they are such desperate attention whores and are so hungry for sex they don't care who or what fucks them.
female
>In research proven almost 100 years ago, cosplay is done 95% of the time by the planet's palest, most mouselike, most unbangable girls you went to high school with. These girls are easily spotted by the lack of fucking color to their skin (lol albino basement dwellers), nappy unkempt hair (unless it's under a wig), and the inability to put on a decent coat of foundation or eye liner.......yet somehow sew some elaborate larping costume to parade in. Many cosplayers use these unfortunate physical traits to their advantage by playing L from Death Note in a shameless effort to get other weeaboos to hug and/or fuck them.
>>9073601
>>9072197
I don't understand this picture
>>9073598
Grow a sense of humour, I was actually joking. Jfc Natasha.
>>9073608
you are literally why this thread is a thing.
>>9073607
That's sweet. You hold onto that as long as you can anon it's a rough world out there.
>>9073616
Yeah people do judge me for exposing my tits on the regular you are right. Life is unfair.
>>9073620
Oh wait never mind, now I get it.
>>9073616
Fuck whether you are purblind or not dial it back a bit there. You look like a tool.
>>9073624
>I was just joking
>sarcastic comment about purr being famous because shes attractive
not vendetta guys.
but seriously, the cosplay whore title comes because we give it to everyone. Nigri isn't a whore, I get she uses her looks to become more famous and make more money. That doesn't mean she's excepting every dick that comes flying into her face.
>>9071775
OP on the other hand did an obvious wrong, and got called out for it.
>>9073639
lets get real, purrblind would never be on /cgl/
>>9073236
"got angry because we didn't tell her about it"
>cuz we new she'd react in the way she did
Confirmed for manipulative shady cunt.
>>9073641
accepting*
>>9071783
>tfw you can state your gender as male freely but when you say you're female everybody starts insulting you
>>9073645
On cgl it shouldn't be a big deal since it's female dominated board.
But the reason it's a big deal is when they act as if being a female is so special that they have to post as being such when it has no actual value to whatever is being talked about.
>>9073624
found a cosplay deviant
>>9073645
I insulted someone because they were acting like a stupid entitled brat not because they are a woman. If someone says something cutting they aren't always being sexist/racist/whatever. Sometimes you are being a dumb bitch and need to take a seat.
>>9073650
Nope being sarcastic again. I must have leveled up in it recently though cgl is really struggling to keep up.
>>9073663
I know at least 3 deviants who roam here. Don't try to deny it. Especially since 2 of them constantly post about it and one specifically shows caps all the time.
>>9073668
Haha ok anon whatever you want to think.
>>9072390
Looks like grandpa escaped from the retirement home.
