/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>7086246
It is actually a huge part of cosplay. Regardless of if you made it or not, you're modeling your work, presenting yourself to the fans, and on top of that you also have to look amazing on camera to get noticed. I feel this is why things get so catty, even among males [ex Living Ichigo, God, ect.], a lot of cosplayers want to model for a living or be invited to cons so they can pretend to be celebrities. The elitists gloat about it whenever they can. Yet most cosplayers lack the height or weight to fit into fashion so they lean on their costuming skills to get noticed. Then when one gets recognition the shit storms begin. Not making your costume is an easy attack, but I hear several common ones that are usually brought up among 'famous' cosplayers. Even if an idol who made everything becomes big in the cosplay scene, they'd still find ways to rip them down, look at Yaya. We naturally nit pick them to degrade those who are succeeding so we look better. In reality though, cosplaying doesn't even pay unless you compete, and most of the contests are rigged to begin with. If you can make a carrier out of it, good for you! Even better if you only cosplay for fun! But for the most part cosplayers are just average social misfits trying to justify their expensive hobby, self promotion and deluded wasted lives. In my biased opinion.