/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>10732661
For one thing, it's weird to blame makeup as a part of the downfall. If anything, makeup improved the look of the cosplay but I'm not saying those that didn't wear makeup weren't fun either. It's like blaming wearing a corset under a costume, it's silly. No, the real downfall of cosplay as we've discussed many times in other threads is the desire for more and more sexy than appreciation for the character. Companies would hire skimpy booth girls to lure people in. Others saw the profit in how easy it is to get money from desperate otaku and joined in. Men kept paying more for tiddies of a slutty version of characters and less and less attention for craftmanship and accuracy was cheered.

There are still people that do run around without makeup and wigs for fun, but to be honest these days people who are not part of the scenes for fanservice cosplay have improved. Makeup and wig care being part of the improvement and fun because it's a challenge to try to look like the character or the version you're trying to pull off. But you don't need it. You can still go without if you want to but a lot of people rather not.

Again the real issue is money and simps.