/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>6823674
>That doesn't mean I don't have the right to feel a bit downtrodden sometimes when I see people who seemingly have no skills other than having won the genetic lottery being exhalted without having to work for it. That's all.


I get it. I've been a cosplayer for almost 15 yrs and I cannot tell you how many times I have felt meh about what cosplay has become since the late 90s.
I loved how small the community was, how we all talked cause this anime thing was rare, and that while a great costume was nice to see it wasn't the main focus so even if you had a subpar senshi costume people were genuinely pleased you even dressed up.

With it going mainstream it became more about looks than "OMG this show gais, I have to make something from it cause I love it." Just like everything else in life.

So yeah, some random big tits/clear skin/face that happens to be IN genetics line up and bam, don't have to work half as hard for all the nice things.

It's a big fuck you to actual fans who do it regardless of looking not all that much like a character & people who have been in the hobby since these people were in kindergarten.

But it's just grown ass people dressing like fictional people, so I try and keep that in mind.