/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

yes, pick a different character.

>>8532763
No go ahead and do it!Who's gonna know or care?

>>8532765
Why is it so bad though?
It's not like OP is making fun of disabled people

Getting around in a convention or other crowded meetup space in a wheelchair is going to be hell, anon.

>>8532875
I agree with this
Especially if you're walking from your hotel to the comm

There was a girl at a recent comm who was dressed as Ariel with a mermaid tail and she was in a red wagon and everyone was always bumping into it and were getting their toes ran over by it

>>8532763
From someone who was in a wheelchair and went to a couple cons, I'd err on the side of no. Not because it's offensive, but because it's a huge hassle believe me. Hard to navigate halls, being late to panels because the wheelchair access areas are in BME, ect. Also, I admit I'm a little bitter because the more people who can walk fine using wheelchairs for characters the less people who actually need them are taken seriously. For every ten nice people who cleared the way for me and opened doors, there were jerks who acted like I was blocking the hallway space/area in front of the dealers on purpose, people telling me to stand up so they could hug me, asking to sit down on me since they're tied of standing (wtf?) ect.
I have a lot of horror moments from those two cons too, like someone trying to wheel me away as a joke (wasn't funny), someone who saw me trying to reach for the last of something in the dealers room rushing over to grab it for himself and buy it before I could make my way through the crowded space to the seller, being stuck behind six other wheelchairs in this badly placed teeeny wheelchair access area for a show only for the first three to literally stand up and wheel their chairs away afterwards, having someone grab the chair on either side, lean down, and say they've always had a thing for 'crippled lolis', and more but I've already turned this into a stupidly long rant.

Er, I guess do what you want, just don't block access for those of us who actually need it. It's less hassle to just just bring a towel or something to sit on for pictures, and you'd be less likely to get the stink eye from people made bitter like me.

>>8532763
If you mean this character, then just fucking cosplay her when she ISNT in the wheel chair. : /

>>8532763
As someone who is in fact in a wheelchair, no I see absolutely nothing wrong with it. I don't think less of Drake for playing a Canadian paraplegic. Just be warned, wheelchairs and cons don't blend nicely. And you will see everyone's gross butt. Power to you. Enjoy your cosplay bro.

>>8532951
Wow that's actually really horrifying.

>>8532951
>crippled lolis get me off
I don't understand this, if someone is enough of an asshole to think talking to someone that way is okay, and also had an obscure fetish, you'd think that they would have the intelligence to at least try to treat you like a human being for a maximum chance of getting into your pants.
Still, I guess it's for the best that most horribly rude people are obvious to spot. Sorry you had to deal with that.

>>8532765
No, fuck off

The general consensus around Tavros cosplayers was always that 1) don't take up resources that could have gone to someone who actually needed them (such as "borrowing" wheelchairs from the con center etc) and 2) don't actually pretend like you ARE disabled, as this only harms people with actual disabilities who aren't taken seriously.
With that said, it's still a dumb idea at a crowded con, and people ARE going to give you the stink eye when you get into the elevator with a wheelchair you don't actually need.

>>8533075
What if I want to cosplay Gehrman from Bloodborne?

And get out of my chair and go "Tonight..Gehrman joins the hunt..."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJWy0Jtb1_g

>>8532763
FUCKING
ABLEIST
SCUM

It's only acceptable if you actually identify as a transabled person.

I say no, for one that character is not disabled and is not dependent on a wheelchair to get around. Secondly I agree with with other anons, wheelchairs at a con are a hassle and people with actually disabilities get shit on enough. The last thing they need is people rolling around in wheelchairs because of cosplay. It makes it worse that the character you're referencing isn't bound to the wheelchair and can actually walk so there's no need for you to even use one for the cosplay.

>>8532763
OP just said for cosplay, not for cons.

For photoshoots and the like, go ahead. For cons, it will be a pain.

I hate going to cons with a wheelchair, more so because I don't use one all of the time, only when my knees are stiff and painful and walking is agony.
I see the looks on peoples faces when they see me walking while I was in a wheelchair the day before and it sucks.

People will treat you like shit and you wont be able to actually manoeuvre around the con very well.

>>8532777
read >>8532875 and >>8532951 and >>8533168
cons are PACKED these days.

>>8532763
Cosplay the character but only use a wheelchair if you plan on doing a (private?) photoshoot

>>8533086
Please do.

I only cringe at mermaids in wheelchairs (esp Free) because they're just being crowded assholes who couldnt bother to make a walkable tail, or slip one on and off in the appropriate place - which is NOT the dirty con floor. Pics of girls dressed as mermen laying on the floor are disgusting.

I wouldn't be bothered by OP's character because its accurate, not tumblrina mermaid.

>>8532968
Oh yes, the butt view, I'd forgotten. It was really horrifying around the Rave day. So many gross jiggly halfbootys in your face, and the thick rank smell of people at that level is way worse.

>>8532981
Yeah, I started having to use a wheelchair very suddenly right before one con I'd already paid for, and went assuming it wouldn't be to bad. It was, and I'm very glad I should be able to go without one for the next con I go to in a few months.

>>8533009
90% of the people were very nice. Almost unbearably so, but in a way you know they meant well. Except in the dealers room, where people were really rude all around, most people would clear the way for me and open doors. It's just that the other 10% didn't even seem to think I was human? Asking to sit on me, asking to put their bag in my lap in line, and stuff like that. That guy was the absolute worst though. I was actually really scared, and I'm glad I had someone there to scare him off. I don't know how he thought that tactic would work. He seemed like he wanted to scare me, so maybe that's also his fetish.

I'm also still mad about the dude who grabbed the last item I was clearly trying to reach myself. Goodbye adorable ram plush, we could have had so much.

>>8532763
Another thing to consider is transport. Which floor is your room? You won't be able to catch the elevator in most cons now. Do you want to lug it up and down flights of stairs? If you ask for a wheelchair access room on the first floor I will have to cut you, I'm sorry. I mean, I'm still saying you can use a wheelchair, just don't take away from those that can't choose. Also that you really will find it more hassle than anything else.

>>8533092
THIS THIS THIS

Like seriously. It's like OP ASKING TO COSPLAY A FUCKING BLACK / PoC CHARACTER

>>8533092
>identify as a transabled person
Nice b8

>tfw wanted to cosplay post-torture Griffith in his bandages and helmet in a wheelchair but too scared of tumblr rage to do it

>>8533792
Just another case of people being offended for the sake of others, while those others are fine with it. But they have to talk over us for justice, right? Seems like most of us who have been or are in wheelchairs in this thread are fine with it, as long as she doesn't take resources from those who actually need it. Many people who use wheelchairs can walk at least for a while, so it's not like most people would honestly know the difference. I'm in one and painfully took the short flight of stairs in the con I went to (around six steps) rather than go a thousand miles around the floor to the access ramp. People were still kind and offered to help/brought my chair down them for me.

>>8533092
go back to tumblr

>>8532763
Look, if you're going to a big con, ditch the fucking wheelchair since you don't actually need it obviously, it's not even a matter of offensiveness at this point, it's a big safety hazard if you're going to a packed con, taking up more space, worrying whether you're gonna be running over people all day long, it's not worth it unless it's a tiny ass local con.

I think its cringy. Imagine all the people at the con who think you're actually disabled, you'll look like a huge attention whore if you ever get up to walk. If you choose to stay in character the whole time and pointlessly lug yourself around the con in a chair you don't need it'll be even worse.

I'd say don't do it. Not really because it's offensive, which some disabled people might think it is but I don't really, but because it will probably detract from your enjoyment of the con.

I'm paralyzed from the waist down and getting around cons is a god damn hassle. Plus I get a lot of people thinking I'm faking, or telling me to get up so they can sit down for a bit, and pretty much no one gets out of your way. Last con I went to my boyfriend just carried me for a while because I'm small and it was impossible to get around otherwise.

If you want to just do a photo shoot with one, that's not a big deal. But navigating the whole con with one will suck for you and make things more difficult for other people.

>tfw captcha says 'select all pictures of wheelchairs'

>>8533778
If I cosplayed one, do you really think I would give even the slightest fuck what your brainwashed self thinks? Its like you think your opinion is important or something.

>>8532763
If you cosplay a character with a wheelchair using a wheelchair people will get offended that you're faking a disability. If you cosplay a character with a wheelchair without using a wheelchair people will get offended that you're disregarding the character's disability. If people don't cosplay characters in wheelchairs people will get offended that those characters are discriminated against for their disabilities.

Just do whatever the fuck you want as long as you're not being a huge dick about it.

Just walk, most characters that are in wheelchairs end up walking again, including OP's pic

>>8533109
>>8535342
These. These. These. Especially in a con scene. Unless you really need it, don't do it. You'll just look like an attention whore - an INACCURATE attention whore. Just walk.

>>8535015
>>8534072
>taking the obvious bait

Anyway, OP, I agree with the people saying that you should just walk. It's one thing if you're dependent on a wheelchair, but you'll just create unnecessary hassle for yourself, and take away resources from those that actually need it.

Seeing people get wheeled around, then get up and stand when it's more convenient pisses me the fuck off. Even if you're twiggy, it makes you look like one of those rascal-riding fatasses who are too lazy to walk more than ten paces. Just go without it.

>>8533128
>>8533491

OP here. I was just planning to do what >>8533491 said and have it for a private shoot, not to a con. Are you kidding me? I don't want to bring a whole wheelchair into a con, that's too much of a hassle. I just wanted to use it for photoshoots.

>>8532956
>>8533109
It wasn't her I was going to cosplay though? Stop getting so butthurt over assumtions

>>8535925
Forgive us if we drew conclusions based on the image you posted and the information you provided instead of reading your mind.

>>8536138
Well that's a salty response if I've ever heard one. It's for a shot, isn't it? Great, that's attention to detail that beats the shit out of crappy prop weapons.

Go for it, OP. Feelings can be nice & feelings can suck ass, but we're not beholden to them all of our lives. We're allowed to get shit done when we desire to. Figure out where you've gotta inquire about getting a wheelchair temporarily, & outside of health reasons, & you should be fine. Fuck the opinions of the emotionally stunted, you get your photo down & enjoy yourself at the con.

You need any more reasons? Look what my verification check was.

>>8536859
look what we've done to captcha...

>>8536859
Thanks for the reassurance anon.

My whole reason for asking was because I am able to get my hands on one from my bf's mom (she had surgery years ago and doesnt need it anymore) and just wasn't sure if using it would be a good idea or not.

Poor captcha is being peer pressured.

>>8534432
Are you the girl who got stabbed by the fork?

>>8536908

that story with the crazy fatass weeb is the stuff of nightmares.

As someone who needs to use a wheelchair, why the hell would you WANT to use a wheelchair?
Do you know how badly I wish I could say "Hey, I'm thinking of pretending my legs work to cosplay this character"?
Fuck off.

>>8532763
It's just a fucking prop. If the character uses one, you use one. Are you so deathly afraid of being accused of "wheelchair culture appropriation"? Do you realize how retarded that sounds? Are you going to avoid cosplaying a deaf character because you're not deaf?

>>8535925
Here is the thing:

1) Say it is for a private shoot
2) Say who the character is
3) Don't ask advice on something you don't even plan to do

You basically posted just to rustle jimmies.

>>8532951
This. I don't think it's offensive but save the wheelchair for the photoshoots etc. not the actual con venue. It's too much of a hassle and a bother for those who are actually wheelchair-bound. I remember when Homestuck was still a thing people cosplayed that one wheelchaired character without being actually disabled and it was annoying because they'd actually wheel the thing around without actually needing it and blocked access to corridors and other places.

How are you gonna get a wheelchair? Its seems stupid to just get one for a shoot.

>>8532765
fuck off, tumblrina.

>>8532763
Only at Comic Con when there are exclusives since disabled people get in first and have first Crack at it.

>>8536957
>>8537419
The contrast in this thread is so amazing.

>>8536890
>thread full of people saying no for various reasons
>one anon says yes
>"Yay, thanks anon, I will!"

Why did you even make a thread if you just wanted people to pat your ass over your bad decisions you enormous faggot

>>8533086
i'd fangirl

>/cgl/ getting all bent up out of shape over someone using a wheelchair for a cosplay
Meanwhile there are anons in the dog cosplay thread giving advice about lying to hotel staff about fake service dogs

It just sounds like a huge inconvenience, whether you're actually going to use it or push it around

Go for it. It is not offensive.

There is nothing wrong with gaining a new perspective as well. You will see firsthand how it feels to be disabled if you keep to your character well.

>>8539183
Although it's not the same, when I had my son and had to use a push chair all the time I found out how many things I took for granted are not accessible by prams or wheelchairs.
Gave me a bit of insight

>>8539082
Is there anything wrong with a fake service dog? So long as it's trained well and doesn't disrupt anything I see no problem.

You should get a collapsible folding chair of sorts and mod it to look like a wheelchair.

You can carry it around with you, and just bust it out/sit on it for pics, then fold it up and walk with it after pics.

Unless you are actually disabled, try not to cram the halls with a goddamned chair on wheels.

>>8540037
Um, go for it I guess, but it'll be pretty obvious it isn't a service animal if it doesnt have the proper vest thing and doesn't act on command 100% of the time. I don't know why you'd want to force your pet into such a crowded stressful enviroment in the first place though.