http://www.reaxxion.com/6150/booth-babes-and-sexy-cosplayers-are-in-danger-of-being-completely-banned-from-events
I never have understood what the backlash is against cosplayers. But the thing that confuses me the most is the "fake geek girl" argument. As if anyone who spends 100s of hours and 100s of dollars on a costume they wear only a few times a year (and many have a lot more than one) are somehow less geeky that anyone else. We as geeks need to be more welcoming to geeks of all sorts.
Anyway here are some great Zatanna cosplays.
harley quinn, zatanna, catwoman, batgirl by SafiraOril on DeviantArt
Zatanna cosplay by litavh on DeviantArt
Zatanna Zatara by Shmuberry on DeviantArt
Zatanna Zatara by Shmuberry on DeviantArt
DC-Zatanna-For my next trick by astachan on DeviantArt
Raven and Zatanna by BlueWolfWazzu on DeviantArt
Zatanna Cosplay v2 by platypa on DeviantArt
Zatanna 1 by Mistress-Zelda on DeviantArt
Zatanna Cosplay v1 by platypa on DeviantArt
WW Comic Con Indianapolis 2015 Zatanna by SirKirkules on DeviantArt
Bombshell Zatanna by megsnow on DeviantArt
Erin Lei is Zatanna Zatara by RedStarCosplay on DeviantArt
Zatanna (DC Comics) - Riddletmr@Cosday 2014 by BennyCosplayPhotos on DeviantArt
Zatanna Zatara by Cxit on DeviantArt
Zatanna by J-Jerichon on DeviantArt
Zatanna and Robin by Mickie0904 on DeviantArt
(ALA) Anime Los Angeles 2014 - 56 by Ciciulla on DeviantArt
Do You Believe in Magic? by BatMarkandRobin on DeviantArt
Enjoy!
Having read the article, it just comes off as linkbait. It put what they say "could" be next in the same quote box as the real quote from the policy. The whole "It could be YOU NEXT!" thing is pure paranoid speculation. I would guess that it is written to be glossed over by the people that don't actually read articles.
ReplyDeleteAnd, the policy is a reasonable one, looking at it. It not only does not discourage cosplay, it in fact encourages it. Further, this has nothing to do with attendees, but with exhibitors. In more vulgar terms, "If you're gonna pimp your stuff, don't do it with ho's".
Jeff is right. The article is from a GamerGate-related site and appears to be written by a guy whose main concern is complaining about how feminists are ruining his life.
ReplyDeleteThe hilarious thing is that he rants about the idea of feminists advocating for a cosplay ban, but the only thing I've ever seen feminists say about it is that "[sexy] cosplay is not consent." In other words, they've been trying to gain women the freedom to cosplay without harassment, including the "fake geek girl" crap.
That is good to know. I have been trying to avoid GG as much as possible.
ReplyDeleteIts expensive to set up at Cons and one ploy to help mitigate that is "booth babes", why is this now taboo? As a retailer, I prefer setting up an attractive booth, but when did this become a thing?
ReplyDeleteIt feels to me that there is some kind of war on what we are supposed to think.
I won't lie, I like titilation. I also find Red Sonja's attire ridiculous. I'm honestly curious what is going on at gaming con's to create all of these rules?
Gotta agree with Jeff; it reads as clickbait. The article makes a real stretch to get from boothbabes to cosplayers, and it's a pretty smarmy stretch.
ReplyDeleteThat said, I think cosplayers are just a valid a form of geekery as anything else. I spend hours rolling dice, you spend hours sewing clothes. The only difference is, you can actually earn a living. :/