Comments on: Rage Against The COSF*CKERS

By: Thingle the Asian Sensation

Thingle the Asian Sensation — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 13:32:38 +0000

No one is entitled to another man’s respect. If they were, there’s no point in trying to earn it.

By: Thingle the Asian Sensation

Thingle the Asian Sensation — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 13:24:41 +0000

There’s nothing wrong with being an elistist (regardless of arrogance level), or bashing elists in spite.

When you wear the suit, you must be prepared to be trolled. Simple as that. Sycophants being dishonestly respectful (giving praise when the object in question looks like crap) defeats the purpose of conventions and is bad for the overall quality of the hobby. Surely, they go wear suits to express themselves, not to soothe their ego, don’t they?

By: rollchan

rollchan — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:12:26 +0000

My last con was around 2002. Haven’t been attending cons since then. So, I don’t know if its still the same, people who trash the cosplay arena. haha. I have my own say on whether it’s an OK or not. You know, yuck-ish perception on a cosplayer. haha.

By: usagijen

usagijen — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:33:32 +0000

@punkrockingeek: Not ‘they’, but rather ‘we’. Many of us have the tendency to think that our opinion is greater than other people’s, naturally elitist?

By: punkrockingeek

punkrockingeek — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:53:56 +0000

I like your definition. They shouldn’t act all mighty and say what’s right and wrong. Nice!

By: picchar

picchar — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 20:11:15 +0000

It was in that con that I saw cosplayers for the first time. Fusigi Yuugi was really popular at that time so most of them were dressed up as the characters in that series. That was also the first time I started mentally bashing cosplayers. I can still remember it clearly as if it were last week.

Basically this was my reaction:

Must change. Good luck to us~!

By: usagijen

usagijen — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:27:28 +0000

@Kabitzin: looool

@picchar: the 2000 epic anicon! I was still in the province back in those years And it goes without saying that Alodia is one of the best cosplayers out there, hehe.

I’m surprised to know you hail from the same country as we do! *waves a late ‘musta!*

I’m prone to bashing cosplayers (and people) too, which is why this post is actually addressed to me, more than anyone else. I’m still in the process of changing my tactless criticizing ways, so all the best to both of us!

By: picchar

picchar — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 22:50:36 +0000

I went to the very first anime con in the Philippines… or at least I think it was (Can’t remember what year, but it was when Yuu Watase was a guest). I regret now that I didn’t go to the rest now that I’m in a far flung area in Canada.

Alodia’s a really good cosplayer (@ schneider by her photographer, do you mean Tricia? )

As for the actual topic of this post, I admit that I sometimes do react in a WTF??? manner when I see some cosplayers. However, it’s simply a reflex. I always step back after my initial mental outburst and think more rationally. I don’t think it’s right to bash cosplayers.

Critique, not criticize. Easy to say but I usually react before I think so sometimes it’s difficult to do. I try though

By: Kabitzin

Kabitzin — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 23:53:25 +0000

Whoa, I totally read this wrong the first time through:

Cosfuck, as the name implies, refers to �cosplays that are f*cked”

I was like “OMG they have a term for that?!?!?!?!”

Then I realized you were talking about elitist pricks and everything started to make more sense .

By: usagijen

usagijen — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:17:14 +0000

@Shin: Meido Shin would need more exposure, memes, etc to become immortalized! Or better yet, CROSSPLAY MOAR!