That brings up an interesting point. I'm sure the majority of fen don't seek permission from rightsholders before dressing up as someone's trademarked/copyrighted property, so the idea of picture-takers needing to ask permission is probably (legally, at least) somewhat of a grey area.
Yep.
Not sure what this is supposed to get across to the creepers?
They're usually not -harassed- they simply are having pictures taken of them without them liking it's reason. Of course the inappropriate touching discussed earlier is already the line we talked about not crossing.
They too have their picture taken without their consent for later -use-
It depends on the cosplayer generally. I, for one, don't expect people to ask permission to take my picture. Some people are actually to shy to ask cosplayers for pictures, so they snap a photo as a cosplayer walks by, or takes a photo from across the room. I'm actually a huge offender of this one because I'm so shy when it comes to asking others for pictures. So, I'm personally not annoyed if people don't ask my permission. I am sad though because it's probably not a good picture in that I'm not in a character pose, or it's probably a pretty bad angle and bad light. If you want a better photo I would always ask.
While I do agree that it's being overly dramatic to claim "think of the children", I also understand why she's talking about safety. The fact is that even if this guy isn't planning physical harassment, some people are, and making a joke about it only perpetuates the mindset that it can be gotten away with. Cosplayers do have to worry about being assaulted at cons, and sometimes verbal threats made over the internet are acted out. It's not possible for them, or us, to know which are a hoax and which are a warning of imminent danger. If I were a father I wouldn't want my daughter going to a convention without an imposing looking guy or a large group with her, and that's sad, going to a convention should at least be as safe as going to the mall on an average day, but it isn't.
Probably involved a fedora. Anything said to a female whilst wearing a fedora is automatically creepy and sexual.
7. “That’s the scariest but sexiest cosplay I’ve ever seen.”
She was cosplaying Thor's gender-swapped sister! Unless you support incest*?
But why?
Because they make most people uncomfortable? I can't speak for everyone, but with someone that you don't know personally, it's probably going to make them uncomfortable to have someone they aren't attracted to talk about how sexy they are. It would be the same for you and I if someone we weren't attracted to said we looked really sexy. I might be flattered, but I would still feel hella uncomfortable.
Exactly. The secret to not being creepy is to be attractive. You can get away with so much more when you're hot.
If I were, say, dressed as gender-swapped Star Sapphire, I'd definitely want to be told I had a sexy costume. That would be the point of the costume, to be sexy. That was I was trying to get at. "The scariest and sexiest costume" seems to me to be the appropriate compliment to give to a Silent Hill nurse, or for many female vampire characters. The point of the character is to be scary and sexy at the same time, and being told that you correctly embody the character seems to be the appropriate compliment.
I've tried to convince the little woman that we should do that as a couple's costume for halloween, in the past. Her as Annie, and me in a great big psycho bear suit as Mr. Tibbers. She doesn't think enough people would get it though, and isn't interested in going to cons.
http://www.break.com/video/ugc/more-sexual-harassment-training-289293
I think you have, too. I wish I had remembered it this time.http://www.break.com/video/ugc/more-sexual-harassment-training-289293
I'm pretty sure I've posted this before
Let's see, LoL has 32 million users that play at least monthly, but I can't find stats for just the US. The world is about 7.1 billion people, but only maybe 30% have some sort of broadband access. I'm sure the overlap isn't perfect, but I'd say 2.1 Billion people in regions that are affluent enough to play LoL, like the US is. That comes out to about 1.5% of global broadband subscribers play League of Legends. That's some pretty hefty numbers.
League is still pretty niche. Nobody I work with is aware of it. Even among my RL gamer friends, only two know what League is, and that's because I showed them - and one of them wasn't interested enough to stick with it. Oh, but that other buddy of mine? Took it WAY too seriously and had to give it up to preserve his health and sanity. So he'd have gotten it. But the other 50 or so people I deal with routinely probably wouldn't.
For 7... it's rather odd, and may or may not be welcome. So I think the cosplayers response will vary.
I can be creepy and sexual without my hat, thank you very much!
You... You're one of THEM aren't you?I can be creepy and sexual without my hat, thank you very much!
Also blame the perpetrator not the hat. We shouldn't condone hat blaming here.
I find it tremendously ironic that the fedora has become a symbol of male sexism, because it's named after the lead female character in the play Fedora, and was originally associated with the women's rights movement over 100 years ago.Also blame the perpetrator not the hat. We shouldn't condone hat blaming here.
