Cosplay Is/Is Not...

As with many things that inspire me to write, there was a post going around from someone on Facebook about how sad/angry they were about people's attitudes about cosplay, and while I could appreciate the reasoning behind the rant, it was based in so many misconceptions that I was moved to write a rebuttal. Before I do, however, let me say this up front: mocking or bullying anyone for any reason, over cosplay, is dumb and bad. Cosplay as a hobby is for everyone no matter who they are or where they come from, and everybody enjoys their cosplay differently. Every way is the right way to cosplay, unless it's being deliberately harmful or inflammatory to someone. Anyone who thinks they have a right to police who wears what needs to sit down and shut up.

( now, that said... )