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Originally Posted by ThirdSight
Different isn't always a good thing.
It's not rude to say that these two people are, in nearly every way, rediculous. Sure, being a fatty may be an issue, but that's an issue only with dieting habits. And look at the girl's face in the picture; you can't tell me with a straight face that even she thought her costume was a good idea.
Back on the subject, people cosplay for various, individual reason, but the blanket reason seems to have been stated already: it's fun to do. For Americans (for those are the only people I can really speak for), it's like another Halloween, where instead of candy you get your picture taken. This, of course, leads to half-assed cosplay like the photo's above and the one below:
For me, wearing the coat's fine enough, even though my friends were egging me to dye my hair blonde. More or less though, it's a way to express your like for your hobby.
What I do know though is that the Japanese have a very different way of looking at Cosplay, and you'd have to do a good amount of digging to see it. Of course, there is nearly no bad cosplayers over there, which explains their difference in opinion on the subject. |
I think, in general, its a case of "one thing leads to another". As MMM pointed out, Otaku's are beling looked as being someone with hygiene issue, and the obsession is being judged. Cosplayer are being considered as Otaku so therefore it was stereotyped to be the same as these other otakus?