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@Dashrender said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Not that there is anything with adults playing dress up, to each their own. Just don't pretend it is something that it is not. If you are going to play dress up for fun, own it.
Exactly - I suppose some will argue that the 501st is LARPing, because in general most people try to stay in character while interacting with the public. I don't consider it LARPing because i'm not running around fake shooting Luke.
I really dislike the term cosplay - just WTF... I guess Costuming was to hard of a word to spell.
501st is not LARPing because there is no RPG element to it. Not even a pretend one. It's pure cosplay / costuming. LARPing is super weird because of the weird overlap of costuming with PRETENDING to act out RPG scenes, but without the RPG elements of it.
If you did true costuming + true RPG, the result would be nothing like LARPing.
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Cosplay is mostly just hot chicks dressing up like anime (or whatever) characters. Anything outside of that is... well..... kinda useless.
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@RojoLoco said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Cosplay is mostly just hot chicks dressing up like anime (or whatever) characters. Anything outside of that is... well..... kinda useless.
Most cosplay is just a bizarre pretense for semi-public stripping. Which is bizarre that society is so against stripping, but so okay with it when it gets weird.
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@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@RojoLoco said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Cosplay is mostly just hot chicks dressing up like anime (or whatever) characters. Anything outside of that is... well..... kinda useless.
Most cosplay is just a bizarre pretense for semi-public stripping. Which is bizarre that society is so against stripping, but so okay with it when it gets weird.
I can't agree with most - but definitely what mostly gets attention by the national news is just what yous said.
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@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@RojoLoco said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Cosplay is mostly just hot chicks dressing up like anime (or whatever) characters. Anything outside of that is... well..... kinda useless.
Most cosplay is just a bizarre pretense for semi-public stripping. Which is bizarre that society is so against stripping, but so okay with it when it gets weird.
Because getting dressed up like an animated character is an art form (literally) and stripping just entails taking one's clothes off.
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@DustinB3403 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@RojoLoco said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Cosplay is mostly just hot chicks dressing up like anime (or whatever) characters. Anything outside of that is... well..... kinda useless.
Most cosplay is just a bizarre pretense for semi-public stripping. Which is bizarre that society is so against stripping, but so okay with it when it gets weird.
Because getting dressed up like an animated character is an art form (literally) and stripping just entails taking one's clothes off.
Yes, but it is getting UNDRESSED as an animated character. It's just a cartoon character stripping.
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@Dashrender said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@RojoLoco said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Cosplay is mostly just hot chicks dressing up like anime (or whatever) characters. Anything outside of that is... well..... kinda useless.
Most cosplay is just a bizarre pretense for semi-public stripping. Which is bizarre that society is so against stripping, but so okay with it when it gets weird.
I can't agree with most - but definitely what mostly gets attention by the national news is just what yous said.
I know a lot of girls who do it to strip (many get paid.) I know very few guys who do it (stripping or not.)
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Very small cross section
But for girls it's become just "something you are expected to do" as a girl between 16 and 30. -
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@RojoLoco said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Cosplay is mostly just hot chicks dressing up like anime (or whatever) characters. Anything outside of that is... well..... kinda useless.
Most cosplay is just a bizarre pretense for semi-public stripping. Which is bizarre that society is so against stripping, but so okay with it when it gets weird.
Stripping? WUT? Cosplay is about wearing a costume. Not removing it.
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@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@DustinB3403 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@RojoLoco said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Cosplay is mostly just hot chicks dressing up like anime (or whatever) characters. Anything outside of that is... well..... kinda useless.
Most cosplay is just a bizarre pretense for semi-public stripping. Which is bizarre that society is so against stripping, but so okay with it when it gets weird.
Because getting dressed up like an animated character is an art form (literally) and stripping just entails taking one's clothes off.
Yes, but it is getting UNDRESSED as an animated character. It's just a cartoon character stripping.
I've never really paid any attention to cosplay, but I've not actually seen people getting naked in public. I've seen different levels of undress occurring as a part of the costume though.
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@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Very small cross section
But for girls it's become just "something you are expected to do" as a girl between 16 and 30.Umm, not even. Your self imposed limited world view is so annoying.
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@JaredBusch said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@RojoLoco said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Cosplay is mostly just hot chicks dressing up like anime (or whatever) characters. Anything outside of that is... well..... kinda useless.
Most cosplay is just a bizarre pretense for semi-public stripping. Which is bizarre that society is so against stripping, but so okay with it when it gets weird.
Stripping? WUT? Cosplay is about wearing a costume. Not removing it.
Your limited cross section of the world leaves you missing a lot. It's about wearing as little of that costume as possible, just enough to qualify as a custome.
I have several friends that are cosplay profesisonals. That's how they make their living, even being on television and stuff.
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@DustinB3403 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@DustinB3403 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@RojoLoco said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Cosplay is mostly just hot chicks dressing up like anime (or whatever) characters. Anything outside of that is... well..... kinda useless.
Most cosplay is just a bizarre pretense for semi-public stripping. Which is bizarre that society is so against stripping, but so okay with it when it gets weird.
Because getting dressed up like an animated character is an art form (literally) and stripping just entails taking one's clothes off.
Yes, but it is getting UNDRESSED as an animated character. It's just a cartoon character stripping.
I've never really paid any attention to cosplay, but I've not actually seen people getting naked in public. I've seen different levels of undress occurring as a part of the costume though.
That's why I said semi-public. It's mostly at shows and stuff, not wandering the streets.
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@JaredBusch said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@RojoLoco said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Cosplay is mostly just hot chicks dressing up like anime (or whatever) characters. Anything outside of that is... well..... kinda useless.
Most cosplay is just a bizarre pretense for semi-public stripping. Which is bizarre that society is so against stripping, but so okay with it when it gets weird.
Stripping? WUT? Cosplay is about wearing a costume. Not removing it.
Strippers in most places would say the same thing. Not allowed to be completely naked. So it's about "wearing a custume."
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@Dashrender said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Not that there is anything with adults playing dress up, to each their own. Just don't pretend it is something that it is not. If you are going to play dress up for fun, own it.
Exactly - I suppose some will argue that the 501st is LARPing, because in general most people try to stay in character while interacting with the public. I don't consider it LARPing because i'm not running around fake shooting Luke.
I really dislike the term cosplay - just WTF... I guess Costuming was to hard of a word to spell.
Because the term was not costuming in the largest population to do it.
The largest costuming population was Japan. In Japan the term that stuck was ใณในใใฌ (kosupure), a portmanteau of costume and play (a translation of costuming).
Portmanteau words are super common in Japanese.
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@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@JaredBusch said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@RojoLoco said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Cosplay is mostly just hot chicks dressing up like anime (or whatever) characters. Anything outside of that is... well..... kinda useless.
Most cosplay is just a bizarre pretense for semi-public stripping. Which is bizarre that society is so against stripping, but so okay with it when it gets weird.
Stripping? WUT? Cosplay is about wearing a costume. Not removing it.
Strippers in most places
Got proof of that? Because most places I have been strippers get naked.
But aside from that, strippers perform the act of stripping (to whatever point). Cosplayers generally don't strip.
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@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
I have several friends
Self imposed limited world view.
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@JaredBusch said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@JaredBusch said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@RojoLoco said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Cosplay is mostly just hot chicks dressing up like anime (or whatever) characters. Anything outside of that is... well..... kinda useless.
Most cosplay is just a bizarre pretense for semi-public stripping. Which is bizarre that society is so against stripping, but so okay with it when it gets weird.
Stripping? WUT? Cosplay is about wearing a costume. Not removing it.
Strippers in most places
Got proof of that? Because most places I have been strippers get naked.
Maybe you are really going out of your way or in limited places. But outside of Nevada, the majority of the US (Texas, NY, Florida, etc. etc.) don't allow full naked stripping in the majority of places. Non-nude stripping is the vast majority of the market. In the US that is, outside of the US, obviously nude is the norm.
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@JaredBusch said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
I have several friends
Self imposed limited world view.
Neither self imposed, nor that limited. Fairly broad since I get a view of it from the industry from multiple angles.
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In Texas, for example, clubs that do nudity can't have alcohol and have to be labeled "cabaret". A strip club that isn't a cabaret can't get any more nude than a regular restaurant can (which is pretty skimpy.) Only a cabaret (which are decently rare) can remove more clothing than a bar and grill can in Texas.
