dreaming of summer all year long [home]

#serene #shinkansen #sunset #scenery #situation #sssss

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:07:52 -0400

#serene #shinkansen #sunset #scenery #situation #sssss

kawaii monkey time in Kyoto!! they were running free but you...

Wed, 15 May 2013 01:09:20 -0400

kawaii monkey time in Kyoto!! they were running free but you only fed them through the fence ^3^ #animals #monkeys #japan #kyoto #arashiyama

amazing cranes in gion, there were so many bundles. #japan...

Tue, 14 May 2013 09:58:54 -0400

amazing cranes in gion, there were so many bundles. #japan #shrine #origami #kyoto

curse my big american feet!!!!!! I don’t fit in the...

Sun, 12 May 2013 03:13:05 -0400

curse my big american feet!!!!!! I don’t fit in the largest size TnT cryyyyy #shoes #boots #candy #japan #pastel #fashion

LIFESIZE #evangelion for @mostflogged <33 8D

Sat, 11 May 2013 06:56:24 -0400

LIFESIZE #evangelion for @mostflogged <33 8D

omg!! sailor mercury preview!! #sailormoon #figuarts #figma...

Sat, 11 May 2013 04:41:38 -0400

omg!! sailor mercury preview!! #sailormoon #figuarts #figma #japan

pinch me pls… #volksjapan showroom! #bjd #japan #japantrip

Sat, 11 May 2013 04:25:25 -0400

pinch me pls… #volksjapan showroom! #bjd #japan #japantrip

I just caught my first ever #ufocatcher in #akihabara o sakura...

Sat, 11 May 2013 00:16:14 -0400

I just caught my first ever #ufocatcher in #akihabara *o* sakura style #hatsunemiku ahhhhh <333

goddardneutron: splashofhope: REBLOG AND...

Fri, 10 May 2013 08:01:09 -0400

goddardneutron:

splashofhope:

REBLOG AND THEN

GO

ON

YOUR

BLOG

AND CLICK ON THE PICTURE. USE YOUR WEBCAM OR NOT.

This is the most wondrous thing. I have turned off all of my lights and I’m sat under my duvet like a secret pioneer into this fantastic little world that I can’t stop watching.

Genuinely one of the coolest things I’ve come across on here.

Ok this is amazing

I spent like 20 minutes just watching it.

omg i dont reblog stuff but fhdbsjfhdbshjfs this needs to be on my tumblr omg //stares

WOAHHH K TURNED THE LIGHTS OUT. TOOK ME A WHILE BUT WHAOOAOOOAHHH

YOU MEAN YOU PEOPLE HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS I LOVE THIS OKAY IT’S MEANT TO REPRESENT HOW DREAMS EVOLVE WITH RANDOM SHAPES AND REPETITIVE IMAGES ANA SOMNIA IS THE BEST THING

#kfc you’re on my level. I’m not leaving the country...

Fri, 10 May 2013 05:26:54 -0400

#kfc you’re on my level. I’m not leaving the country without half of these. #dbz #japan #japantrip

yo! ^^ I wanted to give a head’s up that I’m off to vacation in japan :D unfortunately,...

Mon, 06 May 2013 00:03:05 -0400

yo! ^^ I wanted to give a head’s up that I’m off to vacation in japan :D unfortunately, i’ve been too busy to set up a queue of any sort so my tumblr will be very quiet for the next two weeks. hang in there with me for a bit and i’ll see ya when i get back around May 21st! <33 i’m gonna try to live up to my wildest animu dreams over there ;p

theclearlydope: Friday is brought to you by Queen Amy.

Sun, 05 May 2013 19:17:21 -0400

theclearlydope:

Friday is brought to you by Queen Amy.

thefrogman: Everything’s fine, don’t freak out or anything…...

Sat, 04 May 2013 20:43:48 -0400

thefrogman:

Everything’s fine, don’t freak out or anything… by xHee-Heex [deviantart]

Photo by Chou-wa Photography [facebook]

Cosplayers [facebook | tumblr | deviantart]

[h/t: bluedogeyes]

things that are perfect

a day in the life reblogging mostly for the first one,...

Sat, 04 May 2013 20:25:51 -0400

a day in the life

reblogging mostly for the first one, personally x3

trueloveskismesis: newhappything: Keep your eyes on the...

Sat, 04 May 2013 20:08:51 -0400

trueloveskismesis:

newhappything:

Keep your eyes on the cross

what is happening

Photo

Sat, 04 May 2013 19:51:49 -0400

“Magic always was and always should be used for one thing: to...

Sat, 04 May 2013 19:34:49 -0400

“Magic always was and always should be used for one thing: to grant wishes for yourself. If you try to use it for any other reason, it always turns out bad.”

blasianxbri: shy-n-awkward: fyeah-i-like-dat: I just died. I...

Sat, 04 May 2013 19:17:20 -0400

blasianxbri:

shy-n-awkward:

fyeah-i-like-dat:

I just died.

I THOUGHT HE ATE HER

Lmfao yo

this is the best kind of confusion

Janey progress from the other day! #cosplay #homestuck...

Sat, 04 May 2013 09:48:01 -0400

Janey progress from the other day! #cosplay #homestuck #janecrocker

Vicious Cosplay: Time to be done with 'Cosplay Drama'

Fri, 03 May 2013 20:43:33 -0400

Vicious Cosplay: Time to be done with 'Cosplay Drama' :

vicious-cosplay:

Time to be done with ‘Cosplay Drama’

What happened this week in terms of cosplay that I saw?

More about the CONsent Movement

Cosplay Photographers and getting paid

Jessica Nigri’s lack of permission for selling a photo

But what was more abundant that I saw this week on my personal feed than all of the three above?

“Getting really sick and tired of this cosplay drama. Cosplay is about having fun.”

I’m sorry if this is a little shocking to everyone, but cosplay isn’t just about having fun. I know, mind blowing, yes? But let us think of a few things about cosplay.

Cosplay is a growing world wide hobby that connects people via conventions and the internet with their hobby. These are people who can be into cosplay for reasons such as: craftsmanship, overcoming personal social boundaries, making friends, showing appreciation for a character, wanting to be socially accepted, omgIjusthavetowearthat, ect. No one person’s story is the same when it comes to why they love cosplay. These people who buy or create their own costumes will also feature themselves in performance or craftsmanship competitions, and out of this be naturally competitive in cosplay. They go to these conventions amongst other con goers and mix with a multitude of fandoms which they may, or may not like. They interact and are photographed by professional photographers, beginner photographers, other cosplayers, staff members, panelists, security, guests, other convention goers, and regular people outside of the convention. They interact with people of the same fandoms at photoshoots or mix and match with other fandom followers in a relaxed place in the convention or possibly backstage at an event like the Masquerade. They trade information with people and connect via the internet, and cosplayers who utilize a fan page connect with hundreds, if not tens of thousands of fans online. We share each others work online while also posting our own. We make friends with other cosplayers, and sometimes the relationship grows deeper or just falls apart.

Cosplaying above all else is a hobby that is run majority on being social with others. The heart of you doing it might be simply to dress up as your favorite character, but in the end you will become this character in order to socialize with others (or attempt to.)

So why is it that cosplay cannot be just about fun? Because people don’t socially interact the same way and do not agree with each other. You have millions of cosplayers who are from different towns, different countries, speak different languages, believe in different religions or philosophies, believe in different political ideals, were all raised differently, have different kin and different family, ect ect. Though you may not think you bring these in with you when you cosplay, these are the fundamental ideals that build you as a person. So when you put several thousand people together in the same location with only ‘cosplay’ as their only similarity, there is going to be friction.

Cosplay is not a perfect hobby. If you expect to interact socially with other people in this hobby you have to come to realize that there is going to be problems and there are going to be disagreements. And that people are going to want to vocalize that there are problems in the community and either be even toned about it or radical off the wall.

When you throw down a cosplay disagreement as ‘cosplay drama’, you spit in the face of the debate that might be rather important to the growth of our community.

CONsent isn’t just a bunch of girls in sexy outfits complaining that they hate being called ‘fuckable’ at con. It’s a microcosm of a fight against rape culture and other types of harrassment in our own community.

The fight over paid/free photographers is more than people being cheap. It’s also revealing a lot of issues when it comes to photographers at conventions now having to face the fear of being hit with needing to make licensing issues at conventions in order to have their own light equipment or professional gear with them.

The issue with Nigri selling a picture isn’t some photographer complaining he’s not getting paid, it’s an actual case of copyright infringement and was trying to spread the word to get her to take down the piece when he wasn’t being taken seriously.

Calling any of these issues ‘cosplay drama’ is attempting to put up a wall between you and the ‘issue’ because you do not want to deal with it. You want to keep this ideal that cosplay is a ‘perfect hobby about fun.’ But the nice thing about cosplay not being perfect is the fact that it keeps it fluid, evolving, and growing more and more every day; it has no founded rules or moderators that need to keep it perfect.

At the same time you cannot cherry pick a topic based on its format. I’ve seen the same people this week share the Wonderwoman cosplayer photo on their facebook page and a day later complain about how CONsent is nothing but drama.

There will always be the radicals that over-blow everything, that’s part of having different people in a hobby. And it is alright to be at the sidelines and just not give a crap about what is going on: that is a logical choice as well. But by summing up any issue growing in the community as a ‘cosplay drama’ simply limits yourself in helping an ever growing community involved because of an innate fear of the hobby changing.

Unless it is someone specifically picking out other people to make a mockery of them, not all social discussions in our community are drama. Its something that people want to talk about to fix (or unfix) so let them discuss. Time to get rid of ‘cosplay drama.’

dreaming of summer all year long [home]

#serene #shinkansen #sunset #scenery #situation #sssss

kawaii monkey time in Kyoto!! they were running free but you...

amazing cranes in gion, there were so many bundles. #japan...

curse my big american feet!!!!!! I don’t fit in the...

LIFESIZE #evangelion for @mostflogged <33 8D

omg!! sailor mercury preview!! #sailormoon #figuarts #figma...

pinch me pls… #volksjapan showroom! #bjd #japan #japantrip

I just caught my first ever #ufocatcher in #akihabara *o* sakura...

goddardneutron: splashofhope: REBLOG AND...

#kfc you’re on my level. I’m not leaving the country...

yo! ^^ I wanted to give a head’s up that I’m off to vacation in japan :D unfortunately,...

theclearlydope: Friday is brought to you by Queen Amy.

thefrogman: Everything’s fine, don’t freak out or anything…...

a day in the life reblogging mostly for the first one,...

trueloveskismesis: newhappything: Keep your eyes on the...

Photo

“Magic always was and always should be used for one thing: to...

blasianxbri: shy-n-awkward: fyeah-i-like-dat: I just died. I...

Janey progress from the other day! #cosplay #homestuck...

Vicious Cosplay: Time to be done with 'Cosplay Drama'

Time to be done with ‘Cosplay Drama’

I just caught my first ever #ufocatcher in #akihabara o sakura...