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Just black girl on black history month
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“I can’t protect all these captured people! I’ll probably be the first to die”
Character: Suma
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31 days of cosplay
Day 3 - White rabbit (in Wonderland)
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31 days of cosplay
Day 2 - Catwoman ⬛
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Time for the charm bomb to explode
Mr.Fishoeder but add little bit of ✨spice✨
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Booo boop be doop
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Something shiny for the new year ✨
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Some of my favourite cosplays this year
Coraline meets the other mother
Day 4 - Cheshire Cat (in Wonderland)
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Hoodrat Todoroki ❄️
Above: Sailor Moon, as portrayed by Taylor Hobbs and photographed by Kayhettin.
Cosplay is for everyone, but to cosplay as a minority means to deal with an unfair volume of microaggressions from onlookers, like the one in the title of this post. MoonlightBailey, a young woman of Haitian/Dominican Republican descent, said she’s dealt with plenty of them in the seven years since she began cosplaying.
In her panel Black Nerd Magic, she reminded cosplayers of color that they look fantastic. “Please don’t quit cosplay because of somebody’s dumb comment,” she said. As part of her advice, she offered some tips for dealing with common offensive comments:
Stay silent and keep walking
When somebody makes an ignorant cosplay about your cosplay or your skin color, sometimes the best option is to pretend you didn’t hear. “These people feed off of attention,” she said.
In some instances, correct and educate
If a commenter seems to be acting in good faith, gently let them know the error of their ways. “Somebody said to me, ‘You’re dressed like the black Harley Quinn!’ and I told them, ‘No, I’m dressed like Harley Quinn.’”
Brush it off with humor
MoonlightBailey asked the audience how they’d respond to a few jabs like, “Wow! I’ve never seen a black Wonder Woman before.” One audience member suggested a joke: “I would just say, ‘Wait, I’m black?’ and act like I’m having an existential crisis.”
Travel in a group
MoonlightBailey said that she is quick to stand up for herself, but it doesn’t come easily to everyone. If you’re nervous about clapping back to strangers, she suggested traveling in a group in order to significantly reduce confrontational interactions.
Be confident! You look great
Most of all, MoonlightBailey reminded her audience, a mixed group of diverse cosplayers, that they all look awesome. “Cosplay isn’t about skin tone, or gender, or age, or race,” she said. “It’s about loving a character and being a big nerd. Being comfortable in your cosplay is the key.”
— Lauren, AB Staff Blogger
