/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

Can we please have a mature conversation about this?

Brought this topic up because I saw a picture today that really tipped me over to the side of believing that weight really is important when choosing who to cosplay.

The person I’m focusing on is the girl on the left. When I first saw this, I was incredibly confused because of how much of a missed opportunity this cosplay is. Her outfit is good. Her wig is good. Her skin is clear and her makeup is nice.

But she’s fat. She’s practically bulging out of the collar and I think it’s a real shame because all of the other parts of her composition are great. She knows how to dress, how to do makeup etc but all of her efforts are brought down by a physicality that frankly just does not match the character she’s dressed as in any way.

I really can’t put the question any other way than this: If you have the dedication to learn all the skills necessary to cosplay, why can’t you lose weight and take your cosplay from a 5 to a 10?