COSPLAY AND COSPLAYERS

 

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Random blog day boo yah. As you should know Fridays is random blog day were we talk anything and everything and pretty much run with it. Today's blog is Cosplay and Cosplayers.

Cosplay is a portmanteau of the words Costume Play, It is a performance art in which the participants known as Cosplayers who wear Costumes and Accessories to represent a specific Character. Cosplayers often interact with each other to create a subculture and Cosplay has a broader term which applies to any costume Role-playing with several entities being lent to interpretation. Many sources for cosplay comes from Anime, Manga, Computer Games, TV Shows, Movies and Comics. Cosplay also has a historical foot in events like Masquerade Balls which were a feature of the Carnival season in the 15^th century, Royal Balls or pageants usually celebrated at the court of Kings and Queens, And Costume/Fancy dress Parties which were popular from the 19^th century onwards.

Cosplay has been most popular at Conventions Either Comic Cons like LFCC or MGM or for specific events Like Star-trek Conventions. There are numerous different conventions across the world that people go to and dress up for. There are specific Cosplay-Con's like Cosplay Manga in the Philippines and EOY Cosplay Festival in Singapore. Cosplay is a very open world with many participants dressing up as their most favourite charecters including those of Cross-play, such as a female dressing up as Hercules or a Male dressing up as Tinkerbell. However there has been issues due to this, with cosplayers being subjected to Discrimination, Homophobic comments and being touched without permission.

With all the hate that comes into the world of Cosplay the “Cosplay is Not Consent” Movement which started in 2013 by Rochelle Keyhan, Erin Filson and Anna Kegler has brought to the mainstream the issue of Sexual harassment suffered from both Male and Female Cosplayers attending conventions. From 2014 several conventions like New York Comic-Con placed large signs at entrances stating that “Cosplay is not Consent” with Attendees being asked to ask permission for photos and respect the persons right to say No. the Movement has continued to gain momentum and awareness since being publicized with the mainstream media reporting on the subject bringing it to those outside the community.

As Cosplay has entered more mainstream media, ethnicity of charecters and those who cosplay them has become a somewhat controversial point. Cosplayers of a different colour to their character of choice have often been ridiculed for not being accurate or faithful. It becomes a very complicated grey area when Cosplayers aren't respectful of the charecters ethnicity, with issues like Brown, Yellow and Black Face being controversial talking points all their own. Ethnicity remains a polarizing topic in the world of Cosplay today with the discussion continues both online and in person.

COSPLAYERS

Jessica Negri

Jessica Negri is an American Cosplay enthusiast, promotional and glamour model, YouTuber, voice actress and fan convention interview correspondent. She's been cosplaying since 2009 and modelling since 2012, having served as an official spokes-model for several video games and comic-book series, including Lollipop chainsaw and Assassins Creed IV: Black Flag. Negri also voices Cinder Fall in RWBY. Negri's Social Media Links are in the Website bibliography down below.

Tanya Tate

Tanya Tate started becoming well known due to beginning a porn career in 2009 and contributing to a regular column in British adult magazine Ravers DVD in 2010. Tate is also known for her participation in the MILF Genre with nine MILF of the year award wins and Porn Parodies. Tate Debuted on the Cosplay scene in 2010 at the San Diego ComicCon as Emma Frost receiving the attention of several media outlets. The 2010 ComicCon appearance resulted in the publishing of her first book, Tanya Tate: My Life in Costume. Thanks to her writing experience and love of Cosplay Tate has gone onto write for several Cosplay websites including WorldOfSuperheros.com and Geekscape.net. Several of Tate's social medias are in the Website bibliography down below.

Amazonian Cosplay

Amazonian Cosplay is a London Based Cosplayer specialising in Fantasy Costumes, Prop-making, Embroidery and SFX Make-UP. Her Social Media Links are in the Website Bibliography down below.

Ross Cobb

RossECobbs is a male cosplayer based in the UK, cosplaying as several characters under his belt. RossECobbs Social Media Links are in the Website bibliography down below.

C Lestrange

C Lestrange in a UK based cosplayer, specifically cosplaying charecters from the Harry Potter Franchise, with a few other charecters from other franchises.

C Lestrange's Social Media Links are in the Website bibliography down below.

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THE WEBSITE BIBLIOGRAPHY:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosplay

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cosplayers

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Nigri

https://www.facebook.com/OfficialJessicaNigri/

https://www.instagram.com/jessicanigri/

https://www.youtube.com/user/jessicanigri

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanya_Tate

https://www.instagram.com/tanyatate/?hl=en

https://tanyatate.com/

https://www.instagram.com/amazoniancos/

https://www.amazoniancosplay.co.uk/

https://www.facebook.com/amazoniancosplay

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2oCL0AhQit_U86tJa89BqA

https://www.instagram.com/rossecobb/

https://www.facebook.com/RossECosplay/

https://www.instagram.com/c_lestrange/

https://m.facebook.com/CLestrangeCosplay/

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