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 Post subject: Tony Harris speaks out against cosplay.
PostPosted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 11:42 am 
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I cant remember if Ive said this before, but Im gonna say it anyway. I dont give a crap.I appreciate a pretty Gal as much as the next Hetero Male. Sometimes I even go in for some racy type stuff ( keeping the comments PG for my Ladies sake) but dammit, dammit, dammit I am so sick and tired of the whole COSPLAY-Chiks. I know a few who are actually pretty cool-and BIG Shocker, love and read Comics.So as in all things, they are the exception to the rule. Heres the statement I wanna make, based on THE RULE: "Hey! Quasi-Pretty-NOT-Hot-Girl, you are more pathetic than the REAL Nerds, who YOU secretly think are REALLY PATHETIC. But we are onto you. Some of us are aware that you are ever so average on an everyday basis. But you have a couple of things going your way. You are willing to become almost completely Naked in public, and yer either skinny( Well, some or most of you, THINK you are ) or you have Big Boobies. Notice I didnt say GREAT Boobies? You are what I refer to as "CON-HOT". Well not by my estimation, but according to a LOT of average Comic Book Fans who either RARELY speak to, or NEVER speak to girls. Some Virgins, ALL unconfident when it comes to girls, and the ONE thing they all have in common? The are being preyed on by YOU. You have this really awful need for attention, for people to tell you your pretty, or Hot, and the thought of guys pleasuring themselves to the memory of you hanging on them with your glossy open lips, promising them the Moon and the Stars of pleasure, just makes your head vibrate. After many years of watching this shit go down every 3 seconds around or in front of my booth or table at ANY given Con in the country, I put this together. Well not just me. We are LEGION. And here it is, THE REASON WHY ALL THAT, sickens us: BECAUSE YOU DONT KNOW SHIT ABOUT COMICS, BEYOND WHATEVER GOOGLE IMAGE SEARCH YOU DID TO GET REF ON THE MOST MAINSTREAM CHARACTER WITH THE MOST REVEALING COSTUME EVER. And also, if ANY of these guys that you hang on tried to talk to you out of that Con? You wouldnt give them the fucking time of day. Shut up you damned liar, no you would not. Lying, Liar Face. Yer not Comics. Your just the thing that all the Comic Book, AND mainstream press flock to at Cons. And the real reason for the Con, and the damned costumes yer parading around in? That would be Comic Book Artists, and Comic Book Writers who make all that shit up.


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What the hell is a Tony Harris?


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 Post subject: Tony Harris speaks out against cosplay.
PostPosted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 11:53 am 
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I do wish they'd cool it on the racy and revealing costumes. I'd like a more family atmosphere and it's becoming more like Brazilian Carnival or something.

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Bolgani Gogo wrote:
What the hell is a Tony Harris?


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PostPosted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 11:58 am 
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For fuck's sake. Cosplayers are massive fans of what they're portraying. They're doing it for themselves, not for you. Get over yourself.


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Li'l Jay wrote:
I do wish they'd cool it on the racy and revealing costumes. I'd like a more family atmosphere and it's becoming more like Brazilian Carnival or something.


My friend's wife brought in their 10 year old daughter to visit him at his Artist's Alley table. She got as far as the front steps of the convention center and saw a cosplayer with a massive red dildo. She almost turned around and went home.


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 Post subject: Tony Harris speaks out against cosplay.
PostPosted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 12:22 pm 
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That was awkward to read.


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 Post subject: Tony Harris speaks out against cosplay.
PostPosted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 12:43 pm 
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I thought I'd see more dissension in the comments at that link. I guess his fans are pretty loyal to the cause.


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 Post subject: Tony Harris speaks out against cosplay.
PostPosted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 12:45 pm 
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RobertSwanderson wrote:
Bolgani Gogo wrote:
What the hell is a Tony Harris?


Starman, Ex Machina, Liberty Files artist.


Oh. Don't care, then. :?


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 Post subject: Tony Harris speaks out against cosplay.
PostPosted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 12:45 pm 
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For the most part, I like cosplay.

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 Post subject: Tony Harris speaks out against cosplay.
PostPosted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 12:52 pm 
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I agree with the point that some cosplaying makes these events not quite family friendly. I think some firm guidelines could take care of that.

But the who rubbish about grilling them about comic knowledge etc is just ridiculous. Funny how those who once were shunned and mocked - us geeks and nerds - seem to have factions that want to keep up the cycle.


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By the way, here's Tony Harris cosplaying a CNN news anchor:
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You said it. Apparently some self-loathing fans can't handle women in the audience, especially ones that want to dress up and look good doing so.

I'm all for it!


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Dave Toxik wrote:
I agree with the point that some cosplaying makes these events not quite family friendly. I think some firm guidelines could take care of that.


Yes, they should be firm.

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Someone should cosplay as the Enter key next time Harris goes to a convention.

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 12:58 pm 
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Rafael wrote:
Someone should cosplay as the Enter key next time Harris goes to a convention.


ZING! NAILED IT!

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 12:59 pm 
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Beachy wrote:
Dave Toxik wrote:
I agree with the point that some cosplaying makes these events not quite family friendly. I think some firm guidelines could take care of that.


Yes, they should be firm.


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If cosplay is outlawed, only outlaws will cosplay.


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PostPosted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 1:03 pm 
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 Post subject: Tony Harris speaks out against cosplay.
PostPosted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 1:04 pm 
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I can see his point to a certain extent, but I wouldn't say overall I agree with him.
Many of these girls he is talking about are just booth babes. They aren't cosplaying for the attention, necessarily. They are models, hired to do a job.
Most of the people who actually go to the trouble and expense of making a costume and walking around uncomfortable all day probably ARE fans.
Most cosplay costumes I've seen aren't as comfortable as street clothes, and the vast majority of them are expensive and/or difficult to put together.
If pretty women just wanted attention, and nothing else, there is this place called the bar. Go there with a like-minded female and start making out.
You'll get more attention than you know what to do with.
A con is hot and loud and costs money. A costume is hot and uncomfortable and costs money. If you're a non-model who plays funtime dress up as a character you like, more than likely it is because you ARE a fan to some extent.

I do think cons should have more strict rules about what is and is not acceptable, though. While I personally see no issue with non-sexualized nudity or partial nudity, many parents do. And ultimately, cons should be for fans of ALL ages.

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 1:04 pm 
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I enjoyed the part where he singled out skinny cosplayers and women with the wrong types of large breasts.

I didn't rise to the top of a geek subculture so that I could be around the same average looking women that accepted me as an average geek. Away with you.


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