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Identity Crisis, Part 5: Cosplayer Roundtable – Harassment

May 30, 2014 at 2:00 pm
Ava DiGioia
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conventions, cosplay, fandom, fandom policing, gender, harassment, sexism
The popularity of conventions in the nerd/geek community is due in large part to the freedom participants feel to express their particular fandom with enthusiasm and devotion in an atmosphere that is comfortable and safe. For cosplayers, that safety has
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Geek PSA: Approaching a Cosplayer

March 5, 2012 at 4:00 pm
Kelly Cipera
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conventions, cosplay, geek PSA, harassment, sexism
Sometimes wearing a costume can come with a risk: the over-zealous fan. Chris covered one aspect of this last month, but objectification isn’t the only peril of cosplay, so I’ve put a guide together to help you, the fan, make sure you’re not “that guy”
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Cosplay: The Problem with “That Guy”

February 6, 2012 at 5:00 pm
Chris Presley
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conventions, cosplay, fan rant, harassment, sexism
Not all fans of cosplay are bad. In fact, it is fandom that gave birth to cosplay in the first place and hopefully that cycle of creativity will never end. But there are some people who push things too far. For the sake of argument, we’ll call him "That
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