Cosplay Doesn T Mean Consent
If its online or in person. Well what does that mean.
If you are being harassed find a convention worker and report the offense immediately.
Cosplay doesn t mean consent. That means no matter who is wearing it it doesnt mean that the general public or other convention attendees have the permission to act or say things that are disrespectful degrading vulgar because thats straight up harrasment. Weve written extensively on the topic decrying those who use cosplay as an excuse for sexual harassment or even assault. Also I wasnt to spread awareness that just because someone cosplays it does not mean you can take pics without consent or touch without consent.
People are interpreting consent in cosplay as the absence of no. We cant reiterate this point enough at least until the behavior becomes practically non-existent and the entire industry is united against it. But extending it to just taking a picture of someone.
We will work with convention owners to help bring comfort and safety back to fan events all around the world. My clothing is not consent the word yes That is true with everything. Sexual harassment at conventions has gotten to be such a problem that cosplay is NOT consent signs now adorn the halls of the Javits letting onlookers know to keep their hands to themselves.
Cosplay is NOT Consent is a Facebook page dedicated to empowering cosplayers to speak out against inappropriate behavior at cons. Remember just because youre cosplaying it doesnt mean attendees can harass you in any way. Angi Viper Interview Cosplay Is Not Consent.
It doesnt mean they are obliged to get clicked with you. PCU has been quite adamant about its articles on cosplay and consent. Speak to them ask them about the series ask about their props ask for a picture ask if its okay to give a hug.
Like the title suggests cosplay is not consent. We caught up with cosplayer Angi Viper at Anime Los Angeles and talked with her about Cosplay Is Not Consent. This issue of consent and safety doesnt just affect women-presenting cosplayers either.
Cosplay is not consent for touching or harassment. Check out my video on Convention Safety Security for my opinion. Cosplay is not consent.
Cosplay is NOT Consent aims to educate the community by using the experiences of cosplayers and convention staff to help put an end to unwanted harassment of convention attendees. If you want them to stop what they are doing and pose well you obviously have to ask. One person alone can change very little but again that doesnt mean we shouldnt try.
Things can and will get better but only if we all contribute towards making it so. Delhi needs to understand that cosplay is not consent. That obviously doesnt have to literally be a yes it could be an mmhmm or a nod but whats not negotiable is that the following behaviors most certainly do not constitute consent.
Its not what the cosplay is not consent movement is referring to. This goes for others in the cosplay community just because your character might do it doesnt mean you should. Just because someone has chosen to dress as Power Girl or Lara Croft that doesnt mean you should compliment the way the costume highlights their figure.
Even though you may see your favorite character please dont run up to them screaming and charging at them. Cosplay does not equal consent. If you wanted to take a picture WITH the cosplayer 100 you need to ask.
My point is that if were all working together offering consent and speaking up for one another it shouldnt have to get to that point. We are just normal people who enjoy dressing up as our favorite characters. All I claimed was that gropers and other horrible men exist in the world and that waving a board that says cosplay isnt consent doesnt make them stop doing these things.
Signs with this statement are now plastered around conventions across the US with the aim of drawing attention to Comic Cons anti harassment policies. In an attempt to eliminate this type of behavior from the conventions the New York Comic Con NYCC began a movement called Cosplay Is Not Consent. Cosplay is a play on the words Costume and Play.
We all have to work together. It is usually used to refer to people who dress up as characters from geek and nerd culture. I simply yell at anyone who doesnt listen.
To me that gave the creep all the power and I wasnt about that. Nice tits is not an appropriate cosplay compliment. Just because you may be wearing body paint and a g-string doesnt mean the guy dressed as Chewbacca gets to touch your boob.
It doesnt mean a lot. In a world where many cosplayers are already not respected by the rest of the world we must push the message that just because we are in a silly costume doesnt mean that anyone can touch us without permission. In 2014 the first year the cosplay is not consent signs were at NYCC Time reported that eight attendees filed sexual harassment reports a significant decrease from the approximately.
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