Cosplay is not Consent

Geek Native is now lucky enough to be home to Dustbunny’s guide to getting started in cosplay. This is an interview with the expert cosplayer with plenty of images. The issue of cosplay not being equal to consent is front of mind at the minute so we talked about it.

Is safety an issue? There’s been plenty of focus on cosplay versus consent recently. Is it an issue all cosplayers should be aware of?

Yes. Cosplayers should be aware of this issue. But it should not stop you from cosplaying or having fun at a convention. If a cosplayer runs into this problem just tell the person giving you a hard time “no” and/or tell the convention staff.

Now Karine has produced this catchy comic that helps encapsulate the issue. Kartine urges fellow converence attendees to do their bit to stand up for cosplayers.