06/04/2026
COSPLAY: I PROMISE YOU, IT’S NOT THAT SERIOUS AND IT SHOULDN’T BE.
The world is a lot bigger and people are making it so small by limiting themselves in one orbit: gossip.
You jump into the “latest chika” faster than thinking first if it was worth reacting to, if you understood the actual point or if it could improve your life. You take many things out of context and refused to be reasoned out until it’s too late and YOU were put on the spotlight. You post your opinions first and comment before actually thinking it through. You start a fire and gather people to get pitchforks. Did it help? Were you a better person for it? Did it make you happy? Did you improve your craft? Did you hurt anyone with your callousness and impulsiveness? Did you contribute into making the community a safe space for a healthy discourse?
You see, in my opinion, if you aren’t in a cosplay competition or if this isn’t your main career, then it’s not that serious. Even people that compete and make a career out of cosplay know when to switch into their “hobbyist” and “normie modes”. So for the rest of us “hobbyist” that keep telling people “cosplay is for fun” or “cosplay is for everyone” and “cosplay for yourself”… why are you so hyper-focused on other people with eyes so critical it fails to see one simple fact: that you have become part of the of the problem. The “toxicity” you keep ranting about.
We are all just NERDS, and it’s not that serious. The hobby was corrupted by social media and people base everything on what they see, making them feel they are entitled to their own opinion, hiding their ugly intentions and insecurities behind “I’m just stating my opinion”. You, me, and many people are guilty of it sometimes. The difference is checking yourself before it gets toxic. That is why you must practice being responsible in the medium and content you consume, only reacting, interacting and concentrating on consuming content that would improve you as a person. If the post is really harmful to you and to others, that is where you can draw the line and make a stand in what you believe in.
Yes, you are entitled to your own opinion but you are also responsible for what your opinion does after. Maybe you are well versed in speaking English, or have great cosplay with lots of followers but lacking in empathy and basic social cues. I would rather be “mid” than deliberately cruel. And in the end, I hope that your opinion would always be geared towards kindness and spreading love. It might be cliche and seem like I wear rose-colored glasses… but honestly, the world could use a lot of those right now.