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profeminist

“My upgraded fem Captain America cosplay, shot and edited by the awesome Transwarp Photography <3″

As seen on Hijabi Hooligan cosplay’s Facebook page

speciesofleastconcern

The hero we don’t deserve but should aspire to

falconmemes

@memecaptainsteverogers we should recruit her!

memecaptainsteverogers

We should definitely make her an offer. I think her uniform’s better than mine.

giveashit-aboutearth

reblog if you support those who have had an abortion.

We need to show support for them/us.

hoechlin

I am a very dangerous man to know.

This amazing cosplay by a Muslim girl living in Great Britain captures everything we love about America's Sentinel of Liberty.

Can’t begin to say how proud I am of this lady right now.

oh, and if you have a problem with her feel free to clear off, I don’t need that sort of negativity here.

#hijabi hooligan #cosplay #brave #awesome

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rachel-chapman

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theslaybymic

Christian Siriano designed Leslie Jones a stunning dress for her ‘Ghostbusters’ premiere

Last month, Leslie Jones tweeted that many designers were unwilling to make her a dress for the premiere of Ghostbusters. But the honor of designing the 48-year-old actress’ gown went to Christian Siriano, and oh how he came through. Kristen Wiig and Melissa McCarthy were also in attendance at the premiere and representing the beauty of diverse body types.

Follow @this-is-life-actually

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“Siriano got the job done in just over a week, torpedoing the flimsy excuses offered by Hollywood’s ateliers and proving that size is no obstacle to beauty.”

Oh look, your flimsy body shaming excuses didn’t hold up.

riskpig

Also, thumbs up to Siriano being like “PICK ME PICK ME!” over Twitter. XD

madlori

And when he was congratulated for it, he said this:

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all right, dammit, I’mma reblog.

I will be laughing forever at that PICK ME PICK ME A++++ use of emojis there :D

2000adonline

Via Alexis T4yl8% on Twitter

skylikethat

Trying to keep up with the situation in the UK right now….

lotstradamus

the only posts I’m seeing about #Brexit are to the tune of ‘wtf is going on in the UK’ so I thought I’d just quickly summarise the apocalyptic shitshow the country has woken up to:

Britain has voted to leave the European Union

France has overtaken the UK as the world’s 5th largest economy

the pound has plummeted to a 31-year low

the prime minister has resigned

the Scottish first minister has promised another referendum on Scottish independence

Sinn Féin is making a bid for Irish reunification

Spain is going to make a claim for dual sovereignty of Gibraltar

a motion of No Confidence has been tabled against the leader of the Labour party

pro-Brexit politicians have already taken back their ‘we’d spend the £350m that goes to the EU every week on the NHS’ bullshit

we’re probably gonna end up with Boris fucking Johnson as PM

IN SHORT we’re about to cut ourselves off from Europe, plunge into a recession and become the United Kingdom of England and Wales. all our young people have been deprived of the right to live and work in 27 countries but at least there’ll be no more brown people coming in!!! haha!!! that showed Johnny Foreigner!!!!! Britain should be British!!!!!! anyway who’s coming for a kebab

rachel-chapman

A large number of people I know are now in a great hurry to move to Scotland. Now where are my suitcases?

steampunktendencies

Really impressive!

Tomorrow in Calais, France. Giant Mechanical Spider by La Machine

thefilmstage

R.I.P. Anton Yelchin, who has passed away at the age of 27, AP and TMZ report:

Actor Anton Yelchin, known for his roles in “Star Trek” and “Alpha Dog,” was killed early Sunday morning after getting pinned by his own car … TMZ has learned.

Yelchin’s friend became alarmed because he was supposed to meet them hours earlier for a rehearsal. They went to his San Fernando Valley home at around 1 AM and found him pinned between his car and a brick mailbox, which was attached to a security gate.

Law enforcement tells us the engine was running when his body was discovered, and the car was in neutral. The driveway was on a fairly steep incline. It’s unclear why he got out of the car.

rachel-chapman

Way too young. I know I'll cry when I go see new Star Trek

vicious-cosplay

Prepping to wear Dragonair was actually really hard. Harder than Ming really.

You think I’m kidding? I’m not.

As some of you may or may not have known: I had major self esteem issues growing up. I didn’t like being feminine before college because boys were stronger, taken more seriously, and girls were catty bitches. I didn’t give a shit about my hair, didn’t wear makeup, and dresses were ‘special occasion’ things. Going to college (and especially an all girls school) really helped me come out of my shell a bit more. Sure I was the top 5% of my graduating High School class, but I realized I belittled myself because of the bullies I grew up with and the way I was treated. It was better to be invisible while being smart.

Even when I started cosplaying I was still hiding in fear of harassment. All of my beginner characters were males: Xigbar, Xemnas, Xehanort, Dr. Crane- even my first female was Washu where I didn’t care about my hip size or breast size. They were comfortable non-feminine characters (Washu was a child so it didn’t count in my eyes.) I didn’t wear a dress cosplay that showed cleavage until I commissioned my mother to help me make Summoner, and for me that was a huge fucking leap.

Now lets get back on track: But Vicious, you seem really comfortable cosplaying, how could a bathing-suit be an issue?

When I was first plotting Dragonair the suit wasn’t fully the issue, but it was part of the entire picture. We were joining up as a small group of cosplayers to make a water gijinka group in semi-secret. A few of these cosplayers in the group are extremely popular as well. I was actually really excited that my kohai KO Cosplay invited me in for the idea. But as the date grew closer, the rush of those dreadful self-esteem emotions came back.

I would be the big girl in an entire group of what society would deem as ‘sexy’ girls all in bathing-suit type costumes. I would be the only girl who fits into double digit sizes out of the group. All of a sudden I was thinking back to all of those lovely compare and contrasts I did with myself growing up. When the stress piled on attempting to finish the costume, those little cruel voices in my head grew: Would I look fat compared to my friends? Would they look at me and think me unworthy? Would I be ignored in our group because I was the big girl? How much harassment would I face when they posted photos including me in it? Two nights before Colossalcon I was in tears on aim with Octomobiki spilling out all of my self-doubt, which was less about my doubt in finishing the costume and more about feeling a fool for joining in the first place. But I put it together the best I could, and even got a suit on Amazon last minute so I could shoot and participate with my friends.

And you know what I got out of that? It was the most fun group I had at Colossal, and I regret none of it.

We had so much FUN and so many SHENANIGANS! The photographers shot all of us, including individually! We were all in the videos, no one was told to step aside! We all were playful and talking to each other without a single comment about body types or how things looked on people, and we were helpful to one another. These people were my friends and I felt stupid for thinking that they’d judge me standing next to them because of my waist size. I even had a moment retrieving a volleyball that had been sent out of bounds and the entire group of players were cheering on ‘the most beautiful Dragonair ever.’ We even dragged in my darling kohai Nyok Ren who had been iffy since my first invite to join for the exact same reasoning, and by the final shoot she was bouncing around as the most adorable little Piplup.

So what is my little lesson in this write up? Everyone has self-esteem issues that retains to their bodies, including cosplayers, and you’re allowed to feel down about it. Nobody is perfect. But in it you must also find the positive in things that are hard for you to control. Losing weight for me is especially hard because I’m on birth control and- well- I fucking love the taste of food. But I try my best for me and not for others.

What’s more important with plotting costumes is finding that level of comfortability, and eventually giving it a small little shove. Ming was my first leap of faith for a character I wanted to do and expected to get so much flack for because of my weight and the amount of cleavage shown. Instead I have gotten some of the most amazing complements in that costume not only for the design, but for my courage to wear something like that.

And I had support, and I had friends who were there to make it fun. The real world and the internet will always be full of people who will look for excuses to tear you down, but these are only whispers of people who are only there for seconds. Instead you must remember those people who you care about who will hug you tight and tell you that you’re amazing, and you are special to them. These good people will be in your life far longer than that jackass under anon misspelling the word 'you’re.’

If you have trouble finding those friends in a time of need? Send me an ask. Or even a fanmail if you follow me. My inbox is always open. <3

rachel-chapman

Yes! All of this! Feeling bad about what people will think about your appearance happens, but your friends will have your back and lift you up. And even those people who fit into society's idea of normal get nervous. Work through it, ignore any haters, be awesome.

neil-gaiman

I would think it's also a bad idea to dog ear a book that is sentient and/or has teeth.

Quite.

strikecommandergabriel-deactiva

i didnt think we were still talking about this but OH MY GOD NO

this tutorial is from pinterest (originally tumblr though i think) and you should not be following it.

this goes out to all the kids just starting cosplaying and anyone else who might not know better - you should never be putting anything that isn’t strictly skin-safe onto your body. that means fabric paint, acrylics - none of that. it is not meant for skin coverage. the one exception is PAX paint, which is acrylic mixed with medical grade adhesive. if you want a VERY long lasting water proof paint, look up a recipe for that.

things that arent meant for skin coverage can have a variety of adverse reactions. cosplay is not worth getting super sick over, especially when you have better alternatives.

stay safe everyone!

rachel-chapman

Signal boosting This can be seriously dangerous

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MY MOM AND I WON BEST GROUP ENTRY!!!!🎉🎉🎉😄 I am so flattered to win this award, thank you so much to the judges and congrats to all who entered! Everybody looked amazing! 😍

rachel-chapman

Well deserved win!