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"Do not look at Ms. Marvel's ass, do not look at Ms. Marvel's ass..."
I don't understand how it's not ok to, to a certain extent, express sexual attraction to cosplayers who wear "sexy" costumes, particularly the way Simon Pegg did. There's a gigantic gap between sexual harassment and acknowledging someone's sexual appeal. Why is it ok for women to comment on Andrew Garfield's fantastic ass in a Spider-Man suit, but not ok for men to acknowledge that a bunch of women dressed as slave!Leia is very, very nice to look at? I'm a cosplayer--granted, not the sexy kind, but I know what it means to dress up for fun, for myself and not for an audience. But if you're trying to tell me that dressing up as slave!Leia, or as an Orion, or as Faye Valentine, has absolutely nothing to do with wanting to look sexually desirable, then by all means do explain to me what's behind that costume decision. Of course wearing a sexy costume (or outfit!) doesn't give anyone the permission to be inappropriate. It's not a green light to be harassed. But it's not "objectifying female cosplayers" to acknowledge that they look hot. I'm sure there's a great amount of work that goes into making, for instance, a Poison Ivy cosplay. I'm sure Poison Ivy cosplayers are very lovely ladies, geeks like the rest of us, etc. Bonus, they're incredibly hot. If I was surrounded by a dozen Poison Ivy cosplayers, I have no doubt that my comments would be very similar to Simon Pegg's. How is that sexist? When did it become shameful to be attracted to women in sexy costumes? Why could I make similar comments about the (charming!) Captain America cosplayer who currently offers photoshoots at FAO Schwarz and not offend anyone? Double standards, man. If you're attractive and half-naked, some people will appreciate the view. If you like your body enough to show it, how can you be angry that other people like your body as well? There's no malice, no implication that a sexy costume is an invitation to make inappropriate advances to a woman. It's just acknowledgement that sexy geeks are a wonderful thing.