Um. . .I . . .I really want to cosplay, but I'm terrified because my body shape is not the typical skinny. I'm scared of being judged and told that I'm not good enough because I don't fit the characters body type.
I’m gonna tell you a few things:
1. if everyone fit the body type of every character they cosplayed, cosplay would be so boring!
2. if you’re really scared, try cosplaying with someone (like a friend) or in a group!!
3. Here’s a little bit of advice/a story for you! I have always been fat. Fat as a child, fat as a teen, fat as a now adult. Sure, i’ve been a “smaller” fat but i have never in my life been “skinny”. I have always loved anime and video games and cartoons. And i always wanted to cosplay some of the characters from my favorite shows, but never had the confidence to do it because i thought was too fat. I developed an eating disorder at one point, but no one said anything because i was still fat.
One day, my friend from Canada texted me and told me they were going to be in California (the state i live in) for a convention and to see family, and asked me if i wanted to cosplay with them and go with them. it would be the first time we’d be meeting in person, and we’ve been really close friends for years now. So, you know what? I did it. I cosplayed my favorite character from my favorite anime, and you know what? We got a ton of pictures taken of us. i was surprised because i obviously didn’t fit the characters body type, but man we could barely move a few feet without people wanting to take our picture. I was rocking a double chin in a lot of my photos and people were telling me how good we looked. i was so happy and i felt so confident. After that, i wanted to cosplay more. So, i went to fanime that following year and cosplayed again. As the years went on, i continued to find characters I wanted to cosplay and....well, did it! Sure, i was scared of being judged because i didnt fit the character body type, but cosplay was actually helping my self esteem A LOT. I’ve gained a lot of weight since i first cosplayed, and to be honest, it didnt bother me all that much because of the confidence cosplay was giving me. I started to love myself.
Eventually, i did Idol Steven. Short skirt, crop top, all that. i got a photoshoot done, and i think that also helped shoot my confidence way up! but ya know, at some cons, i feel a lot of eyes on me when i wear idol steven. I can feel a lot of judgmental eyes on me, and it sucks.
Honestly, you’re not going to be able to stop the judgments, the community can be a shitty place for plus size people. Thats why i created this blog.
Cosplay gave me all the self love and confidence i have today. i’m not saying it’ll do the same for you, but who knows! maybe it will. I found a safe place on this blog and in this community of plus sized cosplayers i found, and im so glad! Just know that you got a lot of people here for you, that will boost you up instead of tearing you down <3 please go for the cosplay you wanna do. you will ROCK it, i promise! <3 and remember to share pics with me, if you feel comfortable enough!!!
sorry if this wasn’t very helpful, but i hope it was!! <3
