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I'm half asleep so I may have forgotten something but if I didn't, then answering No to all of those should be the minimum thing you do.
It’s called gender-bending, at least in my local cosplay groups. It’s done frequently and usually turns out great because of the passion and care put into it. Go for it!
I've also heard it referred to as cross-play, though without the contact of cosplay, can be somewhat confusing.
This is a subtle question, so feel free to answer “none of the above.”
But in your circles, is this gender bending explicit, as in “I’m a female Wolverine” or is it just someone who’s female going as Wolverine? And in the latter case, I don’t mean that she’s pretending to be a man, just that she’s not changing the character, simply embodying it as, herself, a woman.
It’s just about playing the character as the persons’ own gender identity. Most common, of course, being video game characters as opposite genders. So like, lady master chief or what if zelda was a man, etc. But I’ve seen an androgynous/enby kratos that was super well done! Gender-bent / gender-bending is just the term that has stuck for that.
I think as long as you're not in blackface you can wear whatever the hell you want
I'm pretty sure there are other exceptions
My sexy Adolf Hitler got a great reception tonight.
The Producers?
With all the Bowsettes last year, I'm tempted to say no in the name of equality.
Oh god was that only last year??
Not sure honestly. It may have been the year before. Or even earlier. Or maybe I'm just slow at noticing popular media trends. As you can see, I'm doing great at growing old.
No, it was ~~8 years ago~~ last week, actually.
Wow Covid really messed with our perception of time huh /s
People love the genderbending of characters. Go nuts.
No, cosplayers do that all the time
Why would it be? Here is me and my ex on Halloween 2020. I was Lydia, she was Beetlejuice.
You guys both look awesome
These are cute costumes!
A boy at my kids preschool wanted to be Anna from Frozen. His parents dressed him as Anna. I don’t think they went out of their way to feminize him - he had no wig or makeup, for example. But he was in a dress, because that’s what Anna wears. Was he a “male version of Anna?” No. Was he going as a female? No. He was just the character. Similarly, if a little girl puts on an iron man suit, is she a “female iron man” or some kind of “Iron Woman?” No.
So when you say “a male version of a character” I hear that you are not just going as a character who happens to be the other gender but you are putting a specific twist on that character. There’s nothing wrong with that necessarily. But it can definitely go wrong depending on the character and how you handle it. We’d just need more information. It’s one of those things that doesn’t have bright line rules. Like all issues of content offensiveness.
It's called "genderful appropriation". I just invented it. All the cool people will be getting offended by it really soon.
Go for it! Those offended are not your target audience
No
Be whomever you want to be
What's the costume? I'll tell you real quick if it's offensive. Go for it.
I can't see a problem with fictional characters. It's when you bring in the real people that the drama starts. Trans JK Rowling, KaMANla Harris, Hillbilly Eilish, and Marjory Taylor Peen all seem like they would raise a few eyebrows.
Ha, never heard or thought of trans Rowling but if I knew Harry Potter better I'd be damned tempted.
For the record these would all be hilarious, ESPECIALLY Rowling
No, assuming the gender bend is respectful.
No
I dont think so, nor do I care. Black people dress up as white characters all the time, I consider it the same. Dressing up as a character means that character means something to you, so I dont see where anyone should be offended by it.
Why make it about race?
In case someone reading had a similar question but about race. Why do you care, do people of different races bother you?
Ah, you're a troll. Got it
I love it when I say what I think and people don't have a real response so they just call me a troll, lol.
That's fine, block me so I don't have to deal with you anymore, I'm cool with that.
On the very unlikely chance you're being genuine, which I don't think you are, there's a great quote you should consider.
"If you meet one asshole, then they're an asshole. If everyone you meet is an asshole, you're the asshole."
Not everyone I meet treats me the way people on Lemmy treat me. I am told I am a kind person and most people, while apathetic, are not so rude as Lemmy users. It's a great quote, but ultimately not applicable to this particular situation. Have a good day, or not, make of it however you will.
Perhaps you present yourself on Lemmy in an inflammatory way which you do not IRL?
Nah, Lemmy users are just mean, worse than Redditors. Add in internet anonymity and you get users that just dont care about other people, even going out of their way to harass or try to fight by writing comments like they're trying to catch someone in a trap they think is clever.
Thankfully I can block entire instances so I dont have to deal with most of them. Its just a shame, because Lemmy was supposed to be better than Reddit, but I am seeing more that its almost worse. The only reason I even still use Lemmy is because I don't like the Reddit mobile app. That's literally it.
I definitely dont stay here for the users.
That's wild man, my experience has been quite the opposite. I hope you find the users I'm seeing in my feed.
To whom could it be offensive?
I'm just having a hard time imagining a scenario in which it would be offensive...
Plenty where it would be a little confusing. Sandra Dude O'Connor, or Susan Bro Anthony would take some explaining, at the least.
No?
I personally think all gender flip characters are dumb, in either direction, personally. But here's the thing; it doesn't matter what I think. Do whatever the hell you want.
Is it Wonder Man?
No
