So why is everyone commenting on the physical appearance of cosplay? I'd think more people would actually ask (themselves and others) how psychologically healthy the whole thing is? I mean, doing a cosplay once just for the fun of it, and doing it all the time while pretending to assume a fictional character's "personality" are two very different things.
The second one borders with schizophrenia. Or obsession. Or fetishism. Neither of which are healthy patterns of mind and reek of (pathological) escapism.
Could be the actor talent too, but usually people who do acting - do acting primarily, while maybe dipping their toes into cosplay once in a while. Not that I know of an actor who actually does cosplay... Anyways, I wouldn't say actors do it to escape their shitty reality (or when they do, they use drugs and die). Actors don't get a fixation on fictional characters, they just play roles, or sth.
So yeah, be angry at me for not understanding the obsessive need to be someone else (often times, much COOLER) than self.
On a similar topic, I find it hard to understand people's swift fascinations with bands, brands, books (Twilight, oh the f...), products, movies or games. There's people who become totally crazy after a game/product after a week or a day of experiencing it (and proceed worshiping the product, living the fantasy, etc.), and there's me (or the likes of me) who would think twice before indulging deeper into the fantasy. Take Star Wars for example. I love the thing, grew up with it, but still, the idea of buying a Darth Vader costume still looks kinda silly to me. I mean, hell YES I WOULD want to buy it, but when I've had the chance, I was always quick to give up on it. Kinda, felt... too much. Maybe I experience fascination more fully, internally, so I don't need much paraphernalia, I don't know.
