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I just don't get it
So I'm a cosplayer and tbh I really feel like I don't look good in cosplay, not because I'm ugly but because of my skin color. I don't understand why I think this way because there's so many amazing and beautiful/handsome black cosplayers out there but when I look at myself there's always something in the back of my head saying "you would look better if your skin was lighter" and I hate it so much. Even just going out with my friends I feel so out of place (I'm usually the only black girl). I know I might sound a little delulu and trust me sometimes I don't get it ether
I'm a cosplayer too. Before, I also had this mentality of "I wish I was etc. etc. so I'd look better like them" but at some point I realized why I started cosplaying in the first place. Because I liked it. Because I had fun. Don't compare yourself to others, don't cosplay for others, do it because you like it. Don't look and try to compare how they...... reply
I really feel u. I so want to cosplay but I feel like an imposter or « unpretty » if I cosplay litteraly any characters that are lighter skinned. That’s why I end up trying to find anime/comic characters that are darker skinned. I think it’s because we have the knowledge that those characters are lighter skin so necessarily if you want to c...... reply
I think you’re feeling some dissonance because of the difference between you and the character. It doesn’t feel right because no matter what, you can’t look like them and there are so few characters that look like us.
I think you might need to cosplay the vibe instead of the character if that makes sense. Kind of like when girls cosplay mal...... reply
I am white so it’s probably not going to mean much coz I don’t share that experience, but that sounds sad tbh. I was wondering, does it feel better if you cosplay dark skinned characters or does even that feel weird? Maybe it’s just because it’s not a perfect match playing a fair skinned character, like something isn’t complete in the cos...... reply
You are definitely not delulu and your feelings are valid. This is a real problem and sadly a lot of black people feel that way. The western “white” beauty standard that was held up for decades has a huge impact on people, although in the last years a lot has changed through social media. Nowadays many different kinds of ethnicities, body shape...... reply
Maybe you can try making friends with other black cosplayers and asking them about it. I think having someone to talk to would help you. You can try posting on Reddit if you can’t find anyone irl. I also think you may benefit from talking to a therapist. I don’t think Mangago is a good place for this lmao reply
