On Saturday, November 7 at Rhode Island Comic Con in Room 552A, the first ever Limitless Cosplay panel was held. We hope to have more but please check out our mission statement or join our online community.
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The world is in a gender identity, sexual orientation, and body image standards revolution. Whether they intend to or not, cosplayers often find themselves at the center of this revolution. Today, artists use the internet to post images of beloved characters played by the opposite gender, with realistic bodies. Sometimes artists choose to play characters of a different race or with a different sexual orientation. When we make such choices as artists to break from tradition, how are we received – both in person at conventions, and later, on the internet?
Our panelists include the TARDIS Princess (Sasha Ballz), who gained internet notoriety on BBC America, IO9, ThinkGeek, and Tumblr after an image of Sasha was posted in her costume. While many praised Sasha for her creativity, not all reactions were positive. What started out as merely an expression of fandom quickly developed into a conversation about body image, fat shaming, and online bullying. Sasha, along with our other panelists, will tackle multiple questions surrounding self-identification as it relates to cosplay. Why do we choose the characters we play? What can we learn about not only our artistic identities, but our culture, by audience reaction? And how can we take negative reaction to a place of strength? Audiences should leave this panel feeling empowered and ready to use cosplay to explore who they are.
Additional panelists include:
Jack Napier. A joker fan and cosplayer with over 9 years of experience in cosplay. He is passionate to continue to support the cosplay community just as it has supported him from his start.
Brandon the Shapeshifter. A black male cosplayer, Brandon loves genderbending costumes. He morphs into characters (ranging from Maleficent to Bishop to Dazzler to Doctor Strange and more) regardless of gender or race, despite the expectations of others.
About the moderator:
Jax Adele is the co-creator of the TARDIS Princess dress and winner of 5 Arisia Masquerade Ribbons. Jax is passionate about using cosplay as a vehicle to express identity and build community acceptance.
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