It’s funny how cosplaying is seen as this weird niche nerdy activity… unless it’s as an athlete.
Although, having said that, we do have the term ‘full kit wanker’ in the UK, for anyone who buys the whole kit (not just the t-shirt, scarf or hat). Because, you see, there’s an acceptable quantum of cosplaying.
One thing has shaped communities and defined cultures for a century and the other thing is a science fiction show. It’s really not comparable in my opinion.
It’s funny how cosplaying is seen as this weird niche nerdy activity… unless it’s as an athlete.
Although, having said that, we do have the term ‘full kit wanker’ in the UK, for anyone who buys the whole kit (not just the t-shirt, scarf or hat). Because, you see, there’s an acceptable quantum of cosplaying.
If I told people I planned to sit around for hours on a weekend watching TV, they’d call me lazy.
If I told them I was watching sports, they’d ask me what team I liked.
Pretty sure this stopped being true a decade ago.
True. Maybe if I said “video games.” That’s still frowned upon by some folks.
And you don’t need to go any further than this thread to see some folks frown upon watching sports too.
Wearing a jersey/scarf is more about showing which “tribe” you’re part of though. Going full kit is a bit different as it’s excessive.
True. But I think if I wore, like, a Star Trek comm badge, that’d raise more questions than if I wore an Arsenal t-shirt!
One thing has shaped communities and defined cultures for a century and the other thing is a science fiction show. It’s really not comparable in my opinion.