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    • scottalanmillerS
      scottalanmiller @JaredBusch
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      Cosplay is mostly just hot chicks dressing up like anime (or whatever) characters. Anything outside of that is... well..... kinda useless.

      Most cosplay is just a bizarre pretense for semi-public stripping. Which is bizarre that society is so against stripping, but so okay with it when it gets weird.

      Stripping? WUT? Cosplay is about wearing a costume. Not removing it.

      Your limited cross section of the world leaves you missing a lot. It's about wearing as little of that costume as possible, just enough to qualify as a custome.

      I have several friends that are cosplay profesisonals. That's how they make their living, even being on television and stuff.

      Of course this is true - but this represents less than 1% of the 'cosplay' community, hell, probably less than 0.1%.

      That's more than is used by research firms to get cross sections.

      How many people have a greater cross section?

      I don't get what you're trying to say?

      You painted cosplayers as strippers - period. You didn't say a crosssection, you said cosplayers.

      No, I said they were MOSTLY strippers. You can't take MOST to mean ALL, ever.

      Nor can you claim most. When it is obviously far from the truth, outside your little planet.

      Anything but obvious. Not sure how you even think it's likely to not be the truth. What view of cosplaying do you have that is anything but predominantly this?

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      • scottalanmillerS
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        Also, Urban Dictionary for those not hip to modern culture:

        https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=airdropping

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        • DustinB3403D
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          Cosplay is mostly just hot chicks dressing up like anime (or whatever) characters. Anything outside of that is... well..... kinda useless.

          Most cosplay is just a bizarre pretense for semi-public stripping. Which is bizarre that society is so against stripping, but so okay with it when it gets weird.

          Stripping? WUT? Cosplay is about wearing a costume. Not removing it.

          Your limited cross section of the world leaves you missing a lot. It's about wearing as little of that costume as possible, just enough to qualify as a custome.

          I have several friends that are cosplay profesisonals. That's how they make their living, even being on television and stuff.

          Of course this is true - but this represents less than 1% of the 'cosplay' community, hell, probably less than 0.1%.

          That's more than is used by research firms to get cross sections.

          How many people have a greater cross section?

          I don't get what you're trying to say?

          You painted cosplayers as strippers - period. You didn't say a crosssection, you said cosplayers.

          No, I said they were MOSTLY strippers. You can't take MOST to mean ALL, ever.

          Nor can you claim most. When it is obviously far from the truth, outside your little planet.

          I got you.

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          • DashrenderD
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            Cosplay is mostly just hot chicks dressing up like anime (or whatever) characters. Anything outside of that is... well..... kinda useless.

            Most cosplay is just a bizarre pretense for semi-public stripping. Which is bizarre that society is so against stripping, but so okay with it when it gets weird.

            Stripping? WUT? Cosplay is about wearing a costume. Not removing it.

            Your limited cross section of the world leaves you missing a lot. It's about wearing as little of that costume as possible, just enough to qualify as a custome.

            I have several friends that are cosplay profesisonals. That's how they make their living, even being on television and stuff.

            Of course this is true - but this represents less than 1% of the 'cosplay' community, hell, probably less than 0.1%.

            That's more than is used by research firms to get cross sections.

            How many people have a greater cross section?

            I don't get what you're trying to say?

            You painted cosplayers as strippers - period. You didn't say a crosssection, you said cosplayers.

            No, I said they were MOSTLY strippers. You can't take MOST to mean ALL, ever.

            I take mostly to mean more than 50% - and i just told you that likely less than 1% actually strip.
            so no, it's not mostly - not even close.

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              Cosplay is mostly just hot chicks dressing up like anime (or whatever) characters. Anything outside of that is... well..... kinda useless.

              Most cosplay is just a bizarre pretense for semi-public stripping. Which is bizarre that society is so against stripping, but so okay with it when it gets weird.

              Stripping? WUT? Cosplay is about wearing a costume. Not removing it.

              Your limited cross section of the world leaves you missing a lot. It's about wearing as little of that costume as possible, just enough to qualify as a custome.

              I have several friends that are cosplay profesisonals. That's how they make their living, even being on television and stuff.

              Of course this is true - but this represents less than 1% of the 'cosplay' community, hell, probably less than 0.1%.

              That's more than is used by research firms to get cross sections.

              How many people have a greater cross section?

              I don't get what you're trying to say?

              You painted cosplayers as strippers - period. You didn't say a crosssection, you said cosplayers.

              No, I said they were MOSTLY strippers. You can't take MOST to mean ALL, ever.

              Nor can you claim most. When it is obviously far from the truth, outside your little planet.

              Anything but obvious. Not sure how you even think it's likely to not be the truth. What view of cosplaying do you have that is anything but predominantly this?

              I mean most of it? I have quite a few acquaintances that cosplay at major cons. Men and women alike who aren't strippers and aren't doing it to show off skin but simply doing it because they love the crafting parts of it and showing off their craftsmanship. On top of that just watch video from the Con floors at any of the big ones. You'll see that most people aren't dressed in skimpy outfits but are in highly intricate and custom costumes.

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              • DustinB3403D
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                Cosplay is mostly just hot chicks dressing up like anime (or whatever) characters. Anything outside of that is... well..... kinda useless.

                Most cosplay is just a bizarre pretense for semi-public stripping. Which is bizarre that society is so against stripping, but so okay with it when it gets weird.

                Stripping? WUT? Cosplay is about wearing a costume. Not removing it.

                Your limited cross section of the world leaves you missing a lot. It's about wearing as little of that costume as possible, just enough to qualify as a custome.

                I have several friends that are cosplay profesisonals. That's how they make their living, even being on television and stuff.

                Of course this is true - but this represents less than 1% of the 'cosplay' community, hell, probably less than 0.1%.

                That's more than is used by research firms to get cross sections.

                How many people have a greater cross section?

                I don't get what you're trying to say?

                You painted cosplayers as strippers - period. You didn't say a crosssection, you said cosplayers.

                No, I said they were MOSTLY strippers. You can't take MOST to mean ALL, ever.

                I take mostly to mean more than 50% - and i just told you that likely less than 1% actually strip.
                so no, it's not mostly - not even close.

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                • scottalanmillerS
                  scottalanmiller @Dashrender
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                  Cosplay is mostly just hot chicks dressing up like anime (or whatever) characters. Anything outside of that is... well..... kinda useless.

                  Most cosplay is just a bizarre pretense for semi-public stripping. Which is bizarre that society is so against stripping, but so okay with it when it gets weird.

                  Stripping? WUT? Cosplay is about wearing a costume. Not removing it.

                  Your limited cross section of the world leaves you missing a lot. It's about wearing as little of that costume as possible, just enough to qualify as a custome.

                  I have several friends that are cosplay profesisonals. That's how they make their living, even being on television and stuff.

                  Of course this is true - but this represents less than 1% of the 'cosplay' community, hell, probably less than 0.1%.

                  That's more than is used by research firms to get cross sections.

                  How many people have a greater cross section?

                  I don't get what you're trying to say?

                  You painted cosplayers as strippers - period. You didn't say a crosssection, you said cosplayers.

                  No, I said they were MOSTLY strippers. You can't take MOST to mean ALL, ever.

                  I take mostly to mean more than 50% - and i just told you that likely less than 1% actually strip.
                  so no, it's not mostly - not even close.

                  Correct. Most means over 50%. Maybe in your world less than 1% strip. But you can't make that claim with any credibility without totally making my point that my cross section of it being the vast majority being credible. Because both is just our view of it.

                  I get that you are part of the 49% that don't strip. But that means that your view is much, MUCH more likely to see the non-stripping portion of the industry.

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                  • DustinB3403D
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                    I consider cosplay to be really high end Arts and Crafts. Yeah you dress up as whoever from whatever cartoon or anime. But the goal is to look like that character, i's dotted and t's crossed.

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                    • scottalanmillerS
                      scottalanmiller @coliver
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                      Cosplay is mostly just hot chicks dressing up like anime (or whatever) characters. Anything outside of that is... well..... kinda useless.

                      Most cosplay is just a bizarre pretense for semi-public stripping. Which is bizarre that society is so against stripping, but so okay with it when it gets weird.

                      Stripping? WUT? Cosplay is about wearing a costume. Not removing it.

                      Your limited cross section of the world leaves you missing a lot. It's about wearing as little of that costume as possible, just enough to qualify as a custome.

                      I have several friends that are cosplay profesisonals. That's how they make their living, even being on television and stuff.

                      Of course this is true - but this represents less than 1% of the 'cosplay' community, hell, probably less than 0.1%.

                      That's more than is used by research firms to get cross sections.

                      How many people have a greater cross section?

                      I don't get what you're trying to say?

                      You painted cosplayers as strippers - period. You didn't say a crosssection, you said cosplayers.

                      No, I said they were MOSTLY strippers. You can't take MOST to mean ALL, ever.

                      Nor can you claim most. When it is obviously far from the truth, outside your little planet.

                      Anything but obvious. Not sure how you even think it's likely to not be the truth. What view of cosplaying do you have that is anything but predominantly this?

                      I mean most of it? I have quite a few acquaintances that cosplay at major cons. Men and women alike who aren't strippers and aren't doing it to show off skin but simply doing it because they love the crafting parts of it and showing off their craftsmanship. On top of that just watch video from the Con floors at any of the big ones. You'll see that most people aren't dressed in skimpy outfits but are in highly intricate and custom costumes.

                      Those shows are only a small amount of cosplaying today. Most cosplaying, as I understand it, is on Instagram.

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                      • DashrenderD
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                        Cosplay is mostly just hot chicks dressing up like anime (or whatever) characters. Anything outside of that is... well..... kinda useless.

                        Most cosplay is just a bizarre pretense for semi-public stripping. Which is bizarre that society is so against stripping, but so okay with it when it gets weird.

                        Stripping? WUT? Cosplay is about wearing a costume. Not removing it.

                        Your limited cross section of the world leaves you missing a lot. It's about wearing as little of that costume as possible, just enough to qualify as a custome.

                        I have several friends that are cosplay profesisonals. That's how they make their living, even being on television and stuff.

                        Of course this is true - but this represents less than 1% of the 'cosplay' community, hell, probably less than 0.1%.

                        That's more than is used by research firms to get cross sections.

                        How many people have a greater cross section?

                        I don't get what you're trying to say?

                        You painted cosplayers as strippers - period. You didn't say a crosssection, you said cosplayers.

                        No, I said they were MOSTLY strippers. You can't take MOST to mean ALL, ever.

                        Nor can you claim most. When it is obviously far from the truth, outside your little planet.

                        Anything but obvious. Not sure how you even think it's likely to not be the truth. What view of cosplaying do you have that is anything but predominantly this?

                        I personally have the view of the 501st, Rebel Legion, Mandolorian Mercs, and a dozen other costuming clubs - where stripping is not part of it at all.

                        These clubs have a HUGE membership.

                        Yes - I've seen the stripper cosplayers at conventions, they number in the single digits at most shows... What girls do to earn money on the side doesn't make them cosplayers - that makes them strippers in a costume. To get cosplay status in my book - you at least need to wear that shit in full on public, and more likely need to go to conventions in costume...

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                          Cosplay is mostly just hot chicks dressing up like anime (or whatever) characters. Anything outside of that is... well..... kinda useless.

                          Most cosplay is just a bizarre pretense for semi-public stripping. Which is bizarre that society is so against stripping, but so okay with it when it gets weird.

                          Stripping? WUT? Cosplay is about wearing a costume. Not removing it.

                          Your limited cross section of the world leaves you missing a lot. It's about wearing as little of that costume as possible, just enough to qualify as a custome.

                          I have several friends that are cosplay profesisonals. That's how they make their living, even being on television and stuff.

                          Of course this is true - but this represents less than 1% of the 'cosplay' community, hell, probably less than 0.1%.

                          That's more than is used by research firms to get cross sections.

                          How many people have a greater cross section?

                          I don't get what you're trying to say?

                          You painted cosplayers as strippers - period. You didn't say a crosssection, you said cosplayers.

                          No, I said they were MOSTLY strippers. You can't take MOST to mean ALL, ever.

                          Nor can you claim most. When it is obviously far from the truth, outside your little planet.

                          Anything but obvious. Not sure how you even think it's likely to not be the truth. What view of cosplaying do you have that is anything but predominantly this?

                          I personally have the view of the 501st, Rebel Legion, Mandolorian Mercs, and a dozen other costuming clubs - where stripping is not part of it at all.

                          These clubs have a HUGE membership.

                          Yes - I've seen the stripper cosplayers at conventions, they number in the single digits at most shows... What girls do to earn money on the side doesn't make them cosplayers - that makes them strippers in a costume. To get cosplay status in my book - you at least need to wear that shit in full on public, and more likely need to go to conventions in costume...

                          What's huge? Remember that cosplaying (by getting nearly naked) is a massive online industry now.

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                              Quick survey of public info.... boy #cosplay looks to be WAY over 1% girls getting skimpy...

                              https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/cosplay/?hl=en

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                                Cosplay is mostly just hot chicks dressing up like anime (or whatever) characters. Anything outside of that is... well..... kinda useless.

                                Most cosplay is just a bizarre pretense for semi-public stripping. Which is bizarre that society is so against stripping, but so okay with it when it gets weird.

                                Stripping? WUT? Cosplay is about wearing a costume. Not removing it.

                                Your limited cross section of the world leaves you missing a lot. It's about wearing as little of that costume as possible, just enough to qualify as a custome.

                                I have several friends that are cosplay profesisonals. That's how they make their living, even being on television and stuff.

                                Of course this is true - but this represents less than 1% of the 'cosplay' community, hell, probably less than 0.1%.

                                That's more than is used by research firms to get cross sections.

                                How many people have a greater cross section?

                                I don't get what you're trying to say?

                                You painted cosplayers as strippers - period. You didn't say a crosssection, you said cosplayers.

                                No, I said they were MOSTLY strippers. You can't take MOST to mean ALL, ever.

                                Nor can you claim most. When it is obviously far from the truth, outside your little planet.

                                Anything but obvious. Not sure how you even think it's likely to not be the truth. What view of cosplaying do you have that is anything but predominantly this?

                                I personally have the view of the 501st, Rebel Legion, Mandolorian Mercs, and a dozen other costuming clubs - where stripping is not part of it at all.

                                These clubs have a HUGE membership.

                                Yes - I've seen the stripper cosplayers at conventions, they number in the single digits at most shows... What girls do to earn money on the side doesn't make them cosplayers - that makes them strippers in a costume. To get cosplay status in my book - you at least need to wear that shit in full on public, and more likely need to go to conventions in costume...

                                What's huge? Remember that cosplaying (by getting nearly naked) is a massive online industry now.

                                You're making it sound as if there is a cosplay industry for finding stripper talent. That is completely unfounded and borderline psychotic.

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                                  Now there is the grey area of "how much skimpy is stripping vs non-stripping." I'm using stripping meaning "getting attention by removing normal amounts of clothing".

                                  To some degree, you can call nearly anything stripping - people remove clothing for attention all the time. But once you are making an overt show of it... like taking pictures, going to conventions, dancing on a pole...

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                                    Cosplay is mostly just hot chicks dressing up like anime (or whatever) characters. Anything outside of that is... well..... kinda useless.

                                    Most cosplay is just a bizarre pretense for semi-public stripping. Which is bizarre that society is so against stripping, but so okay with it when it gets weird.

                                    Stripping? WUT? Cosplay is about wearing a costume. Not removing it.

                                    Your limited cross section of the world leaves you missing a lot. It's about wearing as little of that costume as possible, just enough to qualify as a custome.

                                    I have several friends that are cosplay profesisonals. That's how they make their living, even being on television and stuff.

                                    Of course this is true - but this represents less than 1% of the 'cosplay' community, hell, probably less than 0.1%.

                                    That's more than is used by research firms to get cross sections.

                                    How many people have a greater cross section?

                                    I don't get what you're trying to say?

                                    You painted cosplayers as strippers - period. You didn't say a crosssection, you said cosplayers.

                                    No, I said they were MOSTLY strippers. You can't take MOST to mean ALL, ever.

                                    Nor can you claim most. When it is obviously far from the truth, outside your little planet.

                                    Anything but obvious. Not sure how you even think it's likely to not be the truth. What view of cosplaying do you have that is anything but predominantly this?

                                    I personally have the view of the 501st, Rebel Legion, Mandolorian Mercs, and a dozen other costuming clubs - where stripping is not part of it at all.

                                    These clubs have a HUGE membership.

                                    Yes - I've seen the stripper cosplayers at conventions, they number in the single digits at most shows... What girls do to earn money on the side doesn't make them cosplayers - that makes them strippers in a costume. To get cosplay status in my book - you at least need to wear that shit in full on public, and more likely need to go to conventions in costume...

                                    What's huge? Remember that cosplaying (by getting nearly naked) is a massive online industry now.

                                    You're making it sound as if there is a cosplay industry for finding stripper talent. That is completely unfounded and borderline psychotic.

                                    That's EXACTLY what a lot of cosplaying is. Stripping cosplay is a MASSIVE industry.

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                                      What percentage of the world participate in cosplay conventions, and then what percentage of that actually use cosplay as a costume to strip from?

                                      The vast majority of participants in cosplay aren't going out and stripping their clothes off for money. They may wear a costume that is skimpy and be paid for appearances and have a "set" but that is likely not the norm.

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                                        There is even a cosplay term for standard stripping: "Lewds not Nudes". Not full nude, but lewd pics. You can often go on places like Patreon and pay for more clothes to come off.

                                        Example...

                                        https://www.patreon.com/TwoThornyRosesCosplay

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                                          @scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

                                          Now there is the grey area of "how much skimpy is stripping vs non-stripping." I'm using stripping meaning "getting attention by removing normal amounts of clothing".

                                          To some degree, you can call nearly anything stripping - people remove clothing for attention all the time. But once you are making an overt show of it... like taking pictures, going to conventions, dancing on a pole...

                                          You are attempting to redefine words that are already well defined.

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                                          Stop making things up.

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                                            @DustinB3403 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

                                            What percentage of the world participate in cosplay conventions, and then what percentage of that actually use cosplay as a costume to strip from?

                                            The vast majority of participants in cosplay aren't going out and stripping their clothes off for money. They may wear a costume that is skimpy and be paid for appearances and have a "set" but that is likely not the norm.

                                            You claim this, but based on what? How much research have you done into the cosplay industry to believe this to be true? Lots of people do what you say, certainly. But thousands and thousands do exactly the opposite.

                                            You say the vast majority, but go look at Instagram (which is way larger than the convention circuit)... I don't think your theory holds water.

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