8:39pm November 15, 2014

➸ Up Close and Personal with Plus Size Cosplay SHERO- Brichibi Cosplays

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I think plus size women (and men) need to see positive, beautiful representation of people who are their size. I also think they need to see plus size people being happy with who they are. The stereotype of the unhappy, fat loaf who sits on the couch being lazy is such a lie, and it kills me that that’s what some people expect when they think of a chubby person. I hate that it’s such a surprise to some people to see a plus size person wearing nice clothes and looking good, so I’m really glad to see positive representation out there.

Honestly, I think it’s just a great thing for everyone to see, not just plus size individuals. Society has such a skewed view on beauty. It’s always changing and the things we see aren’t always truthful (Photoshop, etc.) I get support from all sorts of people, not just plus size. There are plenty of people who are smaller than me who feel encouraged to love themselves when they see me. I feel like body positivity is something that’s beneficial to everyone. I feel like everyone has their insecurities, so seeing people embrace who they are is such a huge confidence booster.

My interview with The Curvy Fashionista went up today and I haven’t stopped smiling since :)

Your cosplays make me smile every time I see or remember them, because you bring such glee!

I love looking at fat people who are dressed up in beautiful clothing that is amazing and just looks super-amazing on them.

I also love looking at fat people who don’t give a shit what their clothing looks like and wear stuff that isn’t fashionable or pretty. (But that I also often think looks amazing on them.)

Depending on the day I can be both kinds of fat people.

I think my mourning clothes (dressing like my father, who always dressed true to his rural, farming roots) would put me in the second category for a lot of people. But I still think I look amazing in dad-clothes, and so apparently do a lot of people. (I’ve gotten more likes and positive comments on my dad-clothes than any of my skirt outfits, no matter how well put together. I think it’s because dad clothes aren’t just a fashion statement, they connect me to my family and my culture and there’s very deep roots there. And I think people can see that even if they don’t know what they’re seeing.)

Okay I will shut up now.

Yay for fat people who dress amazingly in ways most people can recognize as amazing.

Yay for fat people who dress amazingly in ways most people would find ugly or even slobbish,

Yay for fat people.

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