San Diego Comic-Con did not have its usual panel discussions for upcoming movies and shows as the writers' and actors' strikes continue. For many fans, that did not deter them from doing the time-honored tradition of dressing up as their favorite characters.
For many fans, that did not deter them from doing the time-honored tradition of dressing up as their favorite characters.Vincent Marquez as Chainsaw Man.Marquez has been cosplaying for 10 years, and he has “been lurking outside Comic-Con for eight years.”At Comic-Con, a striking Hollywood absence leaves some with mixed feelings
“I’ve always cosplayed characters that were not my skin color, like I cosplayed Scorpion from Mortal Kombat, and that character is Japanese ... It’s just for the love of the characters that you’re cosplaying as. I don’t really think about race when I cosplay these characters, it’s just for the fun of it, it’s just for the love of the characters too, or the franchise.”Meneses has been cosplaying for four years.
Maurice Cardoza, left, and Jasmine Rodelas came to Comic-Con as a Power Ranger and Fennec Shand from “The Mandalorian.”For Rodelas, this was her first Comic-Con, while Cardoza was on his second visit to the convention. “It’s important for people of color to cosplay, because we’re in a time where representation matters. So I think we can also inspire younger generations to cosplay as well,” Cardoza said.“There’s a lot of predominantly white characters in the media. To know that there are characters for me to show up as, and you don’t need to necessarily, but there are characters that look like you,” Rodelas said.
“[Cosplay] transcends color and race ... Anybody can dress up and be a character in their favorite movie. There’s no judgment.”
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