I'll Smile If I Want To

[mikailborg]

Thinking about something twistdfateangel posted:

There are a lot of people out there who can't have a good time unless someone else is having a bad one. In online gaming, we call them "griefers".

Unfortunately, the costuming field in fandom has a fair proportion of them. They used to make me angry... now I just pity them. (And mock them a bit.) I'll wear what I damn well want to wear to the con, and if it's not quite period, or if the fabric color's a little off, or if I've taken parts of the outfit from entirely different fictions: screw it. I'm having fun. Too bad, so sad that they're not.

Comments

[stori-lundi.livejournal.com]

There are a lot of people out there who can't have a good time unless someone else is having a bad one.

Schadenfreude.

And if anyone ranks on your black vinyl dress or any of your other fabulous outfits, I'll gladly help you kick their asses. :)

[mikailborg.livejournal.com]

Awesome! It's always great to have backup.

You know, folks like you who understand what I'm about with all this make it all the more fun to do!

[stori-lundi.livejournal.com]

If you're claiming to be "historically accurate" and rubbing it in people's faces, I'll happily bust you down a notch.

If you're wearing a costume, all that matters is that YOU like what you are wearing and having fun (and don't violate any indecent exposure laws or the law of spandex. :)