Was waiting for a “but I’m really so and so from some anime” as there are some costumes out there that at a distance look pretty nazi, but then I found Trae’s article and thought “Yikes”
There are plenty who will go “Oh, it’s from X” with it, but no. It’s 2018, if you’re dressing as a Nazi, you know what you’re doing. My “Favorite” was the middle aged dude wearing a full uniform, with a 5′ flag, and a 3 year old in a Captain America outfit. The swastika was larger than the child. Because I’m sure that’s purely about the Avengers, right?
Oh wow, sweet. By Trae’s standards (historical atrocities) I get to kick out pro-socialist and pro-communist edgelords wearing Communists stars, Hammer and Sickles, and Che shirts, from all the Florida conventions. Bonus!
What about someone cosplaying Man in the High Tower? As a Jew MHT and Red Skull cosplay don’t bother me, real Nazis do. Is there something I’m missing with MHT & Red Skull being refused at some cons?
UnCONventional is a comic that ran from December 2009 to December 2019 about the staff of a small town anime convention and their lives. This is a complete online archive of the comic.
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animeace
Was waiting for a “but I’m really so and so from some anime” as there are some costumes out there that at a distance look pretty nazi, but then I found Trae’s article and thought “Yikes”
Viktor
There are plenty who will go “Oh, it’s from X” with it, but no. It’s 2018, if you’re dressing as a Nazi, you know what you’re doing. My “Favorite” was the middle aged dude wearing a full uniform, with a 5′ flag, and a 3 year old in a Captain America outfit. The swastika was larger than the child. Because I’m sure that’s purely about the Avengers, right?
Scotty
There’s an article?
animeace
yep
http://www.nerdandtie.com/2018/04/03/dear-congoers-of-america-stop-wearing-nazi-uniforms-seriously/
Scotty
Oh wow, sweet. By Trae’s standards (historical atrocities) I get to kick out pro-socialist and pro-communist edgelords wearing Communists stars, Hammer and Sickles, and Che shirts, from all the Florida conventions. Bonus!
Marsia
What about someone cosplaying Man in the High Tower? As a Jew MHT and Red Skull cosplay don’t bother me, real Nazis do. Is there something I’m missing with MHT & Red Skull being refused at some cons?
Scotty
Yes, many conventions have outright banned anything Red Skull, Hydra, 40k Commissars, Nazi Werewolves, etc
Marsia
No Hydra?
Marsia
No Hydra? According to Agents of SHIELD series Hydra pre-dates Nazis by 500 years at least.
Trae Dorn
What’re being banned are Nazi uniforms.
If someone is dressing up as a Hydra member from 500 years ago, they wouldn’t be wearing anything close to a Nazi uniform.
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UnCONventional is a comic that ran from December 2009 to December 2019 about the staff of a small town anime convention and their lives. This is a complete online archive of the comic.
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