First. I am posting NO links to the
asshat who bashed con goers, or to 'the magazine'. I know how
unique visits work. So if you have NO idea what I am talking about,
consider yourself lucky and carry on...Oh! look! A kitty!
For the rest of you, you know what I am
talking about. I first heard about the travesty via Totalfangirl.com.
Number
one reason why I have raised my kids to not be assholes...
We
are literally that family totally lost in a different world. Every
weekend our home becomes the Enterprise, a TARDIS...the Death Star.
My children even choose to sleep in cots because it fits better with
where their imaginations are taking them that night. The beginning of
every movie starts with us shouting "ENGAGE!" and my kids
are more concerned with costume details over what they are wearing to
school...
With all of THAT being said, my kids get picked on A
LOT. I do not teach them to ignore it. I teach them about empathy.
Feeling sad for the ignorant children at school who don't have
parents who love them enough to dress in character or explain
homework in the voice of a Dalek.
WE give people the
power to hurt us. Whoever wrote this article is a very sad and
shallow person and personally, I don't feel hurt by the article, and
as a culture I don't think any of us should. I am proud that those
REAL con costumers are on our team.
(End my awesome response)
I thought Nicole articulated the situation very well. After a lot of
searching on twitter, facebook, G+ and general google searches I
started to feel sad. Not because of the article in question, but
because of how WE are responding.
After reading outrages all over the internet, I honestly have to sit
back and ask myself “Why?”
WHY are we still letting these people hurt us?
WHY are we still willing to lower ourselves to their level?
WHY are we having internet tantrums, instead of saying “Fuck it. I
am going to dress as Batman today in honor of the fact the I AM AN
ADULT and can do such things if I want.”
I know it hurts. Been there, done that...But WHY, as a united group
of intelligent, over weight, under weight, inside out weight,
beautiful faces, are we STILL letting it hurt us?
You can not make everyone think like us. That is part of what makes
us unique. Don't waste your time bashing some ass who has no idea
what he is talking about. Celebrate who you are. Some of those
people in the photos genuinely were overweight/underweight. You are
too. So am I. It got pointed out...The end and clearly proving the
intelligence level and originality of the writer.
Instead of giving MORE attention to the magazine, bust out
your con photos and get to writing about the freaking awesome people
you see at these conventions! Write a blog about how to craft
costumes. Write a blog about how liberated you are by the fact you
buy groceries in a Starfleet uniform (*cough*). Litter our geek
propaganda all over the place! Convert the youth! TAKE OVER THE
WORLD!!!!
Just do so in a polite and respectful fashion. We knew from the
beginning it wasn’t going to be our shiny six packs that made us
powerful, but our brains and unlimited trivia knowledge.
Now. For your enjoyment and for actually getting all the way through my rantish blog, this is how I am making the world a better place.