The look of horror on his little face made my stomach drop. We are portraying characters that people love, and in some cases, adult cosplay costumes look up to as personal heroes. We have to balance self-expression with our responsibility to respectfully portray these characters that have left such a deep mark on pop-culture. And I also want to remind people about Con or Bust, cosplay costumes which helps fans of color attend conventions. It doesn’t. The reason that this is important to remember is that when we are having conversations about diversity in SFF, we’ve begun using short hand.
