Gonna be real, it& #39;s dissapointing how little the cosplay community cares about disability issues & ableism. People don& #39;t even understand what ableism is. When it& #39;s a massive issue in the community. Those who speak up about it aren& #39;t being "negative", we want things to be better.
Before anyone complains, yes ableism is in every community. But the cosplay community focuses so much on being a lookalike that disabled people get mistreated and pushed around. How many times have cosplayers used mobility aids like wheelchairs as props? More than I can count.
I just HATE that people in the cosplay community see my advocacy for disability issues. As me just being whiny and negative. They just think oh this doesn& #39;t affect me so why should I care.

It& #39;s extra dissapointing that even black cosplayers think like this. When they know better
When I say that black cosplayers know better, I mean as black people we can agree that racism sucks. But they choose not to empathize with disabled people. That are also struggling. Being black isn& #39;t a valid excuse to not care about disability issues and be ableist.
I& #39;ve seen fellow cosplayer berate others for using their mobility aids in shoots. Look down upon disabled people. Make memes of us. And treat us like we don& #39;t belong in the cosplay community because we& #39;re not "enough". Or worse, accuse us of faking our disabilities for attention.
Many cosplayers look down on disabled cosplayers. Yes there are disabled cosplayers!! And it& #39;s messed up that the community doesn& #39;t recognize our humanity. And look down upon our work and existence. All because we do things a little differently.
In the cosplay community, if a disabled cosplayer asks for accomodations. They& #39;re met with accusations of lying, making excuses, etc.

They& #39;re villainized instead of simply being heard and accommodated. They& #39;re accused of being attention seeking and wanting "special treatment".
The lack of understanding of chronic illnesses in the cosplay community forces many to hide their disabilities. Cause they& #39;ll be accused of using it for "clout" if they& #39;re open about it. And using their openness to advocate for disability issues.
I& #39;ve seen cosplayers spread rumors about disabled cosplayers stating that we& #39;re just lazy, fakers, attention seeking, money hungry, etc.

Instead of getting to know us as human beings and realizing the struggles we face due to our disabilities.
I& #39;m just super dissapointed that cosplayers can see my threads about disability issues and ableism. And think that I& #39;m just whining or complaining or being "negative". Like get some empathy and realize that some issues are more important than cosplay for some people.
I know that most cosplayers won& #39;t read this thread. Or will misconstrue my words. But for the few that will read and think things over. I hope you& #39;ll read up about ableism and maybe follow a few disabled creators to learn more on how to not be ableist.
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