bellechere:

I ran a panel this past weekend with Esme Bianco (Ros, Game of Thrones) and Commander Holly (Heroes of Cosplay) called ‘Cosplay and Burlesque’. An audience member asked “What is your take on the Cosplay =/= Consent movement?” Esme looked confused, so we explained what cosplayers sometimes experience at conventions – inappropriate touching, groping, leering, and lewd, rude commentary – and there was a movement in progress that notified people that this behavior is Not Okay.

Esme looked horrified.

Esme has 10 years of burlesque experience. “In all my time of strip-teasing, of getting naked on stage, I never had those issues with the audience.”

So. Putting that out there.

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