I feel like most cosplayers and LARPers can relate...for some reason, cosplay just freaks biblethumpers slap out!
I used to LARP in Savannah, and I loved dressing up in character (the first time I heard the term "cosplay" was well after my last LARP). People (especially the in-your-face, religious types) seem a little braver about coming up to you when you're in a costume...even when it's not Halloween. So brazen, in fact, that one woman nearly ran me over one night when I was on my way to a night of Vampire: the Masquerade. I was dressed in my usual Lasombra attire...a black frock, fishnet arm warmers, and a large silver pentacle pendant. It's not like I was in the middle of the road, I was walking through a handicapped parking spot to get up on the sidewalk, after having crossed from one store to another. Luckily, I was walking with my 6'4" boyfriend who saw the car coming and swept me onto the sidewalk.
The driver never even apologized, she just got out and started asking if we'd go to her bible study the next night. I was like, "Sorry, I'm not really interested, but thank you."
She was pretty upset by that and said in a very snarly tone, "Well, I'll be sure to pray for your DAMNED soul."
I looked right into her eyes smiled as sweetly as I could, and said, "I enjoy my DAMNED soul, but if it makes you feel better, sweetie." And just turned heel and walked on.
Actually, it wasn't long after that, that the Savannah city council tried to shut us down because of unfounded rumors that our players really thought themselves vampires. That's a whole other bizarre story...
Have you ever had anything like that happen to you while you were in costume? What's your weirdest cosplay encounter?
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