Both serious and sappy
May. 25th, 2005 01:44 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dancerjodiThere's been a debate raging in the 501st legion yahoo group as to whether an Episode III Anakin post being called Vader, but pre wearing the suit would qualify as a 501st costume. The discussion has been NASTY. I tell you, these costumers can cause drama that puts goth or poly crowds to shame!
The discussion moved on to people talking about costuming to type or lack thereof. Some mentioned that the pre suit Anakin wouldn't be a good 501st costume since its a face showing one, and that people could look really bad if they didn't actually look like Anakin. This progressed to a discussion about really overweight people and costuming. Its gotten quite ugly.
One woman had a wonderful reply. Its just so sweet, the story brought me to tears. You go girl!
"Best thing about my weight is I had the chance to play Princess Fiona [From Shrek] last year. Last October I did a hospital visit with the Central California Garrison. I was taken to one little girls room and told she never allows anyone in costume into her room let alone near her. Of which her dad is
always sitting on the bed with her to protect her.
I stood at the door green face and all and asked if I could enter the
room. She said yes. I walked close to her and asked her what she was
watching and what she had on her walls. She had drew pictures of
Cinderella since she loved her. I then told her a story of someone I knew
sent a drawen picture to Cinderella and Cinderella sent an autograph back.
I told her that she should check into this since she loved Cinderella so
much. The young girl smiled. I asked then if I could get a photo with her
for me to take home to share with Shrek and Donkey she said yes. Yes asked
if her dad would move off the bed so I could sit down on the bed with her.
I am (as some would say) Fat and over weight. But because of this I gave a
young girl something that NO strom trooper nor Darth Vader could give her."
I wish people can step back and think about what's really important in all of this and let go of elitism. Myself, I always costume to type since I really need to be comfortable with a role before I dress/act it, but I'd never fault anyone else for not doing that. For example, I'd make a piss-poor Sailor Moon since I'm just not 'kiddish' enough for that. Or I'd make a very bad Galadriel since I'm just not that frouffy or delicate. The Rebs always seem to get the shaft versus the Imperials in terms of costumed coolness (which also ties into this Anakin costume debate issue), but last Sunday *I* was one of the few costumed people at the theater that the terrified little girls felt comfortable talking to or taking photos with. Different strokes and all that, I just don't understand why some people don't see it, and think that it has to be their way or its just wrong.
The discussion moved on to people talking about costuming to type or lack thereof. Some mentioned that the pre suit Anakin wouldn't be a good 501st costume since its a face showing one, and that people could look really bad if they didn't actually look like Anakin. This progressed to a discussion about really overweight people and costuming. Its gotten quite ugly.
One woman had a wonderful reply. Its just so sweet, the story brought me to tears. You go girl!
"Best thing about my weight is I had the chance to play Princess Fiona [From Shrek] last year. Last October I did a hospital visit with the Central California Garrison. I was taken to one little girls room and told she never allows anyone in costume into her room let alone near her. Of which her dad is
always sitting on the bed with her to protect her.
I stood at the door green face and all and asked if I could enter the
room. She said yes. I walked close to her and asked her what she was
watching and what she had on her walls. She had drew pictures of
Cinderella since she loved her. I then told her a story of someone I knew
sent a drawen picture to Cinderella and Cinderella sent an autograph back.
I told her that she should check into this since she loved Cinderella so
much. The young girl smiled. I asked then if I could get a photo with her
for me to take home to share with Shrek and Donkey she said yes. Yes asked
if her dad would move off the bed so I could sit down on the bed with her.
I am (as some would say) Fat and over weight. But because of this I gave a
young girl something that NO strom trooper nor Darth Vader could give her."
I wish people can step back and think about what's really important in all of this and let go of elitism. Myself, I always costume to type since I really need to be comfortable with a role before I dress/act it, but I'd never fault anyone else for not doing that. For example, I'd make a piss-poor Sailor Moon since I'm just not 'kiddish' enough for that. Or I'd make a very bad Galadriel since I'm just not that frouffy or delicate. The Rebs always seem to get the shaft versus the Imperials in terms of costumed coolness (which also ties into this Anakin costume debate issue), but last Sunday *I* was one of the few costumed people at the theater that the terrified little girls felt comfortable talking to or taking photos with. Different strokes and all that, I just don't understand why some people don't see it, and think that it has to be their way or its just wrong.
