Creating Space Project

Cosplay and Gender

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“You should see my glitter collection, it’s magnificent.”

 

Any interview containing a quote like that is going to be amazing.

 

Often, at events like My Little Pony conventions, Anthony, a six-foot bearded DJ and cosplayer, likes dressing in pink, pretty, frilly outfits.

 

“I’m aware this lies outside what might be considered normal or usual for someone who most people would consider to be a man.”

 

As a child, Anthony imagined himself as Chitara, the female Thundercat from the 80s cartoon. He thought this was because he liked the idea of being fast.

 

Having questioned his gender, Anthony has been forced to consider what, really, defines gender.

 

“Give me a trait which is universally held by all women, or is not held by any men.”

 

So how do we define gender? As Anthony says,

 

“If I can’t find a rigid framework, surely it doesn’t really exist.”

 

 

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