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Originally Posted by Epi
I don't know what good cosplay has anything to do with someone being attractive. Considering attractiveness doesn't make you good at costuming, nor does good costuming make for attractiveness, I think that is a bad example to be setting on this board. I mean after all, most cosplayers out there really aren't that attractive, just as most PEOPLE out there aren't 'attractive'. Unless you are expanding your definition of 'attractive' in which case you're just picking and choosing, and who's to really say who's attractive. I'd seriously hate it if say I was a cosplayer and my picture was taken down because I was considered too 'ugly' for this thread! Good thing I'm not a cosplayer.
Just leave it at good costume which captures the spirit of the character they are attempting to portray and leave it at that.
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Though it's true that being attractive doesn't determine one's costume craftsmanship and personality, physical beauty is still hugely important in portraying certain characters. Sometimes, the "spirit of the character" is primarily being very, very hot, and not much else. Can an overweight man cosplay as Faye Valentine or Rei Ayanami? Sure he could (as some of you've heard), but it wouldn't be a fair representation of the character, since Faye is a superbabe diva and Rei is anorexic. Of course, in this example, I'm using a man, but people could always argue "what does your sex have to do with good costuming" Well, given the fact that its a MAN, it just doesn't look like a female character. Similarly, if an obese otaku attempts to cosplay a shapely one, the resemblance is also hampered. It may not be nice, since we can't necessarily help our physical appearance, but one cannot deny that good looks helps cosplay in a many cases.