[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

I took the FC to a local comic con recently, and he entered the cosplay competition with a homemade costume. All the "placed prizes" went to people with shop bought costumes with no customisation or anything, while the people who made costumes didn't get anything.

So yeah that's today's gripe, people winning (or even entering tbh) cosplay contests with bought jobbies.

…’FC’…?…ahhh yeah, I do feel your irritation with that…even at very young ages/a similar-ish thing is when it’s obvious that a child’s entry in something creative has had much parental/adult intervention……and if it wins over another entry or other multiple entries where the child has been the main source of the creativity…that’s an irritation of mine, but thankfully doesn’t happen too often so much….and those prizes that are given for Halloween costume dress up if the costume is ‘off the shelf’ with little or no personal additions and enhancements etc…just no individuality…very sad and disappointing for those who have spent a long, long time…(..and for their moms if they’ve also spent a long, long time…)…