/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

I've managed to steer clear of any drama, but I find the fame-hungry cosplayers tend to have the worst attitudes unless you are someone who can offer them exposure or benefit them in some way. I had a popular girl in my community snub me when I politely asked for a photo. It was Anime North last year and it was her and two other girls. I was excited to see their group since I had been following their progress online, so I waited until the photographer was adjusting his camera and asked him and the group if it was cool to snap a quick pic. Everyone was cool but she said no, that he was about to take solo shoots... and kinda just dismissed me but her friends had posed already so she just kinda pouted. Bad enough that other guys started to just snap pics without asking just as I was taking my photo. Anyways I see this girl a lot and she's always pushing her patreon and how mean everyone else is but she's just 'so nice'. She's also got all these other big cosplayer accounts constantly promoting her, how she's such a sweet "bean" and all. I get declining a pic when your in a rush or it's bad timing, but they were literally doing a shoot outside the main front entrance of the con where everyone is walking around.

I've also seen big Instagram cosplayers with tons of followers who claim to be all into the fandom and 'such a nerd' but they literally stay in one spot with their 1 friend and photogrpaher buddy and don't interact with others at all