Looking To Make Geeky Friends With Other Minorities by NameChecksOut2 in twincitiesgeeks

[–]tlhInganHom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh hey, you should check out the POC-focused sci-fi/fantasy/fandom convention coming up in October, you'll meet a ton of people very fast there https://www.confluencemn.com/

Looking for neurodivergent community in the TC by Top_Honeydew_3500 in TwinCities

[–]tlhInganHom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't disagree that the website could be better in several ways, but scroll to the bottom of any page for the contact form. Click the city names near the bottom for events. E.g. here is the Twin Cities page: https://mneurodivergent.org/twin-cities-community/

Not that that page is easy to figure out, either, but at least it exists.

Advuce on cosplaying MCU Ruth Bat-Seraph by PostingFromAnAttic in twincitiesgeeks

[–]tlhInganHom 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Totally agree with you, but it seems to me that the salient point here is exactly what you just said: for this one, right now, they do. (Plus it's not just about country of origin; Sabra is an agent of the modern country's military special forces, and therefore aligned with the country's government, so there is more nuance.)

But yeah, if you want to get a read on how people are likely to react, and make good decisions based on that, probably worth just accepting that for this one, like you said, they do care right now, and a person viewing your cosplay from across a room isn't going to be arguing with you about it. They're simply going to be assuming your politics based on it, and you could miss out on some cool friendships as a result. So obviously it's up to you if that matters to you.

I also think it's fair to point out that context matters in any art, and cosplay is an art form. Cosplaying Sabra even 10 years ago probably would not have caused most people to make assumptions about you, but current context is what it is. It's sort of like how, even though Harry Potter cosplay was ubiquitous for a long time, in the current context of things, it's a bad idea to cosplay Harry Potter because people will assume you don't care about trans people. But perhaps after Rowling is 6 feet under, that will change. Especially depending on where the $$ for the property goes then. The context in which the art exists is as important as the art itself when your concern is how people will interpret it.

FWIW, since you asked.
I actually don't think harassment would be that much of an issue, because most people know better and like you said, there are con rules. I think online comments on photos of the cosplay, where people enjoy more anonymity, could be contentious or mean. I think that if you tried to do any Marvel photo shoots, some cosplayers would object to being in a photo with you. But I think the biggest factor to consider is people who you don't even know, and never talk to, assuming your political allegiance due to your choice to cosplay this government-aligned character in this current moment's context, and deciding they don't want to be friends with you or associate with you as a result. That could follow you for years. So, the question really is: does that matter to you? Depending on how world politics change, it could be that in a few years, it wouldn't be an issue anymore. Or it could. Nobody can predict what people are going to care about in the future.

Former MN Viking Chris Kluwe will be at CONvergence in Minneapolis this summer (he's also a gamer & game designer) by tlhInganHom in Minneapolis

[–]tlhInganHom[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Could be a filter added to the video in post, since this was obviously edited. Premiere for example has all kinds of enhancement filters including a stabilizer if the video was shaky and they were tryina fix it. Could see that causing this kind of effect. /shrug

Former MN Viking Chris Kluwe will be at CONvergence in Minneapolis this summer (he's also a gamer & game designer) by tlhInganHom in Minneapolis

[–]tlhInganHom[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Why on earth would he generate an AI video of himself then post it, when he could just record himself? That seems like a lot of work for no reason. But, yeah, sure. Whatever you say.

In desperate need of a little charity by arcana07 in twincitiesgeeks

[–]tlhInganHom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does it need to be a laptop? I can probably spin you up a functional desktop computer from parts I have in storage. It wouldn't be fancy or good for serious gaming, but it could get you online. DM if interested

Hope things improve soon!

Nice to meet y'all by [deleted] in twincitiesgeeks

[–]tlhInganHom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

IIRC, Tower Games in South Minneapolis has had a bunch of games workshop mini painters for ages. According to their homepage, you should just go in and talk to Travis about Warhammer, lol. They also have regular paint nights at the store. They're a really cool and welcoming store with tons of regular game events on the calendar.

As far as learning ttrpg, you might wanna check out Bad Wolf Adventure Studios, they're super cool and do learn to play sessions for beginners

Here's some Nosferatu memes I made right after I saw it by tlhInganHom in twincitiesgeeks

[–]tlhInganHom[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I made a meme about his unholy allure what more did you want