Well, here we go.

I'm really questioning whether you'd be similarly uncomfortable with a thin girl wearing that cosplay.  The very phrase, "I'd be uncomfortable even if it were a thin girl" reeks of your trying to justify a prejudiced reaction by insisting you'd react the same way in any circumstance.

If you're worried about the sexualization of MLP?  You'd do a lot better to go appeal to the brony culture that has literally made the fandom unsafe for young girls for whom the show was originally made.  Go talk to the guy who tried to marry Twilight Sparkle or the folks who make outright pony porn.  Not a young woman wearing something you think is too see-through.  And to top it off? It's barely see-through at all.  It has a stripe of semi-transparent fabric down the middle and the only thing you can see is her navel and a bit of her bra.  Give me a fucking break. But these two things are not even my main concern. My main concern is your asking women to police what they wear at conventions in front of your son.  You mention only girls: "I wish girls (all girls) would take into consideration the minors that are there."  From your obsessive focus on womens' clothing at conventions, I doubt you'd fuss if you saw a shirtless guy walking around, but the minute a girl wears a bikini or has a transparent stripe down her bathing suit, you throw a fit.   Your fuss about your son seeing a woman that shows skin actually makes me uncomfortable, because you're already implicitly teaching your son that a woman should cover up.  You're already teaching him that showing skin, for women, is inherently inappropriate and makes them undeserving of respect.  You're teaching him to make women sexual objects based on what they wear.   Ever wonder why sexism is so damn prevalent or why violence against women is so common?  This is why.  People like you who, teaching your son that a woman is not deserving of respect based on what they wear.  How about you teach your son not to objectify women, no matter what they're wearing?  Talk to your son about about the objectification of women, teach him that that woman is not doing anything inappropriate, that she is deserving of his respect no matter what she's wearing, whether she's covered from head-to-toe, or in the tiniest bikini she could find.  If you keep teaching your son these things, you're going to wind up with a little misogynist on your hands.  That woman's transparent costume is not nearly as insidious as what you're teaching your son.  These kinds of behaviors and teachings lead to violence.  If you want your son to internalize violence and misogyny, go ahead and keep teaching him this shit.  If not, teach your damn son about respect and consent instead of whining to me about an MLP cosplayer. And the risque cosplay section?  Again, you must be new.  Because I've never heard of a risque cosplay section at a con, or even on this site.  I'm going to need you to try harder before you come and fuck with me with this shit again.

I'm not so sure if that Toph cosplay is me or not haha.  I have an adult Toph cosplay featured here, but any young Toph cosplayers are submitted by others.  Either way, thanks very much if it's mine, and I'm sure the other cosplayer appreciates it if it's one of the young Tophs on here. :)

Thanks so much!! :D

Hi!   I'm so glad you love our blog and even happier that you found it.  I'm so happy you're not worried about your cosplay anymore, and I hope you're super-excited to work on and debut your cosplay.  :)  And as always, we'd love to see it submitted when you finish it.  Thanks again and we hope to see your cosplay soon if you'd like to submit it!

Hi!  I'm glad you like the Sivir cosplayer who submitted!  That isn't me, as most of the cosplays here are submitted by others.  But their tumblr should be listed in the post, and I know they'd love to hear that compliment directly from you!  Why don't you shoot them a message? :)

Oh hey!  Glad you found your friend!! And she does look so amazing in her cosplay!  It's nice to see a friend of a cosplayer on this blog being sweet, supportive, and genuinely excited about their friend's cosplay. :)  And we can't wait to see that Winter Soldier costume! We hope she submits!  Thanks again!

Oh gosh, I'm so sorry!  Sometimes the negative sides of being a fat cosplayer need discussing, but sometimes it gets to be a little much, and it can be overwhelming, frustrating, or sad.  But I think your way of combatting that is a great one!  Take pictures of others at conventions! It's always fun to see all the cool cosplays!  Make an effort to take pictures of a lot of cosplayers, as many as your camera can hold!  And it never hurts to make an effort to take pictures of cosplayers you think may need your support!  Take pictures of your fellow fat cosplayers!  I bet their costumes look gorgeous, and we need to stick together and support each other! :D

Haha, thanks!  Sorry I'm just getting to this, and so the ask you're referencing was a while ago.  But we get similar asks a lot, so the sentiment is always nice to see! 

Glad to hear!  I know some do, but we're here to change that, and it's encouraging to hear others who feel the same!

I'm glad you found us!  I'm so sorry you've overheard nasty things like that. D:  We've all heard them and it sucks to hear.  But there are others out there!  And hopefully, through blogs like this, we can build a little fat-positivity and awareness so that this sort of thing happens less!  Glad you're here, stay tuned, and stay positive!

Well, I've said this before, but I'm gonna have to say it again. A lot of people come on this blog and say things that are similar. I'm tiring of it a little. Once again, this is not at all a compliment. It's actually going towards the realm of outright offensive. I'm going to say why, but honestly, because I've said it before, part of my answer is an answer to another ask from not too long ago, because if I'm going to have repeat myself, I'm not going to take the time to re-phrase it creatively.

Unfortunately I think you’ve missed one of the overarching points of the blog. Fat is not an inherently negative term. What makes it seem negative is everyone, especially the ever-pervasive media, indicating that to be fat is to be something negative. Fat isn’t a defensive badge or an inherently negative term. It’s an adjective plain and simple.

We are fat. Telling someone who is clearly fat that they don't seem fat to you, or divorcing them from a term that absolutely describes them, is to tell them that they aren’t what other fat people are supposed to be like. It’s basically telling us that we mustn’t be fat because we look good in our cosplays.

Now I'm going to tackle the "reasonable amount" of weight point, and the "fat is where it's unhealthy for your body."

Unfortunately for you, you've hit one of the most common fat-shaming tropes. That fat people are inherently unhealthy, that weight must be carried in a "reasonable" amount. What you've made clear here is that the term fat, for you, means someone who is inherently unhealthy, and your definition probably comes with connotations of laziness and slovenliness.  You've told us that we musn't be fat because we carry our weight "appropriately" and don't look unhealthy to you.  You're telling us that we're good fatties, not those unhealthy, lazy ones.  That's a "good fatty" archetype, something that Stacy Bias unpacks in a list here.  I'd read up to avoid using those archetypes in the future as you've done here.This sudden concern for someone else's health is called called "concern trolling," wherein someone criticizes another under the guise of concern.  With fat-shaming, people concern-troll out of false worry for someone else's health. "I'm all about loving yourself, but this is just unhealthy." How many times have you heard that diatribe, followers?

To top it all off? This concern isn't even based in fact. There's an article by Julianne Ross about fat stereotypes and Ms. Ross phrases it more eloquently than I. She discusses how the fat=unhealthy mess is actually pretty baseless:

You can find the rest of the article here.

So, in short? We're glad you like our cosplays. But most of the other things you've said are more insulting than I think you realized.  I'd go read up a little more on fat positivity before posting again to make sure you're not actually insulting the people you're trying to be positive towards. 

Hi! Thanks for your message! A lot of people walk around with the belief that fat people in general are disgusting, so it's not surprising that you held that belief. We're told everyday by the ever-pervasive media that it's so. But after a little dose of fat positivity, it becomes pretty clear that this isn't true, it's just something we're being told. Even the part about people wearing revealing costumes is something we're told all the time. Fat people are told that we shouldn't wear anything revealing, and that becomes especially true for fat women. The intersection between slut-shaming and fat-shaming can be pretty brutal for us fat cosplayers who want to cosplay in revealing things. These mindsets are widely held, which is why it's so important for us to deconstruct these ideologies and start un-learning what we've been brainwashed to believe.So, in short, I'm glad the blog is doing what it's supposed to do. :) Giving fat cosplayers a place to celebrate themselves and also show that fat cosplayers are also amazing cosplayers. :D And no worries, you english is just fine!