The article: http://jezebel.com/5933319/anime-co...a-stripper-gig-in-exchange-for-200-and-snacks There are no words for how I feel about this right now. This is ridiculous. Aside from the fact that $200 barely covers transportation and/or hotel, this is so disrespectful to the cosplayer in many different ways. I think she summarizes her feelings much better than I ever could:
It's kind of disgusting that some random con would ask a girl who doesn't even strip for a living to do this. Like, if it was a girl who promoted herself as one, then I could understand the email and honestly? It's a good thing they provided such detail in the "contract" of what would be required. But either way, this girl is not a stripper and it's degrading that they would even have the nerve to ask her such a thing. And the $200? Girls who strip make that amount in like ten minutes (obviously I have no idea how much they make, so these numbers are probably wrong). Ugh, this made me so mad. You don't just randomly ask a girl (or anyone, for that matter) to do this.
I don't see anything particular wrong with asking. I mean it was stupid of the convention to ask her compensating her with so little money for it and with little experience on the matter, but it's not exactly illegal or stupid. It would bring in the customers, especially the amount of males who crave cosplay stuff liek that. And she had a choice to say no, she did, so the day goes on.
