Miss Misfit: Advice for The Unique

Miss Misfit,
Nobody gets me. It sucks. Discuss.
-Misunderstood

Dear Misunderstood,
Thank goodness nobody understands you! What fun would you be if you were a predictable bore? I say you're looking at things all wrong. Stop using your individuality to wall yourself and start sharing your unique intellect with those who will find it amusing. It may turn out well and it may not. At any rate, it's a hell of a lot better than just sitting around all day.
-Miss Misfit
Hello Miss Misfit,
I love to dress like a Power Ranger, but never seem to find the right occasion to wear my costume. Is it OK for me to wear it to anime conventions?
Signed,
-Red Ranger

Dear Red Ranger,
Cosplayers face many modern limitations, especially in America, where people haven't yet caught on to the awesomeness that is costume wearing. This leaves us with only three socially-acceptable options when it comes to cosplaying: costume parties, Halloween-related events, and conventions. As costume parties are few and far between and Halloween only comes but once a year, conventions are often one's only choice. Though this is the case, however, it is not therefore appropriate to wear any old costume to any old convention. Star Trek costumes, at an anime convention, are somewhat out of place, as are Hogwarts uniforms, though you are likely to see both at any major anime fan gathering. Unfortunately, when this is done, one ends up looking desprate. To avoid the faux pas, stick to this general rule of thumb: if your character does not share vocabularity with 90% of the other characters at the convention, you're out. Because the Red Ranger is fluent in Japanese, you're golden at anime conventions. Just don't expand beyond your bounds- the Red Ranger doesn't speak Klingon.
-Miss Misfit


Miss Misfit,
I collect offensive t-shirts, and love to wear them, but whenever I go to school, they send me home to change. It's kind of frustrating. I mean, I'm missing a lot of class. It's wrong for me to compromise my ideals, though, right? I mean... WTF?
-Obscene in Omaha

Dear Obscene,
Not to worry! You can wear your offensive t-shirts and still go to class. Just purchase shirts with messages in other languages. If your teachers wisen up, switch to different alphabets. Not only will your broaden your collection, you will learn some new languages as well!
-Miss Misfit