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[Jen-Jen]

Personally I like genderbends because they offer some room for creativity in the character's design, and I find them pretty entertaining when done well. : D Especially if a character is cosplayed a lot, I find it kinda refreshing to see other versions of said character.

[pink-lemonade]

I personally really enjoy a good genderbend. I think that, if done correctly, it can be really creative and a good solution for someone who doesn't want to/can't crossplay. I do get what you mean about some people using it as an excuse to "sexify" an outfit though. However, if that's what they choose to do, then it's their choice I suppose, and more power to them for being comfortable enough in such outfits.

[Alistar Christi]

Originally Posted by Ragtime Mouth

I don't care if someone genderbends a character, I just absolutely despise any woman who turns a fully clothed male character into a skimpy female version. It just makes us look bad, I don't think it's even funny, it's demeaning. There are some acceptions, like for everything, but most of the time it's a bullsht excuse to show some skin. I'm all for women empowerment, but you don't need to be near nude to be empowered.

What about Dr.Frank-N-Furtter?

[Kokoro Hane]

Well, the common answer; some people are uncomfortable crossplaying (I can understand this personally).

Also, sometimes it's fun to see what a character would look like if they're the opposite gender. As an aspiring mangaka, I was bored one day and for fun drew genderbent versions of my own characters. It's kinda weird and awkward when you think about, but interesting.

Now for personally. I never thought I'd even CONSIDER doing a genderbend (embarrassing fact; I used to think genderbend was the same as crossplay. Oh, the newbie days *shutter*) but now I find it interesting. But I am considering cosplaying as a genderbend of Keiichi Maebara from Higurashi no Naku Koro ni. Why? One, he wears very simple clothes and as a cosplayer on a budget it'd be easier (I'm just gonna turn those pants into a skirt, and I already have a brown short wig!). Two, he carries around a bat! An excuse for me to carry around a prop that I could easily get at 99 cents store (I saw them sell plastic bats! May not look metal-ish, but a white bat should do~). Also he is a pretty cool character, too. He's so funny XD!!

Yeah, I don't agree with people genderbending just to show some skin (usually it's the male to female characters). For me, I just wanna do it for fun and get to carry around a bat 'cause of paranoia! XD!!! *is shot*

So there are multiple reasons behind genderbend I have noticed~

[xsamx0xX]

I do agree that if it just to show skin then it's not the best, but like a lot of other people are saying, people may not have the proper structure or may just not like to crossplay. I have a very feminine figure and face so I can't really crossplay a lot of guys, whom are the characters I usually tend to like most or relate to most. Right now I'm gender bending Rin Okumura and I'm just using the school outfit but with a skirt instead of pants (Which the other female students use) adding long hair, a bit more makeup and keeping everything else the same.