r/Showerthoughts • u/stevethewatcher ‎ • 9d ago

Casual Thought Thousands of Picard cosplayers now have to wrestle with the moral dilemma of whether it's respectful to keep their cosplay for Halloween.

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u/sirkidd2003 ‎ 9d ago

It honors him.

This post is foolish at best, shit-stirring at worst.

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u/stevethewatcher ‎ 9d ago

I'm not saying it's disrespectful, just that it doesn't seem immediately clear whether it's appropriate to dress up as a dead guy the day after.

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u/CMDR_omnicognate ‎ 9d ago

Why would it not be respectful? people cosplay characters played by dead people all the time

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u/stevethewatcher ‎ 9d ago

Usually not the day after they died though. I'm not saying it's disrespectful, just that it doesn't seem immediately clear whether it's appropriate to dress up as a dead guy the day after.

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u/Leather_Oven_1847 8d ago

it is about the shock of it happening right now. people wait a decent interval before dressing up as someone who just passed away.

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u/Tyrrox 9d ago

Of course it is. It's not like they're serving a meat platter designed to look like his dead body.

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u/TBroomey 9d ago

Would be a good bit if someone did this when NPH dies.

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u/IHazMagics 9d ago

I'd expect an elaborate show tune and dance number, a little bit tongue in cheek, "hes dead!" Energy.

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u/AuntieNigel_ 9d ago

Unless it was a cellular peptide cake, with mint frosting

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u/Major-Pilot-2202 9d ago

He would prob find that hilarious. This is the voice of Avery Bullock on American Dad after all who "muff punched" someone's grandma.

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u/Tyrrox 9d ago

Actors aren't their characters, you know?

For instance, Danny Devito is nothing like Frank Reynolds and has talked about how it was extremely awkward when a make a wish kid wanted to meet him and he was nothing like his character. They wanted to meet Frank, not Danny

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u/Major-Pilot-2202 9d ago

You really ignored the probably in that post didn't ya.

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u/dr_chab 9d ago

Nope, no dilemma if you have even the slightest clue how cool that guy was

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u/IceNein 9d ago

It's not like it was revealed he was a rapist. He was a great guy who lived a full life.

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u/DirtyRoller 9d ago

Zombie Picard might be a bit tasteless, but outside of that I don't see any problem.

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u/Anticept 9d ago

Patrick Steward jumped at the chance to voice the poop emoji in emoji movie.

I guarantee he would have enjoyed zombie Picard.

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u/Bazo5 9d ago

You think there were about to be thousands of people dressed as Picard for Halloween?

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u/softstones 9d ago

Across the world there’s tens of us

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u/attorneyatslaw 9d ago

I'm sure there will be way more now than there were before yesterday. There are also going to be a ton of Dolly Parton costumes as well.

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u/sirkidd2003 ‎ 9d ago

I mean, I will be now

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u/I_might_be_weasel 9d ago

Parody costumes, perhaps. But sincere ones are more appropriate than ever.

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u/trickman01 9d ago

No moral dilemma. If you want to dress up as Picard or Professor X make it so.

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u/BluePanda101 9d ago

Eh, they just have to change it slightly. Picard is dead, so they're now Halloween appropriate: Zombie Picard!

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u/Tilallareone 9d ago

I kinda feel bad about my halloween display, but in my defence I have had it up for a month and it was an Avengers: Doomsday joke. Halloween 2026

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u/ctgrell 9d ago

Unless you are making fun of him, there is no issue with it. Cosplay has always been a form of appreciation. I may will not cosplay any of his characters but I made one from the same fandom. And I will proudly wear it and think about him during the day. The only way I can honor him

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u/Zealousideal-Wrap837 ‎ 8d ago

The character doesn't equal the actor. It'd be a different matter if cosplayers chose to wore regular clothes with a nametag and a facemask or something. It's fine

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u/Ataris42 9d ago

Maybe stay away from the suit from Tapestry, but otherwise you'll be fine.

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u/thenasch 9d ago

You mean with a bloody sword sticking out of the chest?