someone taught you, way back when, that paying someone else to do something you could do yourself was either wasteful or cheating.
Well, yes, because in the competition costuming world, using someone else's work without substantial changes IS cheating! Competing someone else's costume without crediting them is one of the lowest of the low actions, and in several venues, a mandatory disqualification.
I think that's what's coming back to bite my ass, the notion that being seen in something is taking "credit" for it. There was a time when even walking around was a form of competition, but I don't think anyone has handed out hall costume awards in a long, long time.
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Date: 2005-01-24 05:57 pm (UTC)Well, yes, because in the competition costuming world, using someone else's work without substantial changes IS cheating! Competing someone else's costume without crediting them is one of the lowest of the low actions, and in several venues, a mandatory disqualification.
I think that's what's coming back to bite my ass, the notion that being seen in something is taking "credit" for it. There was a time when even walking around was a form of competition, but I don't think anyone has handed out hall costume awards in a long, long time.