Hhh. hhhh.. hello cops. hhh hhh.. fine day isn’t it? thedailywhat: Down With This Sort Of Thing of the Day: Darth Vader impersonator Chris Mitchell approaches LAPD officers on the step of City Hall, where yesterday several costumed characters gathered to protest the city’s recent crackdown on Hollywood Boulevard’s professional cosplayers. From Curbed LA: “The general consensus in the business community is that [Hollywood Boulevard] is better off without the characters,” [President & CEO of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Leon Gubler] says, adding that with the addition of the CD vendors, pedestrians are having a difficult time simply walking down the sidewalk. Not that Gubler doesn’t respect some of these long-time performers. “Superman has always been a gentleman,” says Gubler of Dennis. “He’s not caused problems.” [gawker.] Hhh. hhhh.. hello cops. hhh hhh.. fine day isn’t it?

thedailywhat:

Down With This Sort Of Thing of the Day: Darth Vader impersonator Chris Mitchell approaches LAPD officers on the step of City Hall, where yesterday several costumed characters gathered to protest the city’s recent crackdown on Hollywood Boulevard’s professional cosplayers.

From Curbed LA:

“The general consensus in the business community is that [Hollywood Boulevard] is better off without the characters,” [President & CEO of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Leon Gubler] says, adding that with the addition of the CD vendors, pedestrians are having a difficult time simply walking down the sidewalk. Not that Gubler doesn’t respect some of these long-time performers. “Superman has always been a gentleman,” says Gubler of Dennis. “He’s not caused problems.”

[gawker.]

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    Even though it’s kind of unsettling that they’re not there (and I miss Spiderman just randomly crouching in places), I...
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    Hhh. hhhh.. hello cops. hhh hhh.. fine day isn’t it? thedailywhat:
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    I deem this worth reblogging. 1) Because it has cosplay news in it. 2) Darth Vader
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    there’s a documentary on this, if i remember. i should go hunt it down.
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    That’s just wrong. That’s just SO wrong. STOP ARRESTING THEM!!
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