SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Every conservative at the Animetopia convention in Syracuse’s Oncenter appeared at the event dressed like Dragon Ball Z character Mr. Popo, unsurprised sources report.
“People think this costume is offensive, which proves that society’s been taken over by a bunch of soyboy cucks,” conservative attendee Nick Gladner said as he adjusted his turban. “Thank God we have a real man back in the White House and we no longer have to worry about any backlash from liberal snowflakes. We shouldn’t have to think about political correctness while we’re celebrating our favorite anime characters. So what if I enjoy dressing like Mr. Popo? I like his style and am always excited for episodes that take place in The Lookout. If my costume offends you, good.”
Fellow attendee Mallory Osgood reacted to what she saw.
“Jesus, there are so many Mr. Popos here,” Osgood sighed as she looked around her. “It would be nice if these idiots had educated themselves on why dressing in blackface is a really, really bad thing to do, but I’m pretty sure they either don’t know or don’t care about that. Hell, I wouldn’t be surprised if books that mention minstrelsy are being banned from public education now. Anime has enough problems as it is, so it sucks that people now feel emboldened to parade around dressed as its most blatantly racist example. Maybe I’ll start going to comic book conventions. There can’t be as many obnoxious conservatives at those, right?”
Sociologist Kayleigh Alfaro was not surprised by the situation.
“The Republican Party has successfully won the favor of the average Internet chud, so of course you’re going to see that in anime fandom,” Alfaro noted. “Many of these fans are young men who spent the COVID-19 pandemic on 4Chan. Frankly, I’m shocked that Mr. Popo cosplay comprises only about 60% of the people at this convention. I just did a case study at a Street Fighter tournament in Florida, and basically every white guy there was dressed like Balrog.”
At press time, some conservatives had begun arriving at the convention cosplaying as Superalloy Darkshine.
