Consoomers / Consoomer Culture - Because if it has a recogniseable brand on it, I’d buy it!

[Accept Only Substitutes]

So I have this t-shirt. I bought it about eight years ago because the octopus knits (and I'm lame and gay). I have worn it twice in the last month or so and gotten compliments because "it looks like those squishy toys". Fucking squishmellows.

(I still love the shirt; fight me)

 

[NoReturn]

Just passing here to inform you of the new trend I discovered on IG: Disneybounding or just bounding. It basically means “choosing” one or multiple characters whom you feel in contact with, and dressing up and acting like them irl BUT undercover, so your outfits and decors will be “inspired” by the character.

Yes, it’s adults who do that.
Yes, Disney is using the concept of kinning (may Allah forgive me for even uttering this word) to make money.

Spoiler: Off-topic, with videos and photos

No silly, you're not appreciating the nuance.
Disneybounding is a way of dressing up like a character but not in-costume. It started because of Disney's rules that adults can't dress in costumes.

It has since expanded beyond the parks.

It's sister-"hobby" is "casual cosplay" or occasionally "stealth cosplay". In this one, you do dress up like the characters, not just in costumes inspired by those characters' designs.

The terms have been used interchangeably, but there was once a division where "casual cosplay" was "wearing the same outfit as the characters" (and maybe styling your hair and makeup accordingly) whereas "bounding" was meant to capture the essence or design of a character.
Homestuck was notorious for the former, since the canonical wardrobe for the characters was pretty much street clothes anyway.

Compare this to Disneybounding, where it might not be obvious that this chick is dressed up like Goofy unless you see it in-context:

Its one of the first things I look at and I will judge you, if you got no game

 

[Satina]

I found the dude whose gf knocked over the funko shelf and he is down bad. Didn't even take two years to do this to the mfer, at least a couple of these cost him over $100.
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Also, the third angle shows that they sleep right in front of it lmao. The girl's probably just losing it after waking up to hundreds of beady black eyes every day.

I am amazed that he managed to get laid with all this pussy repellent in the first place

 

[Yeeted Teet]

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Is that an ankle monitor? All of those shoes are probably either counterfeit or stolen.

 

[NoReturn]

Is that an ankle monitor?

It is indeed!

All of those shoes are probably either counterfeit or stolen.

Hilariously, you aren't the only person to think so. She made this in response to the haters.

And this other one showing off other items.

 

[Pissmaster]

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So I have this t-shirt. I bought it about eight years ago because the octopus knits (and I'm lame and gay). I have worn it twice in the last month or so and gotten compliments because "it looks like those squishy toys". Fucking squishmellows.

(I still love the shirt; fight me)

It's a cute shirt, and I wouldn't have thought about Squishmallows if I saw you wearing it in public

 

[Lady Bizness]

I really don't want to power level so much but I have to share this from a preserved specimen catalogue for anatomy teachers that came through the office: https://biologyproducts.com/dc-comics-4d-batman/

I mean, it's stupid to begin with, but even stupider if someone thinks it'd be worth anything as a learning tool.

 

[Accept Only Substitutes]

It's a cute shirt, and I wouldn't have thought about Squishmallows if I saw you wearing it in public

I appreciate that. I wonder if that's partly because you hang out here and don't have a coonsum mindset. I can see the resemblance now it's been pointed out, but I wouldn't have thought of it either.

 

[The Southwest Strangla]

I really don't want to power level so much but I have to share this from a preserved specimen catalogue for anatomy teachers that came through the office: https://biologyproducts.com/dc-comics-4d-batman/

I mean, it's stupid to begin with, but even stupider if someone thinks it'd be worth anything as a learning tool.

I hate things trying to be grotesque to be unique. they did the same shit with SpongeBob

 

[Lady Bizness]

I hate things trying to be grotesque to be unique. they did the same shit with SpongeBobView attachment 3010944

I share your sentiment, but what really got to me is that the Batman one is being sold in a paper catalogue sent out to schools alongside actual anatomical models, posters and preserved specimens for learning and dissection.

 

[The Southwest Strangla]

I share your sentiment, but what really got to me is that the Batman one is being sold in a paper catalogue sent out to schools alongside actual anatomical models, posters and preserved specimens for learning and dissection.

that's fuckin' stupid. I know they did to get kids egger to learn, but still shouldn't have to have some weird IP shit to get them wanting to learn...

 

[Lady Bizness]

that's fuckin' stupid. I know they did to get kids egger to learn, but still shouldn't have to have some weird IP shit to get them wanting to learn...

IPs love it! Get them young, that's what I learned in my college class on media and advertising.

 

[The Southwest Strangla]

IPs love it! Get them young, that's what I learned in my college class on media and advertising.

I mean a Garfield poster telling kids to read is okay, but a batman model is too much. I'm in my 20s and we didn't have this shit when I was in public school. we didn't have teachers trying to do hip shit (like tik tok videos) to get the kids attention. however, no one cares about the school system, and they are underfunded, so I guess giving kids some fun is okay....sad, really.

 

[Lobster Cult High Priest]

It is indeed!
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Hilariously, you aren't the only person to think so. She made this in response to the haters.
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And this other one showing off other items.
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Is she a Coalburner?

 

[Yaks]

IPs love it! Get them young, that's what I learned in my college class on media and advertising.

Disney has that down to an art. They're literally cradle to grave.

 

[Lady Bizness]

Disney has that down to an art. They're literally cradle to grave.

I would not be surprised if my cousins get my aunt and uncle Disney headstones, I really wouldn't be.

 

[Agent Abe Caprine]

I really don't understand collecting food. I can kind of understand keeping the boxes for finished challenges. According to the guy's Reddit posts, this is just one of his shelves. I weep for the neglected hot sauce. He has a few that go for 200 dollars. He doesn't use them.

Reddit thread
https://archive.md/m05Gq

 

[Vingle]

I really don't understand collecting food. I can kind of understand keeping the boxes for finished challenges. According to the guy's Reddit posts, this is just one of his shelves. I weep for the neglected hot sauce. He has a few that go for 200 dollars. He doesn't use them.
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Reddit thread
https://archive.md/m05Gq

I can to a degree understand the funko hoarders, but this. It's just so weird, in a way you feel uncomfy just looking at it...

 

[Mdabrik]

Guess who is laughing once the apocalypse comes around

Big brain guys

 

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Guess who is laughing once the apocalypse comes around

Big brain guys

The local warlord and his boys, once the Redditor has to fork all his hot sauce to them as tribute in exchange for a few scraps of moldy bread, cockroach crisps, and rat meat.