Sports Cosplay (fans wearing sports jerseys)

Many sports fans wear a jersey of their favorite player. This has been called “jock cosplay” or “sports cosplay.”

“RT @bellawonder: Football fans who wear jerseys: sports cosplay” was posted on Twitter by “Nick Is with her” on September 16, 2018.“RT @scottlearns: Sports fans don’t like it when you call attending a Super Bowl party wearing a team jersey ‘sports cosplay’” was posted on Twitter by Dr Ethan Hein on February 5, 2012. “So when you wear the jersey of your favorite athlete, you’re basically engaging in Sports Cosplay, right?” was posted on Twitter by “Fix your hearts or die” on July 3, 2012. “Wearing your favorite athletes jersey = Sports cosplay” was posted on Twitter by Stone Cold Jane Austen on November 12, 2016.

“Football jerseys are jock cosplay” was posted on Twitter by bill c on September 6, 2013. “Wearing a team jersey with a pro athlete’s name on the back = jock cosplay” was posted on Twitter by Fowl Language 🦆 on October 29, 2014. “Sports jerseys are just jock cosplay” was posted on Twitter by Justin Robinson on September 21, 2018. “Sports fans wearing jerseys is jock cosplay” was posted on Reddit—Showerthoughts on May 14, 2023.

Wikipedia: Cosplay
Cosplay, a portmanteau of “costume play”, is an activity and performance art in which participants called cosplayers wear costumes and fashion accessories to represent a specific character. Cosplayers often interact to create a subculture, and a broader use of the term “cosplay” applies to any costumed role-playing in venues apart from the stage. Any entity that lends itself to dramatic interpretation may be taken up as a subject. Favorite sources include anime, cartoons, comic books, manga, television series, rock music performances, and video games. The term is composed of the two aforementioned counterparts – costume and role play.

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Nick Is with her
@himynameisnick
Lol it’s so true! RT @bellawonder: Football fans who wear jerseys: sports cosplay.
5:42 PM · Sep 26, 2010

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Dr Ethan Hein
@ethanhein
RT @scottlearns: Sports fans don’t like it when you call attending a Super Bowl party wearing a team jersey “sports cosplay”.
9:04 PM · Feb 5, 2012

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Fix your hearts or die. 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇺🇦
@CreativeBrute
So when you wear the jersey of your favorite athlete, you’re basically engaging in Sports Cosplay, right?
9:48 PM · Jul 3, 2012

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Christopher Paulsen
@chrispco
If someone puts on a jersey with the name of their favorite athlete, is that sports cosplay?
12:15 PM · Jul 7, 2012

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Ryan
@puffpuffryan
@robertAbooey isnt going to a football game and wearing a jersey just sports cosplay…dressing as your favorite player = dressing as a char
9:47 PM · Jul 18, 2012

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@bunnyhero@mstdn.ca / bluecheck blocker
@bunnyhero
@xAChels wear a hockey jersey and bam! instant sports cosplay!
2:32 PM · Mar 6, 2013

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Brad Taylor
@bradforlaughs
Those really authentic player jerseys people wear- those are sports cosplay, right?
12:28 PM · May 26, 2013

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Jesse Garrison
@nosirragessej
@Geph GenCon is generally typically around the same time as the Colts home opener or similar - nerd cosplay vs. jock cosplay (jerseys etc).
3:39 PM · Jun 29, 2013

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bill c
@Bill_in_Akron
Football jerseys are jock cosplay.
9:04 AM · Sep 6, 2013

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bill c
@Bill_in_Akron
@DJGalloESPN
I’m a firm believer that football jerseys are jock cosplay. Now excuse me while I pretend I’m Joe Thomas.
10:10 AM · Sep 25, 2013

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🔅🔆
@pishypotty
why do sports jerseys count as regular clothes when they’re really just sports cosplay
11:05 PM · May 3, 2014

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Geoff Eaton
@geoff_eaton
“@andyrine: Grown men in football jerseys.” Sports cosplay.
6:45 PM · Oct 10, 2014 from El Reno, OK

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Fowl Language 🦆
@fowlcomics
Wearing a team jersey with a pro athlete’s name on the back = jock cosplay
11:31 AM · Oct 29, 2014

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@binsentosan
when you wear someone’s jersey, does it mean that you’re doing a sports cosplay?
6:11 AM · Mar 25, 2015

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IRL Arlinn Kord
@TiredMoa
@ArchivistBecks WEARING A NUMBERED JERSEY IS JUST SPORTS COSPLAY
1:05 AM · Dec 26, 2015

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Oliver Taylor
@Slothalothagus
In a way, if you’re wearing your favorite athlete’s jersey, jacket, or football shirt, aren’t you just doing a sports cosplay?
5:20 AM · May 5, 2016

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Stone Cold Jane Austen
@Magzdilla2early
football fans in their favorite jerseys = sports cosplay?!?
11:04 AM · Nov 12, 2016

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Dallon Weekes
@DallonWeekes
Wearing your favorite athletes jersey = Sports cosplay.
2:00 PM · Jun 8, 2017

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HalfTangible
@HalfTangible
Dude, there are replica jerseys that get sold at a premium. It’s like jock cosplay.
Just because someone with an Eagles jacket shows up at a riot doesn’t mean they’re ACTUALLY an Eagle. https://twitter.com/DutyOfAPatriot/status/1004016640198041602
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11:43 PM · Jun 5, 2018

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Roxanne Henkle
@spazhousellc
If you wear your #team sports jersey, do you call it sports #cosplay? #NFLSunday #Jaguars
12:34 PM · Sep 9, 2018

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Justin Robinson
@RevEnFuego
Sports jerseys are just jock cosplay.
9:39 AM · Sep 21, 2018

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Steve
@FKABeef
This is correct. Adults wearing jerseys with players names & numbers is sports cosplay. https://t.co/D2EZfZsbYk
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10:21 AM · Nov 5, 2019

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psudonym
@psuedofolio
Are sports jerseys just jock cosplay?
8:48 PM · Dec 10, 2019

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morganaignis.bsky.social 🖤
@IgnisTwote
Wearing your favorite players sports jersey is just lazy Jock Cosplay. Send Tweet.
12:24 AM · Apr 12, 2020

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Alexander Smith
@MTGAlexander
Sports jerseys are just sports cosplay.
2:08 PM · Aug 18, 2020

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ChipDaRip 🍶
@ChipDaRip78
Wearing your favorite teams Jersey is just sports Cosplay.
1:58 PM · Mar 10, 2021

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Memetic Field Ash
@speakerjohnash
men wearing sports jerseys is just sports cosplay
11:20 PM · Mar 28, 2022

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Cat Bowen
@CatTBowen
Jerseys at a game=jock cosplay.
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Cat Bowen (@cattbowen) • Instagram video
7:17 PM · Apr 26, 2022

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Dan Peck #WGAStrong
@doonpook
Bros really hate it when you call their jersey “sports cosplay.”
8:55 PM · Aug 18, 2022

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Jeremy Igo
@CarolinaHuddle
Ever stop to consider that wearing a player’s jersey is just sports cosplay?
2:43 PM · Sep 6, 2022

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Unwanted Blog
@UnwantedBlog
I recall school mates laughing at kids who dressed up as Luke Skywalker or Spock then go to the Big Game with half their face painted blue and the other orange to “support the team,” or show up for class wearing the jersey of their favorite sportsball player. Jock-cosplay.
12:44 PM · Jan 29, 2023

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Posted by u/quixoticdancer May 14, 2023
Sports fans wearing jerseys is jock cosplay

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RandomFun!
@RandomFun_
Sports fans wearing jerseys is jock cosplay
8:16 PM · May 14, 2023