If you’re throwing around Oglaf references, you’ve got to admit, women have better weapons. Men don’t get to use the Glamazon throwing anus.
M can help you with that.says
The archers clearly missed the memo — this game is operating under the armor rules from A Portable Hole Full of Beer. (Armored jock straps work just as well for men!)
ravenredsays
Honestly, PZ, if you spent half the time on your grooming as you do on your stoopid blogging, you could really be quite pretty…
Alverantsays
As an internal organ, technically her uterus isn’t exposed. It’s covered up by skin, muscle, etc.
anuransays
Aaaannndddd
Done in won. Gregory in Seattle, please pick up your Internets. Everyone else, please turn off the lights when you leave
boraxsays
I thought everyone knew that a uterus can create a force field.
microraptorsays
@borax #8- only if the woman is being legitimately attacked.
zibblesays
The weird thing about the exposed fantasy armor is that, bypassing all the arguments you could make to defend it, it says nothing about the character wearing it. Does she love the thrill of fighting while exposed? Do her religious beliefs forbade the navel to ever touch armor? Is she an inexperienced flapper who just thought she’d wear sexy armor out of an inability to understand the seriousness of combat? Does she get off on it?
You can ask these questions, but the answer is written across their dull, soulless eyes (a look captured remarkably by Nebezial’s comic). They’re not written to have personalities, or character, or any depth. They exist purely as a juvenile fantasy; they’re strong, and cool, and hot, and, most importantly, sexually available.
The artist also has a project called Sunstone, which can be seen here. http://shiniez.deviantart.com/ Warning, contains bondage and nudity, NSFW
AlanMacsays
Reminds me of my favourite Benny Hill joke:
The village vicar sees two boy arguing and he hears:
1st boy ;”it’s spelled ‘W,H,O,O,M'”
2nd boy; “No, no, it’s spelled, ‘W,O,O,M,B'”
The vicar sees this as a chance to instruct the boys in life and morals so he says to the lads:
“The correct spelling ‘w,o,m,b.'”
1st boy; ” You’ve have obviously never heard an elephant fart, it’s definitely ‘WHOOM!!'”
nemistenemsays
She looks an awful lot like the old comic character and Conan’s erstwhile flame, Red Sonja. The first feminist from the Hyborian Age, with a sword!
Cynickalsays
As a practitioner of martial arts for 20 years I can confirm that this is 100% correct.
David Marjanovićsays
Nah. I think it is just that female armor sucks.
Aww! Right in the shiny part!!!
Obligatory Oglaf reference…
women have better weapons.
My browswer refuses to load the pictures themselves – allegedly they contain “Mal/HTML Gen A”. ~:-| Can a picture really contain any such thing?
pacalsays
Our Amazonian Heroine looks a great deal like Red Sonja from the Comics in the 1970s. Hell the Bikini scale armor and the red hair along with how scantily dressed she is makes all this a certain homage to that o9ld comic.
latecomersays
She clearly doesn’t need any armor, seeing as the arrows bounced off her skin. She should ditch the clothing entirely as it serves no purpose.
antepreprosays
Ugh. Thought the name “latecomers” sounded familiar. Not getting a joke pointed at sexism and substituting it with a straight up sexist joke? Such brilliance.
sugarfrostedsays
Well you could argue why armor would exist at all. If fire magic exists you basically turn yourself into a mobile brass bull.
latecomersays
I am honored that my presence inspires such contempt in you anteprepro, but i know that the comic is a parody of the sexist (yes I said sexist!) tropes in comics and other media. On the other hand, I wanted to play devil’s advocate and come out with the admission that as a straight male, I like chicks in skimpy clothing, and the less they’re wearing, the better.
David Marjanovićsays
…What does that having to do with playing devil’s advocate?
antepreprosays
I am sorry that my acknowledging your existence gives you delusions of relevance. Didnt mean to give you the wrong impression.
ChasCPetersonsays
the arrows bounced off her skin
nope. Never made it. Uterine forcefield. duh.
A. Noydsays
She’s standing in a pretty powerful, unsexualized pose. Usually it’s not enough to saddle female characters with ridiculously revealing clothes; they also have to be sexily arching and twisting their backs and thrusting their butt, boobs, and/or crotch at the camera. Even all three at once, no matter how implausibly broken it makes them look.
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borax (#8)
I thought everyone knew that a uterus can create a force field.
Unfortunately, the field of throbbing agony mine can project doesn’t extend outside my body.
Steven Brown: Man of Mediocritysays
On the other hand, I wanted to play devil’s advocate and come out with the admission that as a straight male, I like chicks in skimpy clothing, and the less they’re wearing, the better.
I’m glad you reminded us that straight males find women attractive. In our culture it’s a fact that seldom comes up, in fact I think that advertisers, screen writers, and comicbook publishes should really push this message more. I applaud your brave stand to bring this information to light in a thread discussing the sexulization of women because we might have lost sight of what’s really important.
vaiytsays
I wanted to play devil’s advocate
and that was your mistake. The end.
Azkyroth Drinked the Grammar Too :)says
On the other hand, I wanted to play devil’s advocate and come out with the admission that as a straight male
This is not a debate. Therefore you cannot “play devil’s advocate.” The words you want are “say stupid shit.”
Nah. I think it is just that female armor sucks.
Obligatory Oglaf reference…
(NSFW. No, really)
If you’re throwing around Oglaf references, you’ve got to admit, women have better weapons. Men don’t get to use the Glamazon throwing anus.
The archers clearly missed the memo — this game is operating under the armor rules from A Portable Hole Full of Beer. (Armored jock straps work just as well for men!)
Honestly, PZ, if you spent half the time on your grooming as you do on your stoopid blogging, you could really be quite pretty…
As an internal organ, technically her uterus isn’t exposed. It’s covered up by skin, muscle, etc.
Aaaannndddd
Done in won. Gregory in Seattle, please pick up your Internets. Everyone else, please turn off the lights when you leave
I thought everyone knew that a uterus can create a force field.
@borax #8- only if the woman is being legitimately attacked.
The weird thing about the exposed fantasy armor is that, bypassing all the arguments you could make to defend it, it says nothing about the character wearing it. Does she love the thrill of fighting while exposed? Do her religious beliefs forbade the navel to ever touch armor? Is she an inexperienced flapper who just thought she’d wear sexy armor out of an inability to understand the seriousness of combat? Does she get off on it?
You can ask these questions, but the answer is written across their dull, soulless eyes (a look captured remarkably by Nebezial’s comic). They’re not written to have personalities, or character, or any depth. They exist purely as a juvenile fantasy; they’re strong, and cool, and hot, and, most importantly, sexually available.
You should check out the sequel too: http://nebezial.deviantart.com/art/droppin-some-science-on-ya-418821212
I love how he proves he’s right with science (see full version of the first one: http://nebezial.deviantart.com/art/now-you-know-410571226, also note the disclaimer at the end :) )
The artist also has a project called Sunstone, which can be seen here. http://shiniez.deviantart.com/ Warning, contains bondage and nudity, NSFW
Reminds me of my favourite Benny Hill joke:
The village vicar sees two boy arguing and he hears:
1st boy ;”it’s spelled ‘W,H,O,O,M'”
2nd boy; “No, no, it’s spelled, ‘W,O,O,M,B'”
The vicar sees this as a chance to instruct the boys in life and morals so he says to the lads:
“The correct spelling ‘w,o,m,b.'”
1st boy; ” You’ve have obviously never heard an elephant fart, it’s definitely ‘WHOOM!!'”
She looks an awful lot like the old comic character and Conan’s erstwhile flame, Red Sonja. The first feminist from the Hyborian Age, with a sword!
As a practitioner of martial arts for 20 years I can confirm that this is 100% correct.
Aww! Right in the shiny part!!!
My browswer refuses to load the pictures themselves – allegedly they contain “Mal/HTML Gen A”. ~:-| Can a picture really contain any such thing?
Our Amazonian Heroine looks a great deal like Red Sonja from the Comics in the 1970s. Hell the Bikini scale armor and the red hair along with how scantily dressed she is makes all this a certain homage to that o9ld comic.
She clearly doesn’t need any armor, seeing as the arrows bounced off her skin. She should ditch the clothing entirely as it serves no purpose.
Ugh. Thought the name “latecomers” sounded familiar. Not getting a joke pointed at sexism and substituting it with a straight up sexist joke? Such brilliance.
Well you could argue why armor would exist at all. If fire magic exists you basically turn yourself into a mobile brass bull.
I am honored that my presence inspires such contempt in you anteprepro, but i know that the comic is a parody of the sexist (yes I said sexist!) tropes in comics and other media. On the other hand, I wanted to play devil’s advocate and come out with the admission that as a straight male, I like chicks in skimpy clothing, and the less they’re wearing, the better.
…What does that having to do with playing devil’s advocate?
I am sorry that my acknowledging your existence gives you delusions of relevance. Didnt mean to give you the wrong impression.
nope. Never made it. Uterine forcefield. duh.
She’s standing in a pretty powerful, unsexualized pose. Usually it’s not enough to saddle female characters with ridiculously revealing clothes; they also have to be sexily arching and twisting their backs and thrusting their butt, boobs, and/or crotch at the camera. Even all three at once, no matter how implausibly broken it makes them look.
~*~*~*~*~*~
borax (#8)
Unfortunately, the field of throbbing agony mine can project doesn’t extend outside my body.
I’m glad you reminded us that straight males find women attractive. In our culture it’s a fact that seldom comes up, in fact I think that advertisers, screen writers, and comicbook publishes should really push this message more. I applaud your brave stand to bring this information to light in a thread discussing the sexulization of women because we might have lost sight of what’s really important.
and that was your mistake. The end.
This is not a debate. Therefore you cannot “play devil’s advocate.” The words you want are “say stupid shit.”
Devil’s Advocate used to be
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil's_advocate#Origin
those were the days…