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Oct 8, 2006
My New Title Banner!
My good friend, Eric DeSantis made me a pretty new title banner for my webpage and damn, I look good as a pinup!
I've been a huge fan of pinup art and once used a lot of them on my old blog. I can't really now because they don't fit in with my video game theme.
Check out Eric's artwork and blog, Litany of Schist. He's an amazing artist!
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Nice art!
Uhm, if you don't mind me turning a light post onto a more serious note (if you do mind, you can just not respond or delete my comment)...
Do you feel that your choice to use pinup-inspired art was influenced by the way that female gamers are often seen through a lens of sexuality (ex. the Frag Dolls)?
What do you think your choice of banner will say to your readers -- male and female alike? Do you think it will affect how seriously they do or do not take you as a blogger?
What kind of comment, if any, do you think this makes about female gamers in the community?
Anyway, sorry to bombard you with questions. I just find your choice fascinating and want to know more about your reasoning and thoughts. Thanks for your time. :)
My choice to use a pinup in my banner is simply this - I like pinup art and when my friend offered to create a pinup of me for my website, I jumped at the opportunity.
I really don't care what people think about the graphics I use on my website. I'm not naked, nor wearing anything suggestive. It's a cartoon more than anything. The whole picture is nothing sexual from my perspective.
Finally that fact of the matter is that all men will look at a girl who plays game and looks decent as sexual, whether we're trying to be or not. I've posed half naked on a gaming site and with jeans and t-shirt on, and in both cases, I was called an attention whore.
Long story short - don't give a crap any more what people think. Either you like what you read on here or not.
4 comments:
Nice art!
Uhm, if you don't mind me turning a light post onto a more serious note (if you do mind, you can just not respond or delete my comment)...
Do you feel that your choice to use pinup-inspired art was influenced by the way that female gamers are often seen through a lens of sexuality (ex. the Frag Dolls)?
What do you think your choice of banner will say to your readers -- male and female alike? Do you think it will affect how seriously they do or do not take you as a blogger?
What kind of comment, if any, do you think this makes about female gamers in the community?
Anyway, sorry to bombard you with questions. I just find your choice fascinating and want to know more about your reasoning and thoughts. Thanks for your time. :)
Love the new banner, i think it looks awesome!
Great new banner!
My choice to use a pinup in my banner is simply this - I like pinup art and when my friend offered to create a pinup of me for my website, I jumped at the opportunity.
I really don't care what people think about the graphics I use on my website. I'm not naked, nor wearing anything suggestive. It's a cartoon more than anything. The whole picture is nothing sexual from my perspective.
Finally that fact of the matter is that all men will look at a girl who plays game and looks decent as sexual, whether we're trying to be or not. I've posed half naked on a gaming site and with jeans and t-shirt on, and in both cases, I was called an attention whore.
Long story short - don't give a crap any more what people think. Either you like what you read on here or not.
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