March 2012
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discipleofrhan-tegoth asked: In response to the "Caucasian Hair" discussion you had awhile back what do you think of how companies like paizo and gamesworkshop have changed the orcs and goblins (the standard "savage" races) skin tones from vaguely brownish to nuclear green?
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This is why we can't have nice things.
Sadly, we have had to disable the anonymous Ask function; all further hate mail will have to be from your account.
Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused.
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There is nothing about this that's okay.
There’s a lot of squicky elements jammed into this one tiny image. For one thing, you have a lady, shiny with sweat, bound with rope, with her cleavage exposed. Being that this piece is called “Kidnapper’s Lair”, it’s not a leap to assume she’s a kidnap victim, so inherently being held against her will. What I did not notice at first glance was the boobplate...
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“I have always considered myself the kind of person who relates equally to male...”
– cephiedvariable via Escher Girls
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eschergirls:
shadowofthesun submitted:
I know Lady Sylvanas is dead but holy cow that anatomy looks messed up. If I was dead and my torso was a mess like that I’d be grouchy too. The background is really pretty but augh…D:
Did she die in that position and then resurrected stuck in it?
Oh dear.
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This is great on so many levels. On the one hand, you’ve got your run-of-the-mill oldschool misogyny. On the other hand, armpit-boob and, uh, this:
Something is wrong here.
[This image is from The Slayer’s Guide To Female Gamers. And yes, we do know it was intended to be humorous. Squick is squick.]
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WHY?!
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squickygameart submitted:
While going through some images from D&D’s “Drow of the Underdark”, I came across this fantastic example of Boobs-n-Butt. Check out that twisting action!
The image is titled “Grin and Bear It”, the artist is Jackoilrain.
This has to be one of the weirdest contexts for a boobs and butt pose. It’s just so… what!? I don’t even know what she’s...
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Dear Wizards: Why Failing Less at Gender in 5E... →
Wundergeek wrote a great new post on D&D Next, over at Gaming As Women.
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Happy Hundredth!
To celebrate SGA’s 100th Squicktastic post, we have compiled 100 random squicky images just for you! Each is from 3e or 3.5e Dungeons & Dragons official sourcebooks, and together they represent but a small sample of the types of squick found in the gaming hobby. Though each is but a single example, know that it is not unique. The images are from a variety of artists and several different...
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How I Know 4e Hates Dwarf Ladies
They are all forced to wear giant metal collars.
Their compulsory uniform includes a push-up bra that’s 3 sizes too small.
This is the only rationalization I can conceive of for the uncomfortable parade of painful collarboob (in the most literal sense):
I do not know whose idea this was. I do know that I cannot forgive that person.
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bloggothontheroof-deactivated20 asked: What do you think of Warhammer 40k's art? Most of it doesn't seem as explicit or offensive as art in other games, but I'm hardly educated on this subject.
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The contorted fighting style?
eschergirls:
An official image of Chun-Li from the Street Fighter video game series. I’m pretty sure that all the processing power in the world couldn’t get a human body to contort like that.
This is one of the more unique ways I’ve seen to show a woman facing away from us while showing us breast and face. Usually they swivel, this is the first time I’ve seen the boob visible over the...
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“Not Okay”: MovieBob on Sexism and Harassment in... →
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Escher Girls: Victoria's Secret is rather gruesome →
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Glitchy submitted:
I’m not sure if this qualifies, it being an ad and not exactly related to the big 3 (comics, video games… well I guess you could argue it’s “fantasy” art).
Is it just me or is the girl in the middle… broken?
Not just you, it’s a Photoshop disaster. It’s scary when…
It’s depressing as hell that the ad is also called “The New Shapes of...
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“Nothing is served by being upset at criticism of your art. If you choose to use...”
– Escher Girls
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No time to WAIST!
See, it’s funny because she doesn’t appear to have one.
And this one is clearly just Stretch Armstrong in a croptop.
It’s okay, you don’t have to laugh. Don’t you judge me.
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syringesin asked: "Mialee" picture is from Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss.
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Rebellion!
TRADITION BE DAMNED! Let’s get some more World of Darkness squick over here. First up, this lady:
I like her attitude. Or rather, her boob’s attitude. It’s all, “hey man, you can’t keep me down!”
Damn straight, boob, damn straight.
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Dude Squick
I thought it would be a refreshing break from our usual fare to examine the elusive dude squick. While bad-anatomy squick can (and often does) include dudes, particularly when they are of the hypermuscled variety, it is far rarer to see sexualized dude squick. Luckily, World of Darkness has heard our pleas and after searching long and hard I present to you dude squick of the rarest variety.
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discipleofrhan-tegoth asked: You mentioned marginalization and exotification of characters. I know there is a serious problem of peoples of various races, ethnicities and cultures being portrayed in a way that is demeaning or racists in tabletop games but how do you depict them? Is it racist to try and play a character inspired by a sub-Saharan tribal culture, while still being respectful as a player to that culture?
February 2012
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Why I Give Wayne Reynolds a Hard Time
Wayne Reynolds is a sneaky artist. He is great with textures, he can convey motion in his art, and the facial expressions are almost uniformly piercing. What’s interesting about the way he layers his subjects in buckles and belts and capes and cloaks and buttons and leather and bottles is that they actually do a really great job of distracting from the actual silhouette of the character.
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Concept art
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Linda submitted:
This is a picture from Hunter - The vigil by White Wolf. I don’t know where to begin when looking at the woman in the picture but… But the monster looks great!
Bizarre fighting stance and torso twist aside, those are some REALLY tiny arms.
The monster does look good! But maybe it only looks good to our human eyes. What if monsters of that species look at...
COMIC ART CORRECTIONS: Style, Accuracy and Female... →
comicartcorrections:
I just thought I’d quickly write about something that has come up even amongst my supporters. It’s something I’ve struggled with directly my whole artistic existence.
How do comic artists create a dynamic piece, yet respect the personhood of the people we’re depicting? How do we maintain…
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“Often people who complain about this sort of carry-on are told that these women...”
– COMIC ART CORRECTIONS: Rubber-band Girls: Spines Made Of Rubber, Or Optional.
