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<blockquote data-quote="Lord Twig" data-source="post: 6881529" data-attributes="member: 31754"><p>It took me a long time to write up my previous post, so I didn't see this till just now. It clears up a lot.</p><p></p><p>Yes, there has definitely been a problem with overly-sexualized representations of females in gaming art. So the trick is how to portray women that are beautiful, attractive, and even sexy, without that being all they are. Certainly a tall order. Of course you can just <em>not</em> portray them as sexy at all, but I think that is too far in the other direction.</p><p></p><p>I think some of the Pathfinder art has hit the mark. In my opinion their iconic barbarian, rogue, cleric and paladin are good. Their sorceress probably oversteps into overly-sexual area.</p><p></p><p>On the flip side D&D probably went to far the other way. The worst, in my opinion, is the barbarian. It's just some average joe in plain pants and a coat, carrying an axe. How is that a barbarian? Wheres the rage? Where's the physical power?</p><p></p><p>And the wizard is an old man with a beard again. Blah.</p><p></p><p>I'm trying to even think of any of the females that represent the classes and I'm drawing a blank. They are just so forgettable.</p><p></p><p>Ok, I looked up the rogue and she looks pretty good. Competent, reasonably dressed, and recognizably female (unlike the bard, which is a difficult call to make). Still managed to completely forget her though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lord Twig, post: 6881529, member: 31754"] It took me a long time to write up my previous post, so I didn't see this till just now. It clears up a lot. Yes, there has definitely been a problem with overly-sexualized representations of females in gaming art. So the trick is how to portray women that are beautiful, attractive, and even sexy, without that being all they are. Certainly a tall order. Of course you can just [i]not[/i] portray them as sexy at all, but I think that is too far in the other direction. I think some of the Pathfinder art has hit the mark. In my opinion their iconic barbarian, rogue, cleric and paladin are good. Their sorceress probably oversteps into overly-sexual area. On the flip side D&D probably went to far the other way. The worst, in my opinion, is the barbarian. It's just some average joe in plain pants and a coat, carrying an axe. How is that a barbarian? Wheres the rage? Where's the physical power? And the wizard is an old man with a beard again. Blah. I'm trying to even think of any of the females that represent the classes and I'm drawing a blank. They are just so forgettable. Ok, I looked up the rogue and she looks pretty good. Competent, reasonably dressed, and recognizably female (unlike the bard, which is a difficult call to make). Still managed to completely forget her though. [/QUOTE]
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