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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Felon" data-source="post: 5776841" data-attributes="member: 8158">First off, what the heck does the word "over-sexualized" mean? Feel free to show me a cover of a recent D&D product with one such over-sexualized woman. Is Xena over-sexualized? For that matter, is Hercules?Does it just mean "sexy"? We shouldn't have female adventurers with sex appeal? They should be more butch or something? And then all the ladies out there will be like "Oh, look at that homely, disheveled, flat-chested woman on that cover. You know, I've always secretly fantasized about being a powerful-but-unattractive woman just like her! You guys are more mature than I thought. Sign me up!!"I find that most women feel less offended about seeing sexy women on the cover of books than certain guys do. You look at the cover of Vogue or Cosmo, you'll see a long-legged woman with lots of makeup. Indulging in the appeal of an attractive woman does not make one a sex-starved 14-year-old. Beer-guzzling, NFL-loving, YY-chromosome truck drivers love the sight of beautiful women. Sideways-gun-holding, ex-drug-dealing, gangsta rappers like the sight of beautifual women. Never is a nerd more in sync with the most macho of men as when he is ogling a beautiful woman. And finally, there are few greater mistakes in marketing than thinking your job is appealing to everybody. Know your audience and target it. If the market for D&D is the same as Spike TV, then that's what they ought to appeal to.</blockquote>

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