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<blockquote data-quote="SSS-Druid" data-source="post: 117112" data-attributes="member: 613">Frankly, I am of two minds when it comes to images like those mentioned above.If the image is arbitrary and has, frankly, nothing to do with the text, I have little use for it.There is, however, a place for it, I do believe.Someone above mentioned our DM Screen. The culture that the image represents - like many Earth cultures, folks - does not require that its women cover their breasts. It is, honestly, as simple as that.So, yes, while I have no need for the depiction of partial (or even hinted) nudity for the sake of simple tittilation (*rimshot*), I also have no use for those neo-Victorians who would look down on a culture that doesn't hold their own standards as something decadent or perverted.And as for the &quot;They won't take us seriously!&quot; excuse, I've never encountered someone who had that reaction. And if I did, my retort would be simple:&quot;So, because Cinemax shows T&amp;A, all television is inherently useless? And it is easy to understand why someone reads 'Wired' just because 'Playboy' is full of skin. An interesting proposition - what a strange and limited world you must live in.&quot;(Caveat: I'm a gay man. That may be why no one has ever questioned me on that aspect - they certainly aren't going to suspect that I purchased the book to view breasts, that's for damned sure.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SSS-Druid, post: 117112, member: 613"] Frankly, I am of two minds when it comes to images like those mentioned above. If the image is arbitrary and has, frankly, nothing to do with the text, I have little use for it. There is, however, a place for it, I do believe. Someone above mentioned our DM Screen. The culture that the image represents - like many Earth cultures, folks - does not require that its women cover their breasts. It is, honestly, as simple as that. So, yes, while I have no need for the depiction of partial (or even hinted) nudity for the sake of simple tittilation (*rimshot*), I also have no use for those neo-Victorians who would look down on a culture that doesn't hold their own standards as something decadent or perverted. And as for the "They won't take us seriously!" excuse, I've never encountered someone who had that reaction. And if I did, my retort would be simple: "So, because Cinemax shows T&A, all television is inherently useless? And it is easy to understand why someone reads 'Wired' just because 'Playboy' is full of skin. An interesting proposition - what a strange and limited world you must live in." (Caveat: I'm a gay man. That may be why no one has ever questioned me on that aspect - they certainly aren't going to suspect that I purchased the book to view breasts, that's for damned sure.) [/QUOTE]

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