corleone1 opened this issue on Mar 23, 2008 ยท 160 posts
Penguinisto posted Fri, 28 March 2008 at 9:06 AM
Quote - >> The reason most 3D apps have a dearth of T&A is because you have to build your own figures in them first
LOL -- and? C'mon, you're a bright boy. You can figure it out.
No need to backpedal, Sean... it's not life or death, merely a difference of opinion. Fact still stands that feminine humanoid "T&A" is just as prevalent elsewhere as it is in Poser. It's a Human trait, not a "Poser User" trait. Some places specialize in it (not just R'otica - though this joint's TOS prevents me from posting some examples, or even their URL's), and makes no notice about which 3D app pulled it together. Other places (e.g. CGTalk) show it off (albeit minus the blatant sex) more often than not when it comes to humanoid female-looking figures. I know it's always been a peeve of yours to point at Poserdom and shout "you're obsessed with boobies!" (to paraphrase extremely heavily), and hey - as far as CG nudity in general (not just Poser), I agree with you - we're an industry dominated by straight guys... sorry about that. OTOH, unlike yourself (who understandably doesn't have any liking for it), I'm not bothered by it. I'm also not bothered by male beefcake, esp. if it's done right and executed well - good art is good art. Problem is, relatively few people actually bother with the male figure in that way - be it in Poserdom or elsewhere. That said, there are a few places and folks out there who do specialize in showing off the guys - you just have to know where to look (again, the stupid TOS... though I can speak at least for R'otica when I say that there are more than a handful of seriously powerful artists there who specialize in male-only erotica and pinups). Meanwhile, be it your perception or mine that prevails, we happen to inhabit a rather wonderful medium that gives us both the tools and opportunity to rectify whatever it is we perceive. If you think that nasty ol' Poser is just a tool for hetero male hormones, then erect a site where that kind of imagery doesn't shine through. If I think there's not enough of it about, then I can... oh, wait - I'm already doing something about that - for all genders (including some that can only be imagined). /P