Forum: Poser - OFFICIAL


Subject: Why aren't male figures more popular?

EClark1894 opened this issue on Apr 16, 2014 · 474 posts


AmbientShade posted Wed, 16 April 2014 at 1:42 PM

(taking off my mod hat for a moment):

The notion that men don't have as many clothing options as women is a complete falacy. There are numerous multi-million dollar fashion designers that only design for men. Magazines that are tailored exclusively to men's fashion, all-male fashion shows, etc.

And that's just for modern-day wear. Add to it 6,000+ years of clothing from every known culture in the world.

Add again all the sci-fi and fantasy designs seen in video games and films.

The options are pretty much endless for potential male clothing. 

I think it mostly boils down to what Poser (and DS) is primarily used for - female pin-ups and fantasy (and I'm not talking about the swords and dragons kind). 

Combine that with the demasculinization of men today, where they are expected to be hairless, androgynous whelps who couldn't fight their way out of a wet paper bag with a map and written directions. 

Even the character sets available for men in the MPs, the majority of them, are more feminine than masculine.

And everything Moriador said in her first post. 

It's pathetic that even today in our "modern" open-minded society (another complete falacy) a man can't openly appreciate the beauty and strength of another man without having a label slapped on him. 

 

~Shane