Forum: Poser - OFFICIAL


Subject: Getting awfully dark in here...

NotMyActualAcct opened this issue on Jun 10, 2015 · 90 posts


NotMyActualAcct posted Wed, 10 June 2015 at 10:00 PM

Good evening all! 

So, I fire up the browser this afternoon and navigated to my favorite 3d store and pulled up the What’s New page to start browsing through what new toys have come out in the past several days.  You see, this is a weekly ritual for me for almost as long as Renderosity has been around.  And I don’t just look.  My wishlist is often flushed out during sales (and quickly replenished) and the queue of products I have yet to install literally fill my desktop (where I leave them until I get around to installing and storing the zips).  Sounds like utopia, doesn’t it? 

Well, it was, for a long time.  Happily upgrading Poser version after version, installing the latest and greatest content from some of the most talented 3d artist I’ve seen.  But something dark began to creep into my shopping experience.  Disturbing and not at all what I had come to expect from this great marketplace.   What started off as the occasional “sexy” pose set or slinky lingerie has blossomed into full-on, in-your-face, sexually explicit, ultra-suggestive poses, expressions, and morphs.  Quite frankly, it’s become overwhelming. 

Up until now I’ve been politely ignoring it, in hopes that everyone would eventually get their fill and move on, but it just keeps getting worse.  I think the straw that broke the camel’s back was seeing the very first product on the What’s New list today.  Despite it being from a vendor who I have the upmost respect for and have patronized many, many times before I was downright appalled to see none other than VAGINA MORPHS!  And not just one or two thrown into a larger pack of body morphs but a whole product dedicated to VAGINAS and the adornment thereof!  Numerous morphs that’ll get your V4 ready for deep penetration with just one simple click.  Considering much more capable purpose-built products like that have existed elsewhere for years I’m quite frankly baffled and ashamed that Renderosity would all of the sudden decide that their moral and ethical standards are low enough to accept this sort of filth (no offense to the vendor who created it but you should have known better than to sell it here).  Before too long I'm sure we'll start seeing penis props complete with "throbbing erection" morphs for good measure.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a prude.  I have a vagina and I am rather fond of it.  And I certainly don’t begrudge someone wanting to make or purchase these types of products, but I would never have imagined that one could be able to fulfill that need here!  It seems Renderosity is having an identity crisis.  You claim to be a family friendly site yet nearly every product comes with half-dozen or more “Content Advisory” flagged promo images, some bordering on outright blatant over-the-pants sex.  You have products for Kids4 right next to sex/bondage poses, BDMS props, and now vagina morphs (coincidently, which would load no problem onto K4 thanks to Unimesh.  Can you say "Ewww"?).  I could say it’s a slippery slope, but it already looks like the store has slid completely off the hillside and straight into the brothel next to its blacksheep cousin site who it parted ways with all those many, many years ago for just this very reason!

Well, I’m taking my dollars elsewhere until Renderosity can pick itself up out of the gutter and quit intermingling children and other family-friendly content with nude women bound with ropes hanging from the ceiling with fully articulated boobs and vaginas.  Thankfully there are still several marketplaces that don’t feel the need to shove sexually explicit products in your face at every possibility.    I just hope that I’m not alone in my impression of Renderosity’s increasing sexualization.

Have a thought-inducing nite!

NotMyActualAcct

 

(I just noticed the vagina product is mysteriously absent now but the same product for G2F is still up so I won’t be holding my breath on it not reappearing later on.  And in case you missed the flood of sponsored adverts promoting it, you can now hang your figures with ropes, BDSM-style.  I'm sure glad I quit browsing this site when my grandkids are around.  Yeeesh!)

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primorge posted Wed, 10 June 2015 at 10:28 PM

Does this mean I can sell my Skye with toon genital prop and juicy booty morphs at 'rosity now?! Cool. Lol.


Giana posted Thu, 11 June 2015 at 2:07 AM

Rendo does have a habit of sending mixed messages, stating one thing just to change it a few months down the road.  i remember back in the day when they pulled all 'adult' type content, just to put it all back again if the vendor was willing roughly 8 months [?] later...

i'm no prude either, but some things here can still surprise me in terms of what the current acceptability might be at any given time...

and, though i may'nt be able to think of any real uses for a vaginal morph or prop beyond the obvious, there might be others that have a need for such a thing, and a need beyond the obvious. 

for example, those beautiful rope packs you have in your post.  if those were ever made for V4, i'd be nabbing them up in a heartbeat.  not only do i find them extremely artistic and pleasing to my eye [i don't see them as sexual bondage anything], but i can see uses for such things beyond the potentially obvious like Cirque du Soleil type images, or creepy horror type images [think weird murder house]... etc. 

i believe a thing is just a thing and it is through intent or use that defines it for judgemental purposes [good/bad, healthy/unhealthy, benign/malicious, etc.]

and in the time it's taken me to type this, i've thought of a use for a vaginal morph:  the birth of some horrifying alien creature or devil spawn, the sheer terror & horror on the mother's face as she leans up & over to see what slips from her body - but that's just me... i tend to like creepy stuff :))

[checking the Content/Language button in case 'vagina' is actually a naughty word]


obm890 posted Thu, 11 June 2015 at 2:16 AM

 You have products for Kids4 right next to sex/bondage poses, BDMS props, and now vagina morphs (coincidently, which would load no problem onto K4 thanks to Unimesh.  Can you say "Ewww"?).

I'm sure it would never occur to most people to load vagina morphs onto K4, and yet you made the connection. If you see smut everywhere you look, perhaps it's in your head?



-Timberwolf- posted Thu, 11 June 2015 at 3:37 AM

Quote:
"I’m quite frankly baffled and ashamed that Renderosity would all of the sudden decide that their moral and ethical standards are low enough to accept this sort of filth (no offense to the vendor who created it but you should have known better than to sell it here)."

Quote:

"What started off as the occasional “sexy” pose set or slinky lingerie has blossomed into full-on, in-your-face, sexually explicit, ultra-suggestive poses, expressions, and morphs.  Quite frankly, it’s become overwhelming"

Quote:

"Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a prude."

1:  Are you really talking about the Renderosity store? Don't mix it up with Renderotica.

2: There has been two genitals- products in the store recentley. There havn't been any for a while now. So you feel, you have to give a word of warning.

Quote:

"You have products for Kids4 right next to sex/bondage poses, BDMS props, and now vagina morphs (coincidently, which would load no problem onto K4 thanks to Unimesh.  Can you say "Ewww"?).  "

You are completley overdoing and constructing a problem, that is not there. By that way of thinking, better forbid pencils, they could draw much more realy nasty things.

Quote - again:

"Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a prude."

Sorry, I don't believe that.

There might be websites out there, that realy go beyond any limits, but renderosity is defniatley not one of those. So sorry, I cannot understand your problem, at all.


hornet3d posted Thu, 11 June 2015 at 3:41 AM

I am sure that if thirty people respond to this you are going to have thirty different views on what is acceptable.  Agreed is does look a little strange that items like this are on sale at a time when, in a forum thread, it has been sort of accepted that a render showing a adolescent flat chested 'female' alien would break the TOS.  There was also the time when the 'other site' referred to could be mentioned but not linked to but then that made more consistent by not allowing links, even if that was not the intent.

One big problem here is the 'intent' for the product, even the bondage products highlighted distances itself from the possible sexual aspect in the promos.  Of course this does not stop anyone using the item in a sexual manner but I can see the artistic aspect in the product.  I can also see possibilities where the render could be used in a non sexual manner, like a render depicting the abuse of people by traffickers of refuges fleeing their war torn homes.  Such a render may not meet the TOS here, but it might elsewhere and it would be depicting what is happening to people right now. 

I have shopped here for years but also occasionally at the other site because there is a lot there that, while the drive there might be sexually explicit, there are items that may be used in a non sexual manner that is not available at Rendo.  If you were trying to portray a dungeon for an illustration for a period novel there is far more applicable products there than at Rendo.  With this in mind it would be rather hypocritical of me to condemn Rendo for selling similar products, site consistency might be another matter though.

 

 

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kljpmsd posted Thu, 11 June 2015 at 4:16 AM

Vendors make what they enjoy making AND what they think will sell.  People buy what they like.  I'm thrilled that there are so many sick, twisted, perverted, vile, warped, weird and just plain messed up folks out there as normal is boring.  Suck it up and get over it.



-Timberwolf- posted Thu, 11 June 2015 at 4:22 AM

Vendors make what they enjoy making AND what they think will sell.  People buy what they like.  I'm thrilled that there are so many sick, twisted, perverted, vile, warped, weird and just plain messed up folks out there as normal is boring.  Suck it up and get over it.

Man, and I thought, I was rude. ;)


hornet3d posted Thu, 11 June 2015 at 4:44 AM

In fairness the OP was only voicing her stance in what she felt was a drop in standards and is entitled to that view, even more so if she is prepared to stand up for those views buy not buying.  

I don't happen to agree but that probably comes from that fact that I have never understood why guns are allowed in the marketplace and not sex toys.  Then again I am weird, as it never understood either why people that chase a round sphere around a pitch are paid millions but people that save lives and care for others are paid what is an insult in comparison.  Also being fair to Rendo, they are only really reflecting society, which is my book is already screwed up.  

 

 

I use Poser 13 on Windows 11 - For Scene set up I use a Geekcom A5 -  Ryzen 9 5900HX, with 64 gig ram and 3 TB  storage, mini PC with final rendering done on normal sized desktop using an AMD Ryzen Threadipper 1950X CPU, Corsair Hydro H100i CPU cooler, 3XS EVGA GTX 1080i SC with 11g Ram, 4 X 16gig Corsair DDR4 Ram and a Corsair RM 100 PSU .   The desktop is in a remote location with rendering done via Queue Manager which gives me a clearer desktop and quieter computer room.


-Timberwolf- posted Thu, 11 June 2015 at 4:53 AM

In fairness the OP was only voicing her stance in what she felt was a drop in standards and is entitled to that view, even more so if she is prepared to stand up for those views buy not buying.  

I don't happen to agree but that probably comes from that fact that I have never understood why guns are allowed in the marketplace and not sex toys.  Then again I am weird, as it never understood either why people that chase a round sphere around a pitch are paid millions but people that save lives and care for others are paid what is an insult in comparison.  Also being fair to Rendo, they are only really reflecting society, which is my book is already screwed up.  

I completley aggree, and I think, that model - and other casting shows on TV are more a danger to young adults, than pictures of a sex toy.


hornet3d posted Thu, 11 June 2015 at 5:10 AM

In fairness the OP was only voicing her stance in what she felt was a drop in standards and is entitled to that view, even more so if she is prepared to stand up for those views buy not buying.  

I don't happen to agree but that probably comes from that fact that I have never understood why guns are allowed in the marketplace and not sex toys.  Then again I am weird, as it never understood either why people that chase a round sphere around a pitch are paid millions but people that save lives and care for others are paid what is an insult in comparison.  Also being fair to Rendo, they are only really reflecting society, which is my book is already screwed up.  

I completley aggree, and I think, that model - and other casting shows on TV are more a danger to young adults, than pictures of a sex toy.

I recently caught a promo clip on UK TV for a show where the parents bling up their kids and showed a child that looked around six years of age having a spray tan.   I doubt the parents came to this state by looking at too many naked underage aliens, so something else is to blame.

 

 

I use Poser 13 on Windows 11 - For Scene set up I use a Geekcom A5 -  Ryzen 9 5900HX, with 64 gig ram and 3 TB  storage, mini PC with final rendering done on normal sized desktop using an AMD Ryzen Threadipper 1950X CPU, Corsair Hydro H100i CPU cooler, 3XS EVGA GTX 1080i SC with 11g Ram, 4 X 16gig Corsair DDR4 Ram and a Corsair RM 100 PSU .   The desktop is in a remote location with rendering done via Queue Manager which gives me a clearer desktop and quieter computer room.


MistyLaraCarrara posted Thu, 11 June 2015 at 8:27 AM

mebbe they're testing if it'll sell.  

and prolly an established vendor get's more leeway on adding adult themed products to their store.



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vilters posted Thu, 11 June 2015 at 9:21 AM

Ach, what do you want?
It is the normal evolution of things anno 2015..

First , the market slows down.
Prices increase as the vendors want to keep their income with less sales.
This, backfires, as it always does.

And ultimately they return to what will sell; Sex and porn.

Circle closed.

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fictionalbookshelf posted Thu, 11 June 2015 at 9:39 AM

Please remember that everyone has a right to voice their opinions and to politely disagree with each other. However, responding to a thread such as this one for the sake of bashing a persons opinion to the point that is considered rude is not acceptable.

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vilters posted Thu, 11 June 2015 at 9:46 AM

One; It was a general remark, not directed to any vendor at all.

Two ; Vagina's have NO place in 3D art. NONE ! NADA!

And you can hammer that in stone!

Have a nice day.

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vilters posted Thu, 11 June 2015 at 10:07 AM

We all love these "human art" apps.
But if there ever would come a "ban" over this kind of software, it will be because of things like these.

And all it takes is one Judge, once.

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Glitterati3D posted Thu, 11 June 2015 at 10:26 AM

All I can say is there's a reason my Prime membership expires today and won't be renewed. 

It has nothing to do with "sex" stuff, but with the general lack of quality in the Renderosity marketplace.

Too much in the store that isn't even worth the $3.50 price tag. 

Tired of wading through page after page after page of JUNK.


structure posted Thu, 11 June 2015 at 10:41 AM Forum Coordinator

the vagina, has as much place in 3d art as any other body part, as always, it depends on the artist. It is not my thing but I respect art and the individuals right to portray things that make others uncomfortable. There are lines to be drawn of course, especially in this modern world. I don't believe that something as natural as the human body is on that line.

I do agree though, with the OP's observations. it does seem, at least on the surface, that Renderosity is being hypocritical here, especially since they pandered to the prudes many times in their history.  One rule for artists, another for vendors. So why not, split the site, have an adult section where people can buy / sell , and indeed show their adult content to their hearts desires, where every time you want to access it, you have to login with some form of age challenge.

Yes there are other brokerages out there willing to sell this type of product, but the vendor's exposure (no pun intended) will be limited to people who are actually interesd in that stuff. Don't get me wrong. I am sure there are many here willing to buy such products for the sake of curiosity or realism, or whatever else seems like a good reason.

But now, to something I found rather odd about the OP (the cynic in me strikes.). Why would a person make such a fuss over this, and then immediately, advertise said product(s) multiple times? I have to ask if this is a little shameless advertising by the vendor of that product. After all, now that it has now gained a measure of notoriety, people will talk about it, leading to curiosity, leading to...perhaps more sales. If not, I hope the OP forgives my cynicism :)

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primorge posted Thu, 11 June 2015 at 10:44 AM

Vilters, no judge anywhere in a free society is going claim that an anatomically complete sculpture/model/simulacra in of itself without an aesthetic, contextual framing is obscene. And please god, do yourself a favor and don't lecture anybody on ART. I take the opinions of knowledgeable critics of high art with a grain of salt, let alone the cultural/ artistic evaluations of a guy that makes dresses for Roxy. Lol


primorge posted Thu, 11 June 2015 at 10:46 AM

Very good points made, Structure.


primorge posted Thu, 11 June 2015 at 11:05 AM

Seriously, I guess this is this weeks complainy hate filled topic at rendo... Just can't get by without a regular dose of stone throwing round here.

Makes me want to... delete my avatar! Lol.


fictionalbookshelf posted Thu, 11 June 2015 at 12:01 PM

I was asked to let everyone know, 

"the store staff does not get in the Poser forum often and if they feel there is a problem within the marketplace they should contact store@renderosity.com. The store staff can then bring their concerns up to staff"

I was also asked to let you all know that you can also post a complaint in the community forums http://www.renderosity.com/mod/forumpro/?forum_id=12357 or the suggestion box forums http://www.renderosity.com/mod/forumpro/?forum_id=12472

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FightingWolf posted Thu, 11 June 2015 at 12:25 PM

Seriously, I guess this is this weeks complainy hate filled topic at rendo... Just can't get by without a regular dose of stone throwing round here.

Makes me want to... delete my avatar! Lol.

But wait there's more!!!. lol.   Genitals don't bother me because people have been doing nude art for thousands of years. Monkeys and ape scratch their junk.. Oh I guess we do the same. Art is like everything else.  It's not what is created but how it's portrayed and the context that it's used in.  A vagina that morphs is less an issue than some of the sexual life style clothing that is shown.   For people with kids (like me), I wish there was a way to filter the sexual related 3D models so I can allow my son to come to this page.   Nudity isn't my main concern, but the bondage wear and clothing that displays a sexual life style is a bigger problem for kids.
I personally think a morphing vagina is cool.  Genitals are part of the body and I know that some of the 3d models that we use have been used on sites like WebMD and other health related material. A 3D vagina would be better to show to a health class than one out of an adult magazine. Context is everything.   Just saying. 



Byrdie posted Thu, 11 June 2015 at 12:28 PM

Those bippys were on my wishlist, I hope I can still buy them here since I don't use Genesis that much. (Still can't quite get it to play nice as consistently in Poser as V4 & M4.) There's a project I'm planning on that could use a good bippy ... but I don't think I'll be posting it here when it's done. Well, maybe the "artistic nude" version, which entails a pinup type pose, not explicit TOS-exploding stuff. I know very well where to go for those sort of renders. ;-)


hornet3d posted Thu, 11 June 2015 at 12:43 PM

Seriously, I guess this is this weeks complainy hate filled topic at rendo... Just can't get by without a regular dose of stone throwing round here.

Makes me want to... delete my avatar! Lol.

But wait there's more!!!. lol.   Genitals don't bother me because people have been doing nude art for thousands of years. Monkeys and ape scratch their junk.. Oh I guess we do the same. Art is like everything else.  It's not what is created but how it's portrayed and the context that it's used in.  A vagina that morphs is less an issue than some of the sexual life style clothing that is shown.   For people with kids (like me), I wish there was a way to filter the sexual related 3D models so I can allow my son to come to this page.   Nudity isn't my main concern, but the bondage wear and clothing that displays a sexual life style is a bigger problem for kids.
I personally think a morphing vagina is cool.  Genitals are part of the body and I know that some of the 3d models that we use have been used on sites like WebMD and other health related material. A 3D vagina would be better to show to a health class than one out of an adult magazine. Context is everything.   Just saying. 

I think that is part of the problem, some Poser users only look at an item from the viewpoint of how they would use it and cannot see that there are other uses such as health related ones as you suggest.  What is more, lots of users never put there images in galleries so what they produce are not really anyone business than theirs. My reading of the OP was that they were not so much surprised that items like this were available but that they were surprised and dismayed that they should appear in the Rendo Market Place.  My personal views differ but if the OP was shocked they should be able to voice their opinion without personal attacks, disagree on the subject matter by all means but we should respect other peoples feelings.

Nothing here at Rendo really surprises me these days although I do notice that the moderators were quick to make their presence known, what a shame that, once again, Rendo cannot claim to be consistent. 

 

 

I use Poser 13 on Windows 11 - For Scene set up I use a Geekcom A5 -  Ryzen 9 5900HX, with 64 gig ram and 3 TB  storage, mini PC with final rendering done on normal sized desktop using an AMD Ryzen Threadipper 1950X CPU, Corsair Hydro H100i CPU cooler, 3XS EVGA GTX 1080i SC with 11g Ram, 4 X 16gig Corsair DDR4 Ram and a Corsair RM 100 PSU .   The desktop is in a remote location with rendering done via Queue Manager which gives me a clearer desktop and quieter computer room.


FightingWolf posted Thu, 11 June 2015 at 12:47 PM

One; It was a general remark, not directed to any vendor at all.

Two ; Vagina's have NO place in 3D art. NONE ! NADA!

And you can hammer that in stone!

Have a nice day.

I don't see how genitals are accepted in one form of art and then not accepted in another form of art? 



RorrKonn posted Thu, 11 June 2015 at 12:54 PM

Frank Sinatra never sang rock but he's record company had rock bands to stay in business.

the movies rate R back in the day are now playing on my TV with a rating of TVPG.

back in the day rated XXX movies played at your local movie theater ,right next to Disney movies.

clothing and especially bathing suits have really changed from rated G to rated X.

TV has changed a lot also from Andy Griffin to who can yell the loudest.

companies are there to make money.
so what ever humans give them $$$ for that's what the company will do ,just like whores

humans pay the most for drugs n sex.do the most time for them also.

they talk about how cruel,perverted n sick Rome was LMAO.

Rome doesn't have nothing on us and are tech.

you can always count on humans to sink to the lowest levels of depravities.at least there consistent.

 

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FightingWolf posted Thu, 11 June 2015 at 12:59 PM

hornet3D

Much of this would be solved if Renderosity had a way for members to filter types of products that they want to see. Like a check box where people can decide if they want to see nude or sexual related products. In additions those products should only be accessible by those members who are of a certain age.  If those features were in place then the OP would have never known that the product exists and this post would have never existed.



pumeco posted Thu, 11 June 2015 at 1:22 PM

@NotMyActualAcct
I don't know what you're complaining about, Japanese rope bondage is hot as hell!

@Vilters
We've all seen those lineups of naked women you render with their little Hitler bushes, so we know you like all that stuff as well.

@Primorge
Just so you know, her name is Roxie, not Roxy.


RorrKonn posted Thu, 11 June 2015 at 1:43 PM

 

 I think they alt to tie jerry springer up in those ropes

in a hardware store surrounded buy hammers,power drills n chain saws

n let he's adoring public do with him what they will.

 

 

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pumeco posted Thu, 11 June 2015 at 2:03 PM

RorrKonn Wrote:
"I think they alt to tie jerry springer up in those ropes"

I didn't realize you were that way inclined, RorrKonn, I thought you preferred women!
Anyway, I'd love to play Shibari with Miu Nakamura, but then again, we all have our dreams, don't we ;-)


hornet3d posted Thu, 11 June 2015 at 2:18 PM

hornet3D

Much of this would be solved if Renderosity had a way for members to filter types of products that they want to see. Like a check box where people can decide if they want to see nude or sexual related products. In additions those products should only be accessible by those members who are of a certain age.  If those features were in place then the OP would have never known that the product exists and this post would have never existed.

Can't argue with that in principle, my only concern would be could Rendo make the filters work correctly, based on the expertise with the rest of the site I do admit to having doubts.

 

 

I use Poser 13 on Windows 11 - For Scene set up I use a Geekcom A5 -  Ryzen 9 5900HX, with 64 gig ram and 3 TB  storage, mini PC with final rendering done on normal sized desktop using an AMD Ryzen Threadipper 1950X CPU, Corsair Hydro H100i CPU cooler, 3XS EVGA GTX 1080i SC with 11g Ram, 4 X 16gig Corsair DDR4 Ram and a Corsair RM 100 PSU .   The desktop is in a remote location with rendering done via Queue Manager which gives me a clearer desktop and quieter computer room.


RorrKonn posted Thu, 11 June 2015 at 2:24 PM

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ScareCrow miss quoting M.F. :)

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pumeco posted Thu, 11 June 2015 at 2:27 PM

LMFAO!!!!!!!!! ;-)


primorge posted Thu, 11 June 2015 at 2:42 PM

"Anyway, I'd love to play Shibari with Miu Nakamura, but then again, we all have our dreams, don't we ;-)"

Yeah, only mine are more like a comfortable evening of good food and affection with Chiaki Kuriyama... call me a mild mannered dirty old man. Apologies for the OT.

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primorge posted Thu, 11 June 2015 at 2:47 PM

Love that nose!


pumeco posted Thu, 11 June 2015 at 3:12 PM

@Primorge
To me, Miu Nakamura has that rare but naturally sinister look to her, and I'm always drawn to that, especially with Japanese and Korean women.
If you saw the film 'Tomie Unlimited' you'd know what I mean - she was perfectly cast in that and no mistake - she looks proper evil!

BTW, I know Chiaki Kuriyama from the film EXTE, not bad, and a very cool film :-)

Miu Nakamura :
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pumeco posted Thu, 11 June 2015 at 3:36 PM

Don't know what happened there, maybe they don't allow linking.
Here's Miu Nakamura again, I even named my Canon 550D after her seeing as both are Japanese (I always name my cameras).

Anyway, we better get back on topic!

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dml2000 posted Thu, 11 June 2015 at 4:36 PM

I'm sorry but for the person who posted this thread..  no one made you look at the sample images that clearly defined "Content Advisory.   And the actual Vendors Visual is so PG vanilla, yet you were curious enough to venture a peek at the actual sample images provided.

For years, textures supplied by vendors have always erred on the side of caution in regards to Female Genitalia, while depicting Male Genitalia in all it's glory, now yes it's in a flaccid state but it does not take any more imagination to fathom what it will look like fully erect..  Personally I thought the POV images provided were tastefully done without any real up close and personal spread legged samples or as some of the old gentlemen magazines used to refer to as showing pink.    

I respect your opinion, but to give up buying things from Renderosity  for a single item, or two, seems unrealistic..  Now maybe if you had complained about the general shifting of vendors posting an over abundance of items for DAZ Studio, I might sympathize with you,  but not for offering a useful tool as 1 click gen morphs for V4.

Regards  DML2000 

 

 


Caitiff posted Thu, 11 June 2015 at 6:37 PM

Rendo does have a habit of sending mixed messages, stating one thing just to change it a few months down the road.  i remember back in the day when they pulled all 'adult' type content, just to put it all back again if the vendor was willing roughly 8 months [?] later...

i'm no prude either, but some things here can still surprise me in terms of what the current acceptability might be at any given time...

and, though i may'nt be able to think of any real uses for a vaginal morph or prop beyond the obvious, there might be others that have a need for such a thing, and a need beyond the obvious. 

for example, those beautiful rope packs you have in your post.  if those were ever made for V4, i'd be nabbing them up in a heartbeat.  not only do i find them extremely artistic and pleasing to my eye [i don't see them as sexual bondage anything], but i can see uses for such things beyond the potentially obvious like Cirque du Soleil type images, or creepy horror type images [think weird murder house]... etc. 

i believe a thing is just a thing and it is through intent or use that defines it for judgemental purposes [good/bad, healthy/unhealthy, benign/malicious, etc.]

and in the time it's taken me to type this, i've thought of a use for a vaginal morph:  the birth of some horrifying alien creature or devil spawn, the sheer terror & horror on the mother's face as she leans up & over to see what slips from her body - but that's just me... i tend to like creepy stuff :))

[checking the Content/Language button in case 'vagina' is actually a naughty word]

I don't mean to single Giana out but I found it quite fitting that the content of of one of the first replies to this post perfectly illustrates something that has always bugged me: selective outrage... or at least, adverse judgement. Anything sexual is totally unacceptable and dirty, yet horror themes involving torture, murder, extreme fear, etc? totally fine...? Just because you're into a thing, don't sit in judgement of those who are into a different thing. Given the choice, I'd rather see a depiction of sex than of murder.


RedPhantom posted Thu, 11 June 2015 at 6:51 PM Site Admin

I agree with the OP. Things seem to be getting extreme. I saw one of those morphs, and I thought I was on the wrong site. It seems like most of the ads have a butt or breasts center shot, even when they're selling cookware or hair (for the head). People keep saying sex sells. I looked at the top selling products from 2014 sale and only 10% were sex related. Makes me wonder how accurate that statement is.

People say 'well everyone is doing it'. At the risk of sounding like my mother (and probably yours) 'if everyone jumped off a cliff would you?' I'm just saying imitating a lemming is not a good excuse.

As for the thumbnail warnings, considering that is used for everything from slight butt cheeks (no big deal)  to full nudity focusing on vaginas, it's not a great warning.

And yeah, I'll admit it. I can be a bit of a prude sometimes. I realize not everyone is. But maybe a happy medium needs to be found. I shouldn't be forced to elsewhere because a few people think all sites should imitate 'rotica. (no we haven't gotten that bad yet. I wouldn't be here if we did.)


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dml2000 posted Fri, 12 June 2015 at 12:12 AM

  Just because Renderotica fills a void for those who create material for many alternate lifestyles, does not mean that everyone there are deviants. Nor to say that all the props and art in their galleries strictly adhere to certain genre's, and nothing else.

  To say you have not gotten that bad yet is hypocrisy...   Tell me, do really think that all the textures and clothing for the DAZ children and teens are only used by good God fearing artist for G and PG images? Can you say with any certainty, that some of your adolescent textures and clothing props will not be used by pedophiles to satisfy their perverted desires and share said image with other who crave such trash?  

 If you look closely within Renderotica, you will notice no textures of  young children or teens offered within their storefront, their gallery forbids images of children even when they are clothed. Their TOS forbids images of any character that looks younger that 20 in their galleries, and simply trying to post an image that could be considered borderline, could cause an artist to be banned from the website.   Some may cringe at seeing BDSM props, Shibari Props and poses, Kinky collars, and ballet Toed leather heels being sold here.

I cringe when I see children and young teen textures and outfits, knowing that in the wrong hands, they will be used for even more perverted acts like incest and KP.

Think about that before you start pointing the finger at other sites..

Regards DML2000 

 

 


malwat posted Fri, 12 June 2015 at 4:08 AM

I hesitate to take the plunge, but here goes.

People have genitals - is there really a difference between portraying some and not others? I have been surprised at the lack of realism in figures on which artists have obviously expended a lot of time and energy creating realistic skin, eyes, lips, nipples, etc., so why not include the full monty? 

As for the reactions, I am old enough to have lived through the sixties and the sexual liberalisation permitted by such things as the pill. Have these changes really harmed us, or simply freed us? Perhaps it is both and neither. For much of my life homosexuality was an illegal act (although paradoxically lesbianism was not). Do most of us really want to turn back the clock? I doubt it. In those states where such attitudes are espoused many of the people live in fear and shame and I frankly doubt if the rest are very happy or relaxed. 

Please don't misinterpret my views. I am not espousing or promoting particular orientations, but trying to get us all to accept that without the bits over which some people are getting hot under the collar, in the real world we would not exist. So for the sake of accuracy, why not have them in the 3D world? If they are offensive to some of us then artists can cover them up with clothing, although I don't understand why people should be offended by normal, natural, ubiquitous anatomy.

And not to put too fine a point on it, how come images of zombies with blood-covered faces and bodies (often eating violently-killed people), or shooters with weapons firing, or poses of corpses, etc. are more acceptable than images of what at least approximately half the population actually lives with?

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hornet3d posted Fri, 12 June 2015 at 6:03 AM

  Just because Renderotica fills a void for those who create material for many alternate lifestyles, does not mean that everyone there are deviants. Nor to say that all the props and art in their galleries strictly adhere to certain genre's, and nothing else.

  To say you have not gotten that bad yet is hypocrisy...   Tell me, do really think that all the textures and clothing for the DAZ children and teens are only used by good God fearing artist for G and PG images? Can you say with any certainty, that some of your adolescent textures and clothing props will not be used by pedophiles to satisfy their perverted desires and share said image with other who crave such trash?  

 If you look closely within Renderotica, you will notice no textures of  young children or teens offered within their storefront, their gallery forbids images of children even when they are clothed. Their TOS forbids images of any character that looks younger that 20 in their galleries, and simply trying to post an image that could be considered borderline, could cause an artist to be banned from the website.   Some may cringe at seeing BDSM props, Shibari Props and poses, Kinky collars, and ballet Toed leather heels being sold here.

I cringe when I see children and young teen textures and outfits, knowing that in the wrong hands, they will be used for even more perverted acts like incest and KP.

Think about that before you start pointing the finger at other sites..

Regards DML2000 

 

 

As I have already stated, I have purchased from Renderotica although I have to admit the fact that the poses and most the comics portray the women as the victim does not lie easy with me.  The fact that I do buy from there suggests at least that I am not a prude but in almost 11 years of using Poser I have only ever produced one nude render and that was, in part at least, to compare bending of a weight mapped and non-weight mapped figure.  I do buy some of the items here that regarded by many as 'slut wear'  yet a look in my gallery will show these are often not used alone but with other items of clothes or a body suit to portray a sci-fi type outfit.   As you say in most cases it is the use of a particular item, or the intent, that is the important factor.  Then again, when you go to Renderotica you really are in no doubt of the nature of what is for sale and the OP was voicing surprise that items that would be seen in Renderotica being sold here.  Whether you are offended by such items is a very personal thing and I do think there should be some way that everyone could enjoy and use the marketplace easily without seeing content that upsets them.  

 

 

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Dale B posted Fri, 12 June 2015 at 7:18 AM

Sigh......

Does no one remain who remembers the days when Rosity and Rotica were sister sites? When there was no issue because -you- were responsible for clicking that link?

Dark? For having a simple prop/character that turns a virtual Barbie doll into an approximation of a real woman? Hardly. That was actually a little touch of light there for the creative folks who do nudes, or use nudity for a purpose. Or for medical purposes. The real thing doesn't have teeth...and the virtual one only does if the maker models them in. When they start posting Dolcette kinds of images, get back to me on 'dark'.

Where it -has- become dark is in the mad dash to offend no one....and therefore please no one. In the purges like what happened to the faerie crowd. The large number of free thinkers and experts in this program who have up and left for pretty much the same reasons. There is where things have gotten much dimmer than they were.

Oh. And Rotica is a great source of gribble if you need it. No one noticed a sci fi piece I did used 3 dildo's, a couple of sets of manacles, and a shrew's fiddle for all the neat, geeky stuff attached to the walls in that render (and no, I lost it years ago). Creativity is a great thing....if you apply it.


pumeco posted Fri, 12 June 2015 at 8:27 AM

@All
I think there's a lot of extremely good points made in this thread, but (yup, there's always a but) ...

Have to say I think that in general, Renderosity do things right when it comes to what they do and don't allow to be sold or shown here.  Renderosity is a business, and as such, it needs to push what is acceptable and to allow it, and I think they do a damn good job of that if I'm totally honest about it.  I once said to the then bosses over at DAZ, that their TOS must be costing them a fortune by being so prudish.  They clearly aim to be a family friendly site, and there's nothing wrong with that, but from a business point of view, they're dismissing one very important factor, and it is this ...

It's adults that own credit cards, not children.

For that reason alone, Renderosity has it right, cause unlike DAZ, Renderosity cater for both adult and family-based stuff.  If Renderosity became a prude, I reckon their profits would drop like crazy, they'd probably even go out of business if they tried doing that.  We all know what sells here and we all know why, so to remove them just so that the kiddies can hang around in a family-friendly environment, would be a bad idea.  There's DAZ for those people, cause DAZ have that corner of the marked well sorted.

My opinions of the three big sites are as follows:

I'm permanently banned from DAZ, and while I miss the place sometimes, it takes only a few minutes of catching-up on the forums over there to get bored.  Everyone's so nice over there (but often it makes them sound so false).  It's like they've had their personalities sucked from them.  Then I come back here and it's like a breath of fresh air to the point where I'm often glad I got banned from there, I could never behave like they behave.

Here, we have people saying what they think, speaking their mind, posting stuff that they know will push other people's buttons, and then enjoying the reaction to it when it does.  Basically, on here, we have people being human.  It's why so many people threaten to leave but never quite manage it (myself included).  At the end of the day, if someone said to me, right, one of those three forums have to go, never to be seen again, so which one gets the chop?

It would have to be DAZ that has to go, because I wouldn't want to be without the liberal adult nature that Renderotica is, and I wouldn't want to be without the respectful nature that Renderosity has, which basically amounts to them trusting adults to be adults, and having the sense not to cross the line.

@Hornet
I agree with some of what you said, but there's nothing wrong with women being seen as the victim, it's just a staple form of erotica, and it's something the women get as much enjoyment out of as the men do.  Such things range from simple and subconscious things, right up to blatant domination.  A typical example of simple and subconcious erotica is that render Clarkie posted recently, with Roxie stood by the water dispenser.  He might not realise it, but her posing with her arms behind her back is a form of erotica and 'self-victim'.  She's not helpless, but having her arms behind her back subconciously makes her more vulnerable and victim-like.  With her arm beside her, the effect would be lost.  You'll often see women posed with their arms above their head for the same reason (to symbolise helplessness), or girls with short skirts placed next to something that could potentially get up that skirt.

It's all erotica and victimisation.

At the other end of the scale, there's something like Vadim Glowna's take on "House of the Sleeping Beauties".  I specifically say Vadim Glowna's take, because there's a few of these types of film out there, but this version especially feels like it's done right.  A film like this turns the term "victim" on it's head, because the women willingly accept pament to be given an injection that puts them into a deep sleep while they stay at a fancy establishment where wealthy men pay to share a bed with these "Sleeping Beauties".  There are rules though, you can only touch, pose, and kiss those helpless women, penetration is forbidden.

Who is the "victim" (if there even is one at all)?

There's are a few of these types of movies out there, and I suppose the ones I've seen so far, are all good really.  But if you ever fancy questioning yourself about who are the victims, then this version, by Vadim Glowna, will really make you think.  In fact if you saw it you'd probably thank me profusely for pointing out such a well directed and beautifully shot film, one that really leaves you thinking.  Shibari, despite it's roots, is essentially just a different form of helplessness, it's a form of domination erotica, and there's nothing wrong with that when it's willing (there is no real victim). 

Anyway, here's the trailer for "House of the Sleeping Beauties" (it's a German film, but the DVD has English subtitles which are essential for this film):

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-Timberwolf- posted Fri, 12 June 2015 at 8:55 AM

I don't get this: Every item here has to be nudity tagged, if there is nudity. No nudity thumbnails either. So what is the problem? You don't want to see it, then listen to the warning. You want to keep your kids away from that, then keep your kids away. (edit).

And trust me, nobody gets mentaly damaged from looking at genitals, kids won't either. Rendo doesn't have any porn stuff here, so everything is safe. So where is the point?

BTW, is thread opener still with us? (edit). Unsubscribing now.


markschum posted Fri, 12 June 2015 at 9:57 AM

Isnt that Shibari thing something for the Ninja ? 

How can anyone do PORN without all the proper bits ? 

Perhaps Rendo should add a "adult content" filter ? 

For those who know youtube here is a link - WOW internet is for porn song
 /watch?v=YRgNOyCnbqg


primorge posted Fri, 12 June 2015 at 10:52 AM

Markschum, you're thinking Shinobi.


hornet3d posted Fri, 12 June 2015 at 11:08 AM

Sigh......

Where it -has- become dark is in the mad dash to offend no one....and therefore please no one. In the purges like what happened to the faerie crowd. The large number of free thinkers and experts in this program who have up and left for pretty much the same reasons. There is where things have gotten much dimmer than they were.

I must have missed that mad dash not to offend unless you are referring to where other users are called idiots, stupid and so on.  You can have a debate and have strong views but some post with the very point of 'pushing other peoples buttons' and then sit back and watch the fun.  It seems to fill a hole in their life when the get bored and that is not an opinion it has been said more than once in the Poser forum. Having strong views on something, insisting it is the only valid view and then getting personal with those that have a different views is not adult or clever. 

 

 

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primorge posted Fri, 12 June 2015 at 11:25 AM

Well they say an internet troll is one who has found a means to express their sadistic tendencies in a basically anonymous environment. I think it's funny when lurkers start coming out of the wood work to throw stones, and then retreat, at whoever is getting the RPF gangbang at the moment. Like pilot fish.


pumeco posted Fri, 12 June 2015 at 12:10 PM

Just in case Hornet is having a go at me, I should point out I was being sincere, I wasn't trolling.  As for this thread in general, I can't remember who said it, but I think someone hit the nail on the head earlier when they suggested the OP was probably promoting the Shibari product.


contedesfees posted Fri, 12 June 2015 at 12:19 PM Online Now!

I would like to add my moral support to the original post. I think Renderosity should segregate both male and female genetalia to an area of the web site that must be consciously and deliberately accessed by those visitors/customers who wish to view or purchase such items. The purpose would be no more - and no less - than to respect the sensibilities of those who do not wish to stumble upon it unadvised.

And never mind why they find it offensive! Do not argue that they should not be offended! Merely show them courtesy enough to respect that they do find it offensive!

For the same reason, Items depicting explicit sexual behaviour, activities, and practices should be segregated as well. And that certainly includes Japanese bondage, however aesthetically pleasing the render.

Note bene: I specifically do not include those items that morph or manipulate female breasts; the content advisory seems to me sufficient for such products. It is sufficient too for promotional images that expose the breasts.

It if means anything, I was delighted to see the products being discussed in this forum; indeed, I immediately placed them in my wishlist. As for the prudes, well, prudes are people too. The point is, everyone, the prudes and the ribald, must be able to choose!


FVerbaas posted Fri, 12 June 2015 at 12:45 PM Forum Coordinator

It may be a cultural thing, but question: what is the difference between a phallus and a gun?

Answer: A gun is made to kill people. A phallus is made to make people have a good time.  Guns kill more people than phalluses.

Therefore many people do not like to be confronted with guns, or do not like to see their children be confronted with them. May I therefore on the same grounds as given above suggest that items intended for killing and shooting are segregated from the rest of the items?


contedesfees posted Fri, 12 June 2015 at 1:17 PM Online Now!

It may be a cultural thing, but question: what is the difference between a phallus and a gun?

Answer: A gun is made to kill people. A phallus is made to make people have a good time.  Guns kill more people than phalluses.

It is hereby acknowledged that you have never heard of rape. And I repeat, the point is not strictly the nature of the images, but respect for those who are offended by certain images. And therefore, yes, you certainly may.


Giana posted Fri, 12 June 2015 at 1:25 PM

um, just fyi, i was not selectively outraged or judging anything regarding the OPs perspective [or anything else in this thread, actually], merely pointing out that there are uses for things beyond the obvious... just because i'm not outraged at anything doesn't mean i can't voice my opine or thoughts... [shrug]

personally, i think there's room enough for everyone's perspectives and likes/dislikes, and it's not a requirement that we all agree.  if we all shared roughly the same ideas and emotional tolerances, etc., how do we ever progress as a species, or as individuals?


pumeco posted Fri, 12 June 2015 at 1:33 PM

Giana Wrote:
"if we all shared roughly the same ideas and emotional tolerances, etc., how do we ever progress as a species, or as individuals?"

Superbly stated.


Giana posted Fri, 12 June 2015 at 2:12 PM

also wanted to add -

after reading through several threads, this one included, and listening to all the back & forth of who is right, who is wrong [and i mean relative to any number of threads], it occurs to me that at least on some emotional level that folks who are trying to foist their will, their perspectives, etc. onto others may be in some way attempting to exert some type/form of bondage/enslavement/censorship and that that Shibari pack is quite symbolic...

and it could be used in an image to depict symbolic dessension

and i like symbolism along side my like of creepy stuff, abstract stuff, horror stuff, sci-fi stuff, fantasy stuff, et. al.


hornet3d posted Fri, 12 June 2015 at 2:39 PM

Just in case Hornet is having a go at me, I should point out I was being sincere, I wasn't trolling.  As for this thread in general, I can't remember who said it, but I think someone hit the nail on the head earlier when they suggested the OP was probably promoting the Shibari product.

Now why in the world would you think I was having a go at you :-). Actually I had just read an article on how there is an attempt to curb trolls in other media forums and the out cry it had caused as some see that as an attack on free speech.  I won't add my slant here but

http://www.neowin.net/news/users-should-embrace-a-better-internet-not-fight-it

 

 

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SeanMartin posted Fri, 12 June 2015 at 3:29 PM

Pfft. I look at the so-called "sexy" stuff and laugh. You straight people actually find that nonsense "hot"? "Oooo... I'm bowling.. and it's soooooooooo sexy..." Wow...

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primorge posted Fri, 12 June 2015 at 5:56 PM

Mmmm. Well anal mucus isn't high on my sexy list but live and let live.

Daaaaamn.


DarkElegance posted Fri, 12 June 2015 at 6:45 PM

sighs I have no issue with vaginas. What bothers me is that most of the time to even go look for a decent one you have to go to Renderotica..which has its own pitfalls.

I cant understand why such a product cant or shouldnt be sold here.

Its a part of the human body. Even if you arent doing "sex" pictures you need a woman to be correct. No "Barbie doll syndrome".

Why cant it be handled here? As for the shibari set..its quite artistic. While it can be erotic. The set is beautifully artistic  and I dearly wish they had it for v4.

It is frustrating for some of us that we cant purchase items like that here. Never mind that some "erotic poser" places do not use paypal and you have to register with another pay site...which I am not interested in doing...

Besides I thought they had "mature content" thumbs on naked figures etc?

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DarkElegance posted Fri, 12 June 2015 at 6:51 PM

  Just because Renderotica fills a void for those who create material for many alternate lifestyles, does not mean that everyone there are deviants. Nor to say that all the props and art in their galleries strictly adhere to certain genre's, and nothing else.

  To say you have not gotten that bad yet is hypocrisy...   Tell me, do really think that all the textures and clothing for the DAZ children and teens are only used by good God fearing artist for G and PG images? Can you say with any certainty, that some of your adolescent textures and clothing props will not be used by pedophiles to satisfy their perverted desires and share said image with other who crave such trash?  

 If you look closely within Renderotica, you will notice no textures of  young children or teens offered within their storefront, their gallery forbids images of children even when they are clothed. Their TOS forbids images of any character that looks younger that 20 in their galleries, and simply trying to post an image that could be considered borderline, could cause an artist to be banned from the website.   Some may cringe at seeing BDSM props, Shibari Props and poses, Kinky collars, and ballet Toed leather heels being sold here.

I cringe when I see children and young teen textures and outfits, knowing that in the wrong hands, they will be used for even more perverted acts like incest and KP.

Think about that before you start pointing the finger at other sites..

Regards DML2000 

 

 

AMEN! thank you!

Trust me they are being used in some very nasty ways in DA. I find it horrifying some of the "children" things I see.

I have been fighting, begging, anything I can to get them to have a zero tolerance for child images that are sexual.

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DarkElegance posted Fri, 12 June 2015 at 6:53 PM

Rendo does have a habit of sending mixed messages, stating one thing just to change it a few months down the road.  i remember back in the day when they pulled all 'adult' type content, just to put it all back again if the vendor was willing roughly 8 months [?] later...

i'm no prude either, but some things here can still surprise me in terms of what the current acceptability might be at any given time...

and, though i may'nt be able to think of any real uses for a vaginal morph or prop beyond the obvious, there might be others that have a need for such a thing, and a need beyond the obvious. 

for example, those beautiful rope packs you have in your post.  if those were ever made for V4, i'd be nabbing them up in a heartbeat.  not only do i find them extremely artistic and pleasing to my eye [i don't see them as sexual bondage anything], but i can see uses for such things beyond the potentially obvious like Cirque du Soleil type images, or creepy horror type images [think weird murder house]... etc. 

i believe a thing is just a thing and it is through intent or use that defines it for judgemental purposes [good/bad, healthy/unhealthy, benign/malicious, etc.]

and in the time it's taken me to type this, i've thought of a use for a vaginal morph:  the birth of some horrifying alien creature or devil spawn, the sheer terror & horror on the mother's face as she leans up & over to see what slips from her body - but that's just me... i tend to like creepy stuff :))

[checking the Content/Language button in case 'vagina' is actually a naughty word]

Good to know I am not the only one that thinks that way :P

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primorge posted Fri, 12 June 2015 at 7:03 PM

They allow sexualized imagery of children at DeviantArt? Find that hard to believe.


DarkElegance posted Fri, 12 June 2015 at 7:43 PM

They allow sexualized imagery of children at DeviantArt? Find that hard to believe.

Oh they do. WHen you report it you get back "can you prove the figure is a child". Me and several other artists have been fighting this for awhile. Even when you link them to the child model, in child clothing, etc they still keep with the "can you prove its a child". Its not pleasant.

I have taken to reporting images to authorities because DA simply wont do anything.

artists like KassidiKeys have even left due to the issue.

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FightingWolf posted Fri, 12 June 2015 at 8:17 PM

They allow sexualized imagery of children at DeviantArt? Find that hard to believe.

Oh they do. WHen you report it you get back "can you prove the figure is a child". Me and several other artists have been fighting this for awhile. Even when you link them to the child model, in child clothing, etc they still keep with the "can you prove its a child". Its not pleasant.

I have taken to reporting images to authorities because DA simply wont do anything.

artists like KassidiKeys have even left due to the issue.

If you want to battle DA on this then you'll need to make the company that hosts DA aware of whats going on.  You'll need to provide the link showing the child images.  Do this in email because it provides a virtual paper trail.



Morkonan posted Fri, 12 June 2015 at 8:21 PM

I'd just like to add my support to the OP and others who have said that they have noticed an increase in certain sorts of products and proclivities as well as to voice my agreement that, in general, actual showcase quality of products on the site seems to be going down a little bit. But, since I rarely buy stuff and, when I do, it's almost always from someone well-known for product quality, I can't comment on products that appear to be pure crap, but aren't... since I won't buy such products.

I think the solution is pretty obvious:

  1. An 18+ toggle on a member's user page that acts as a filter, much like the one used to allow 18+ imagery to be seen by the member. I realize that Renderosity might not want to do that, since it limits advertising exposure and might result in less people seeing 18+ products. HOWEVER, what it would do is allow them to have a broader 18+ product line without offering unnecessary offense to non-members and those who choose not to view such products. (I'd be fine with none of them being offered, since there is, after all, an alternative marketplace for them that has been around for quite awhile, in one incarnation or another. But, I think Renderosity would rather have the sales potential and would be more amenable to using an 18+ filter for products and broadening it's 18+ product-line, as a result.)

  2. A better system of quality control and more scrutiny of certain sorts of products. Product-saturation can contribute, remarkably enough, to decreased sales, if overall quality is a question. If there are nine crappy products for every one good product, the entire genre of products is going to be considered crappy, 90% of the time... See how that works? :) So, do we really need three-hundred and fifty-seven hair retextures for one hair model that only demonstrate the creator's skill with a Photoshop Hue tool or filter? No. And, if it makes it to the marketplace, what does that say about the marketplace? What if, instead, it was ten very well done retextures using real reference photos and very good mapping and image editing skills? Yes, we would like those, okthxplz...

Lastly, good taste and appearance matters. It matters a heck of a lot. In fact, one's reputation, whether in business or in any other facet of life, is one of the most influential things regarding one's success that one can control. If one plans to live alone on an island, then that doesn't matter. But, if one intends to live and operate amongst human-beings, it's of paramount importance. Spend it at your own risk...


TheAnimaGemini posted Fri, 12 June 2015 at 11:12 PM

One; It was a general remark, not directed to any vendor at all.

Two ; Vagina's have NO place in 3D art. NONE ! NADA!

And you can hammer that in stone!

Have a nice day.

Tony please stop to tell others what to use and what not. Take a look in the history of art. You ever been in Pompeii? In Roma? Mosaiks full with naked people, Vagina's penis. I am not using this kind of stuf in my renders, but I don't like censoring everything which does not fit your box. This is really a new sickness here in Europe.

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ehliasys posted Sat, 13 June 2015 at 3:57 AM

hm....

"NotMyActualAcc(oun)t"

Member Since: 10 Jun 2015

1 forum post

"Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a prude. "

"Sponsored Items" (3 times the same thing)

I wonder, if that increased sales.... ;) :D


DarkElegance posted Sat, 13 June 2015 at 6:00 AM

They allow sexualized imagery of children at DeviantArt? Find that hard to believe.

Oh they do. WHen you report it you get back "can you prove the figure is a child". Me and several other artists have been fighting this for awhile. Even when you link them to the child model, in child clothing, etc they still keep with the "can you prove its a child". Its not pleasant.

I have taken to reporting images to authorities because DA simply wont do anything.

artists like KassidiKeys have even left due to the issue.

If you want to battle DA on this then you'll need to make the company that hosts DA aware of whats going on.  You'll need to provide the link showing the child images.  Do this in email because it provides a virtual paper trail.

I have, I have posted to their FB account, twitter, etc. Several of us have written in snail mail, I have a post on my profile stating That from now I will simply report to authorities as DA doesnt do anything...I have reported profiles to a friend of mine that works with CASA in the states...we are trying EVERYTHING we can

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DarkElegance posted Sat, 13 June 2015 at 6:09 AM

One; It was a general remark, not directed to any vendor at all.

Two ; Vagina's have NO place in 3D art. NONE ! NADA!

And you can hammer that in stone!

Have a nice day.

Tony please stop to tell others what to use and what not. Take a look in the history of art. You ever been in Pompeii? In Roma? Mosaiks full with naked people, Vagina's penis. I am not using this kind of stuf in my renders, but I don't like censoring everything which does not fit your box. This is really a new sickness here in Europe.

I cant find the quote about "Two ; Vagina's have NO place in 3D art. NONE ! NADA! " So I have to address it here....

Why not? why doesnt it have a place? why is it such a bad thing?

its part of a womans anatomy....I do not see the issue.

if I want to do work that is non-sexual and be accurate I have to have a "complete" human. This requires a vagina.

NEVER MIND that yes, erotic work exists and SHOULD exist.

We need vaginas.

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pumeco posted Sat, 13 June 2015 at 6:35 AM

@Hornet
I thought you were referring to my comments in the other thread :-D

@DarkElegance
I agree, I think correct anatomy is important which is why SM should be forced to give their males a cock with a foreskin (as default).


hornet3d posted Sat, 13 June 2015 at 6:42 AM

@Hornet
I thought you were referring to my comments in the other thread :-D

@DarkElegance
I agree, I think correct anatomy is important which is why SM should be forced to give their males a cock with a foreskin (as default).

If I had thought you were being a troll you would not have got an answer as you would be on my ignore list.  :-)

 

 

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pumeco posted Sat, 13 June 2015 at 7:05 AM

Thanks, Hornet, well I'm honored not to be on your ignore list ;-)


hornet3d posted Sat, 13 June 2015 at 7:17 AM

Thanks, Hornet, well I'm honored not to be on your ignore list ;-)

No need to take the P**S :-)

 

 

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pumeco posted Sat, 13 June 2015 at 7:26 AM

I know it makes a change for me, but honestly, this time I wasn't taking the p**s :-D
You should know me by now, very sincere!


hornet3d posted Sat, 13 June 2015 at 7:31 AM

I know it makes a change for me, but honestly, this time I wasn't taking the p**s :-D
You should know me by now, very sincere!

My comment was very much 'tongue in cheek' as they say.  Just could not get my head around the idea anyone would be the slightest bit bothered if they were on my ignore list or not.

 

 

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pumeco posted Sat, 13 June 2015 at 7:45 AM

It doesn't matter in the greater scheme of things, but still, I'd hate to think I had pissed-off anyone enought to be on an ignore list, and it seems like a stupid system to me anyway.  I never put anyone on ignore, there's no point, I just don't bother reading stuff if I think the person that posted it is an idiot or whatever.  I do the same thing all the time, I always read posts by everyone new I see, but as time goes on I just tend to skip the posts of people who I think aren't quite 'with it' if you know what I mean.

I'll admit there's a few who's posts I generally don't bother to read, but there's none on ignore, never will be - just seems pointless.


hornet3d posted Sat, 13 June 2015 at 12:26 PM

It doesn't matter in the greater scheme of things, but still, I'd hate to think I had pissed-off anyone enought to be on an ignore list, and it seems like a stupid system to me anyway.  I never put anyone on ignore, there's no point, I just don't bother reading stuff if I think the person that posted it is an idiot or whatever.  I do the same thing all the time, I always read posts by everyone new I see, but as time goes on I just tend to skip the posts of people who I think aren't quite 'with it' if you know what I mean.

I'll admit there's a few who's posts I generally don't bother to read, but there's none on ignore, never will be - just seems pointless.

I have three on ignore at the moment, same people at RDNA.  They are the people that used to be able to 'push my button' so I used the ignore.  You are able to handle it in a different manner so that is cool. I do still see the odd post from someone on ignore when it is quoted in a response but five years on they appear to be saying the same thing so any impact has died a death so perhaps the only thing the ignore does for me now is reduce the amount I have to scroll. 

 

 

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obm890 posted Sat, 13 June 2015 at 2:18 PM

The ignore function on this forum is as arse-backwards as everything else. Instead of just discretely disappearing the posts you don't want to read it shoves a bright "HEADS UP!!!! You are ignoring this guy!!!!" banner thing in your face. And then usually the ignored post is quoted in oversize letters in the very next post anyway, without stating who the author was, so you end up reading it anyway.



SeanMartin posted Sun, 21 June 2015 at 8:13 AM

Mmmm. Well anal mucus isn't high on my sexy list but live and let live.

Daaaaamn.

Do let us all know when "anal mucus" goes on sale... /eyeroll/

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MistyLaraCarrara posted Mon, 22 June 2015 at 8:09 AM

Mmmm. Well anal mucus isn't high on my sexy list but live and let live.

Daaaaamn.

Do let us all know when "anal mucus" goes on sale... /eyeroll/

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pumeco posted Mon, 22 June 2015 at 8:36 AM

lol


MistyLaraCarrara posted Sat, 27 June 2015 at 7:36 AM

y'know though, some racy stuff is better than uber boring store.

sometimes, can't muster the energy to look

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pumeco posted Sun, 28 June 2015 at 6:59 AM

Well I found some excitement just now.

Thought I'd check the Vimeo Stats page for that video I embedded on the previous page.  They definitely like the racy stuff here cause as it happens, Renderosity is currently tied in first place with the other leader in the amount of views that trailer got.  Under the Top Embeds, Renderosity.com is listed as a top-embedder (tied for first place).  The only thing I don't know is how many went out and purchased it.

Nevertheless, I'm extremely proud to be among such kinky-minded individuals, and that made me smile!


vilters posted Sun, 28 June 2015 at 7:22 AM

When turning 3D art into porn?

Its like turning beauty into dirty.

I have nothing against nudity, on the contrary. I Always fought to have full "figures", including breast, nipples, penis. We are 2015 after all.

But if we do not self censor in some way, this beautifull 3D art (including nudity) might get on the same shelf as porn, and run off in a legal dispute someday

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-Timberwolf- posted Sun, 28 June 2015 at 7:44 AM

"Porn": the oh-my-god evil word. Anybody shiverering and shaking? Well, not me. Porn, so what? Porn is an form of artistic expression among others. From Pompeji to Picasso to modern time gonzo movies clips. There is good porn, there is bad porn, which is which is in the eye of the beholder. What are you afraid of? People do porn and nothing else? I don't think so. I don't see a reason to warn of a danger, because I don't see one. German phrase: "Du malst den Teufel an die Wand". "you paint the devil on the wall". You see a danger, where is no danger at all.

You might think, the word "porn" is powerful enough to let people think it is a threat, at least for me, it is not. Is it dirty? If it's done the right way, yes.


pumeco posted Sun, 28 June 2015 at 7:53 AM

Vilters Wrote:
"I Always fought to have full "figures", including breast, nipples, penis."

So you're into all that Hermaphrodite sorta stuff then, Vilters? :-D

Just kidding, but anyway, porn is not dirty, it's just a recording of what happens between humans, and no less beautiful than the face of a pretty girl.
Even those bible bashers get up to this stuff, otherwise they wouldn't exist.

Take that epic-ass render David posted in the leg thread for example, would you honestly believe a word anyone said if they'd said something like:

David, you sex-mad heathen!
Bringing impure thoughts and temptation my way.
I shall have to cross myself for sure after this!

Really?


pumeco posted Sun, 28 June 2015 at 7:56 AM

Timberwolf Wrote:
"Is it dirty? If it's done the right way, yes."

Fantastic reply, classic!