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People talk about spreading esports so much, yet everyone seems to ignore the elephant in the room. Western pro-gamers need style!
Western concept of a 'pro gamer':
![[image loading]](http://gamerlimit.com/files/2010/02/hardcore_gamer.jpg)
Korean concept of a 'pro gamer':
![[image loading]](http://ompldr.org/vMjg0MA)
I believe the pro scene of broodwar has been popularised due to reinvented image of a hardcore gamer, this is largely responsible due to Kespa's regulations of keeping the pros in a exercise regime to keep the players active and healthy looking and encourages them to behave and look a certain way. This caused female fans to become more accepting to esports, after all 50% of the population are girls 
The western idea of hardcore gamers being unnatractive and unhealthy is true for the most part! Likely the reason why there are so few female fans in the foreigner scene compared to the asian scene.
The question is, should there be a concious effort to improve the appearance of western pro gamers? let's talk.
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im up for photoshoot any time.
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On December 30 2011 02:23 Naniwa wrote:
im up for photoshoot any time.
First reply makes this all the funnier
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Perfect first post .
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Maybe you are not wrong, but i'm glad there is no "Nestea's body" or "look @ Virus he is sooooo cute" (references to Bisu worship) in sc2 forums..
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On December 30 2011 02:23 Naniwa wrote:
im up for photoshoot any time.
Win :D
I kinda see where the OP is coming from, but I believe that the scene needs to grow before it is really "necessary" to make the scene seem cool as such. Put more simply, I believe there are bigger priorities for the scene to grow rather than the appearance of our pro's.
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Yes, we definitely need more 13 yo fangirls on top of the 13 yo fanboys and the progamers do need to look gayer and more androgynous
actually, no, we dont need all that, sorry
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Jinro and Apollo needs to be higher... but yea Demuslim is a bamf
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On December 30 2011 02:23 Naniwa wrote:
im up for photoshoot any time.
Actually the first thing I noticed while watching the Blizzard Cup VODs, even after hearing about what happened, was your new hair.
Edit: On a somewhat related note, ST_Aphrodite is streaming.
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Nada is #35, that poll is invalid.
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isn't it better to have people view progamers the same way athletes are viewed?
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The reason korea is like that is because they are extremely focused on looks. Saying that most foreign pros are unhealthy seems like bs as most of them look like your average 20-25 year old. Some are overweight but it's not a majority.
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Ehm ... Have you looked at the western SC2 players? They look pretty stylish actually. Even when they're sitting at home and streaming (aside from CombatEx) they tend to look decent. StarCraft 2 is one game where the pros already have style.
On December 30 2011 02:28 karpo wrote:
The reason korea is like that is because they are extremely focused on looks. Saying that most foreign pros are unhealthy seems like bs as most of them look like your average 20-25 year old. Some are overweight but it's not a majority.
Admittedly some are very underweight though, which is really bad too, but a lot of the Korean players are like that. I'm a little confused too because you're saying that Korea is more focused on looks, but really the west is extremely focused on looks as well. Hence threads like this.
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NaDa 36th ????? Bullshit. <3
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Dude thats not sex appeal thats more like appeal for the homosexuality community. Tarson thats sex appeal thats how a real man look.
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Keep in mind that most koreans actually ARE in good shape, unlike most foreigners :p
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![[image loading]](http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b155/showtime79/purplecobrasteam.jpg)
I am forming a team that will bring our sex appeal to nearly certain glorious heights!
I bring you DC's Purple Cobras!
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EPT
