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On April 16 2012 17:22 Azzur wrote:This blog is hilarious... The first thing that came into my mind is race girls: They are "RUINING M-SPORTS" (m-sports = motorsports). Wtf is wrong with the girl in the pic. Lol broken spine/hip?
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If anything, the fact that wearing a dress is seen as "cheaply sold sex" says a lot more about the community's maturity level and Victorian ethic than it does about the women who actually wear them. Essentially all you're doing is criticizing women for professional and "too hot" at the same time, yet there are hardly women in bikinis strutting around with a microphone. I think if you feel as if they're not dressed adequately enough to the point where you find them too distracting, based on the tameness of what these women choose to wear, the problem is on you and not them.
It seems to bother you that SC2 might not be so male centric anymore, or that women are just too problematic, like an all male boarding school headmaster who believes the young men musn't get distracted by the temptresses. You overlook the fact that a pretty red dress and makeup is hardly a big deal for more mature and adult audiences. So maybe you should focus on criticizing the maturity level of the community, and possibly yourself, if it can't handle something as pathetic as a woman wearing something mildly formal to an event that wants to take pride in its formality. Let's try to get passed being hypersensitive over women in the community being "attention whores", especially considering how many male ones already exist in the SC2 community overall. And let's not kid ourselves about the rampant subtle sexism affecting how receptive we are to female gamers and, sadly, female figures in general. If there is an ounce of truth at all in the "attention whore" stereotype, The community is so off-putting to most women that the only ones desperate enough to put up with the abuse in the spotlight TEND to be "attention whores", and the sooner that's realized, the sooner things will get better.
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On April 20 2012 06:01 Vesperidone wrote:+ Show Spoiler +If anything, the fact that wearing a dress is seen as "cheaply sold sex" says a lot more about the community's maturity level and Victorian ethic than it does about the women who actually wear them. Essentially all you're doing is criticizing women for professional and "too hot" at the same time, yet there are hardly women in bikinis strutting around with a microphone. I think if you feel as if they're not dressed adequately enough to the point where you find them too distracting, based on the tameness of what these women choose to wear, the problem is on you and not them. It seems to bother you that SC2 might not be so male centric anymore, or that women are just too problematic, like an all male boarding school headmaster who believes the young men musn't get distracted by the temptresses. You overlook the fact that a pretty red dress and makeup is hardly a big deal for more mature and adult audiences. So maybe you should focus on criticizing the maturity level of the community, and possibly yourself, if it can't handle something as pathetic as a woman wearing something mildly formal to an event that wants to take pride in its formality. Let's try to get passed being hypersensitive over women in the community being "attention whores", especially considering how many male ones already exist in the SC2 community overall. And let's not kid ourselves about the rampant subtle sexism affecting how receptive we are to female gamers and, sadly, female figures in general. If there is an ounce of truth at all in the "attention whore" stereotype, The community is so off-putting to most women that the only ones desperate enough to put up with the abuse in the spotlight TEND to be "attention whores", and the sooner that's realized, the sooner things will get better.
I have rarely read a more flamey put-words-in-yo-mouth completely full of bullsh*t post on TL
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The prom queen dresses just don't fit in. There's a stage with two nerds killing each other in a video game while wearing t-shirts and jeans. And then suddenly there's Miss Oregon in full attire. What is the point they (the women) are trying to make? The huge disparity in appearance and clothing just adds to the awkwardness that is always so dangerously close during e-sports events.
Now this is exactly what they should be wearing. Still sexy, still very feminine but way less in-your-face. Great example.
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On April 20 2012 06:01 Vesperidone wrote:If anything, the fact that wearing a dress is seen as "cheaply sold sex" says a lot more about the community's maturity level and Victorian ethic than it does about the women who actually wear them. Essentially all you're doing is criticizing women for professional and "too hot" at the same time, yet there are hardly women in bikinis strutting around with a microphone. I think if you feel as if they're not dressed adequately enough to the point where you find them too distracting, based on the tameness of what these women choose to wear, the problem is on you and not them. It seems to bother you that SC2 might not be so male centric anymore, or that women are just too problematic, like an all male boarding school headmaster who believes the young men musn't get distracted by the temptresses. You overlook the fact that a pretty red dress and makeup is hardly a big deal for more mature and adult audiences. So maybe you should focus on criticizing the maturity level of the community, and possibly yourself, if it can't handle something as pathetic as a woman wearing something mildly formal to an event that wants to take pride in its formality. Let's try to get passed being hypersensitive over women in the community being "attention whores", especially considering how many male ones already exist in the SC2 community overall. And let's not kid ourselves about the rampant subtle sexism affecting how receptive we are to female gamers and, sadly, female figures in general. If there is an ounce of truth at all in the "attention whore" stereotype, The community is so off-putting to most women that the only ones desperate enough to put up with the abuse in the spotlight TEND to be "attention whores", and the sooner that's realized, the sooner things will get better. those dresses are no where near professional. it's like if your friends asked you to kickback / hang out at their house and you showed up wearing a ballroom dress they'd be like 'lol wtf ok whatever'. but then if you kept doing it, it'd just look stupid, out of place, and unnecessarily narcissistic.
someone tell me in which world is a sparkly red partially cut mini dress considered formal
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On April 20 2012 10:04 dontforgetosmile wrote:Show nested quote +On April 20 2012 06:01 Vesperidone wrote:If anything, the fact that wearing a dress is seen as "cheaply sold sex" says a lot more about the community's maturity level and Victorian ethic than it does about the women who actually wear them. Essentially all you're doing is criticizing women for professional and "too hot" at the same time, yet there are hardly women in bikinis strutting around with a microphone. I think if you feel as if they're not dressed adequately enough to the point where you find them too distracting, based on the tameness of what these women choose to wear, the problem is on you and not them. It seems to bother you that SC2 might not be so male centric anymore, or that women are just too problematic, like an all male boarding school headmaster who believes the young men musn't get distracted by the temptresses. You overlook the fact that a pretty red dress and makeup is hardly a big deal for more mature and adult audiences. So maybe you should focus on criticizing the maturity level of the community, and possibly yourself, if it can't handle something as pathetic as a woman wearing something mildly formal to an event that wants to take pride in its formality. Let's try to get passed being hypersensitive over women in the community being "attention whores", especially considering how many male ones already exist in the SC2 community overall. And let's not kid ourselves about the rampant subtle sexism affecting how receptive we are to female gamers and, sadly, female figures in general. If there is an ounce of truth at all in the "attention whore" stereotype, The community is so off-putting to most women that the only ones desperate enough to put up with the abuse in the spotlight TEND to be "attention whores", and the sooner that's realized, the sooner things will get better. those dresses are no where near professional. it's like if your friends asked you to kickback / hang out at their house and you showed up wearing a ballroom dress they'd be like 'lol wtf ok whatever'. but then if you kept doing it, it'd just look stupid, out of place, and unnecessarily narcissistic. someone tell me in which world is a sparkly red partially cut mini dress considered formal
"kicking back" at your friend's house isn't a formal setting. No wonder this is even an issue; people in this community have no sense of how the world works.
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On April 20 2012 08:28 PraefektMotus wrote:The prom queen dresses just don't fit in. There's a stage with two nerds killing each other in a video game while wearing t-shirts and jeans. And then suddenly there's Miss Oregon in full attire. What is the point they (the women) are trying to make? The huge disparity in appearance and clothing just adds to the awkwardness that is always so dangerously close during e-sports events. Now this is exactly what they should be wearing. Still sexy, still very feminine but way less in-your-face. Great example.
Well, I don't know about you but that pic is still in-my-face. But in a good way if you know what I mean :D.
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IPL was also in Vegas. So there is that to consider.
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I missed that original reddit post, very interesting to read, thanks for linking it!
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On April 20 2012 15:21 Vesperidone wrote:Show nested quote +On April 20 2012 10:04 dontforgetosmile wrote:On April 20 2012 06:01 Vesperidone wrote:If anything, the fact that wearing a dress is seen as "cheaply sold sex" says a lot more about the community's maturity level and Victorian ethic than it does about the women who actually wear them. Essentially all you're doing is criticizing women for professional and "too hot" at the same time, yet there are hardly women in bikinis strutting around with a microphone. I think if you feel as if they're not dressed adequately enough to the point where you find them too distracting, based on the tameness of what these women choose to wear, the problem is on you and not them. It seems to bother you that SC2 might not be so male centric anymore, or that women are just too problematic, like an all male boarding school headmaster who believes the young men musn't get distracted by the temptresses. You overlook the fact that a pretty red dress and makeup is hardly a big deal for more mature and adult audiences. So maybe you should focus on criticizing the maturity level of the community, and possibly yourself, if it can't handle something as pathetic as a woman wearing something mildly formal to an event that wants to take pride in its formality. Let's try to get passed being hypersensitive over women in the community being "attention whores", especially considering how many male ones already exist in the SC2 community overall. And let's not kid ourselves about the rampant subtle sexism affecting how receptive we are to female gamers and, sadly, female figures in general. If there is an ounce of truth at all in the "attention whore" stereotype, The community is so off-putting to most women that the only ones desperate enough to put up with the abuse in the spotlight TEND to be "attention whores", and the sooner that's realized, the sooner things will get better. those dresses are no where near professional. it's like if your friends asked you to kickback / hang out at their house and you showed up wearing a ballroom dress they'd be like 'lol wtf ok whatever'. but then if you kept doing it, it'd just look stupid, out of place, and unnecessarily narcissistic. someone tell me in which world is a sparkly red partially cut mini dress considered formal "kicking back" at your friend's house isn't a formal setting. No wonder this is even an issue; people in this community have no sense of how the world works. LOL. it's more funny because you still think that that's proper formal attire.
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