wow_ladies: Couch Potatos?

Formerly Tsuraibara (

kemica) wrote in

wow_ladies,
@ 2006-09-15 12:00:00

Current mood:

annoyed

Couch Potatos?
Maybe I'm just sensitive but I find this sort of attitude annoying. I also notice it a fair amount in Warcraft.
This was posted on the EU general forums:

Human Female = they're not built nicely...they look like your avarage built couch potato.
I wouldn't recommend thigh clothing on humans...
I tried to play a human rogue...but the way she walked and then how thigh pants look on them...I deleted that char after i reached level 3.
(I think they meant 'tight clothing')

Ok, everyone is entitled to their opinion but to me this one seems quite unhealthy. I've been called fat cause I play two Tauren females as well. Anyone else have any other experiences with stupid body image being projected onto sprites in a video game? It also seems to always be projected onto female sprites. It kind of horrifies me, as if that crap wasn't hard enough to escape from in real life.

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	What. phosphodae 2006-09-15 10:13 am UTC (link)
	That is totally disturbing. Do they expect humanchicks to have the deteriorated waistline of the undead? Is that what they think is realistic and/or attractive? And damn it, the taurenchicks are built PROPORTIONALLY, not FAT. Grrr. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Re: What. kemica 2006-09-15 10:15 am UTC (link)
	Yeah, I don't understand it. In no way do the human females look unhealthy as being a couch potato would suggest. Tauren ladies are also very sleek and slender for their build. They look like they're in great shape. :o Some people, sheesh. :o (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

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phosphodae, 2006-09-15 10:23 am UTC (Expand)

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eternal_jazz, 2006-09-15 10:40 pm UTC (Expand)

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phosphodae, 2006-09-15 10:23 am UTC (Expand)

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kemica, 2006-09-15 10:29 am UTC (Expand)

	miss_corinne 2006-09-15 10:15 am UTC (link)
	wtf, that's awful. (Reply to this)

jokergirl
2006-09-15 10:17 am UTC (link)

WTF?!?
I think most female models, even those of "pudgier" races, in WoW have way too thin waists anyway. And I think that human females have a great figure actually... not stickthin like elves but trained and feminine.

Bastards like this are the reason Anorexia and other eating disorders are spreading like wildfire through society.

*fumes*

(sorry for overreacting... but I'm an ex-anorectic and such remarks REALLY rub me the wrong way)

;P

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	kemica 2006-09-15 10:19 am UTC (link)
	Hey to me that isn't an overreaction. I'm with you all the way. I know some little girls below age 15 are already showing signs of eating disorders because of how sick our society is. ._. Anything that perpetuates this kind of attitude drives me up the wall. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

	jokergirl 2006-09-15 10:33 am UTC (link)
	I like dwarves, I had a priest that really looked like a 5-year old child to me. So cute! I played her as a genius kid too. Hm, maybe I should level her again... Interestingly my first two character picks were Tauren (love their bodies) and Dwarf. Those two races have the best body shape in my opinion... ;) (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

	krysadis 2006-09-15 03:31 pm UTC (link)
	I have had a problem with my human warlock looking like she has a huge bum in certain robes (the Robes of Winter Night was the main one), but I think she's lovely and curvy. Nah, anything less and she'd look sick. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	ink_faerie 2006-09-15 10:33 am UTC (link)
	Ugh, what a moron. >_< All races wear tight clothing, and it's not like the humans (who have hot bodies, imo) are larger than the orcs or taurens... 6_o But whatever, does it really matter, it's not a fashion show, you're there to kill things after all :P I do agree that humans walk funnily though, it's like they're skipping :P (Reply to this) (Thread)

	ne_jyam 2006-09-15 01:23 pm UTC (link)
	They seem to run on their tip-toes! XD (Reply to this) (Parent)

	tanela 2006-09-15 11:30 am UTC (link)
	Damn right, hoohah! In my opinion, Orcs are the hottest girls in the game, pure taut muscle in all the right places without sacrificing a single curve. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

	Re: Women should have curves dammit jokergirl 2006-09-15 11:18 am UTC (link)
	hugs and /cheers you on Giev more realistic women in the media! By the way, I think I have commented on it in another community already before, but I LOVE your icon. ;) (Reply to this) (Parent)

	raptoe 2006-09-15 12:25 pm UTC (link)
	Try SWG, you can adjust everything in there. From small child like being too, very heavy men, you can create it all. Their chara creation is indeed so much fun too ab dthe rest of the game is not my style. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

	muteerror 2006-09-15 11:26 am UTC (link)
	You know if you actually look at the female models from the side, EVERY one hasx either a washboard stomach or smaller than that. The really disturbing ones are the Elves and Draeni with arched backs while standing straight... There isn't any room for organs in those abdomens! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	muteerror 2006-09-15 11:29 am UTC (link)
	It's 4 am and I can't spell. : (Reply to this) (Parent)

	m0nkeygrl 2006-09-15 12:04 pm UTC (link)
	WTF? The human females are what The Commodores were singing about in "Brick House." For some reason, I doubt the guy posting that has a low BMI himself. :P (Reply to this)

	zale 2006-09-15 01:30 pm UTC (link)
	Yah it is sad to say that really the only attractive males are the trolls. Human males are just so ugh. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	tanela 2006-09-15 12:52 pm UTC (link)
	Just because I play a NE hunter doesn't mean I have ridiculously long donkey ears in RL. If you did, I'm almost sad to say, I'd probably pee myself laughing. XD It would probably get in the way, especially if you're in the kitchen and keep knocking stuff off the top of the fridge. XD (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

	sidekicknomore 2006-09-15 01:23 pm UTC (link)
	Don't worry! Darwin will get him eventually.... how do you say? He will never get laid and never reproduce and therefor..... darwin wins. Typically I just ifnore these stupid men. (Reply to this)

	punkinberry 2006-09-15 02:29 pm UTC (link)
	"Anyone who thinks ANY playable WoW character is "fat" needs a fucking brick upside their head." Amen, sister. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	xyloart 2006-09-15 02:18 pm UTC (link)
	This makes me so sad. Not an unexpected attitude...but every time I hear it still makes me sad. (Reply to this)

	tiggychan 2006-09-15 02:53 pm UTC (link)
	in a sense reminds me of this vid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B60gIXWri_I amusing but wrong in so many ways -_- it seems this country is hell bent on trying to make the woman of the USA skinny models, heck even the BE female's joke is "do you think the expansion will make me fat?" (Reply to this) (Thread)

	iwanttobeasleep 2006-09-15 03:29 pm UTC (link)
	That is ten kinds of win. :favorites it: (Reply to this) (Parent)

	amarafox 2006-09-15 02:53 pm UTC (link)
	What? WHAT? Even the dwarf females, who are chunky, are not FAT. And the human females? I always thought them to be rather skinny, myself. (Reply to this)

	extraneousrooot 2006-09-15 03:16 pm UTC (link)
	Oh my god. Yes, little boy. It is very sad that no women will have sex with you IRL so you are reduced to ripping on imaginary women. However, perhaps if you changed your attitudes, maybe you could actually find meaningful interaction with other people, possibly even females. And yes, I get whispers of "u stupid fat ugly bitch" when I play my hunter and priest. Dwarf of course. (Reply to this)

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