WinsomeDefiance -> RE: My crush (2/19/2011 5:36:59 AM)
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ORIGINAL: Hippiekinkster I have had an attraction to the pics some women have had up as their avatars. Lucy always picks some good ones. Thing is, we all know that her avatar pics bear no relation to the real Lucy. That is to say, I know that Lucy is not trying to misrepresent herself. Calichick, on the other hand... well, the avatar is a nice pic. But the real person looks nothing like that. There are a couple other women who do the same thing. I don't give a flying fuck what others think of me. I know that I'm not trying to misrepresent myself. But there are some women who are, to put it mildly, ugly as homemade sin, and they are that way because they are trying to lie. Hello Hippiekinnkster, this is not an attack on you - just my point of view on your statement here. Regarding Califchick - it has never been my impression she is misrespresenting herself simply because of the avatar she chooses to use on the message board. Her profile has a couple of pictures that show clearly how she looks in real life, it also states clearly in her profile what type of person she is. Her posts do the same. In fact, her avatar DOES speak of her interests in BDSM (far as I know) so it is an honest depiction of her as a person and how she relates to bondage. There are a lot of people who may not have a picture of themselves up, but tell a bit of themselves by the avatar they choose. I'm certainly not the woman in my avatar, but it represents me all the same because I drew it. It was the first time I'd ever picked up a pencil to draw and I just wanted to TRY something new, to see if I could do it (which is exactly how I stumbled upon BDSM). It speaks of me, not literally but figuratively, even if all it tells people is I've no talent for art, but that doesn't keep me from expressing myself anyway. If you stop looking at Avatars as literal representations of the person at the screen, and instead consider the symbolisms, you might be less unkind and harsh toward them. Maybe. I dunno. Just a thought. WinD
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