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any more so than pantheon, gragas, garen, kassadin, malzahar, pentakill morde, ryze, and now varus do? these guys run around like shirtless he-men.
My point being, the community essentially said "Riot we want to throw money at you, let us throw money at you" so Riot gave them the opportunity to do so. Good business is taking advantage of stuff like that.
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I don't fault Riot for making a buck. Its just a sad sexualization of a champion that was originally rather admirable in her design.
I blame the community. (I may have also bought the skin...it's because of the Carrot Sword! Honest!)
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Pretty much. If it had been Riven dressed up in an actual rabbit suite wielding a carrot that would have been one this. As is its Playboy Bunny Riven with a sometimes carrot sword so they can pretend otherwise.
though they killed taunt skating
I don't get the issue (I am not saying you opinion isn't valid). Its not the default skin. However if we ignore that and just focus on the fact that you can see it in game along with a lot of other 'sexualized' characters. The skins are non canon.
My personal opinion is that I don't see it as an issue. I am curious as to why its an issue to you. why people form opinions of different area's interest me especially on such a polarizing topic. (if you're prefer to PM me why, thats ok to.)
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I'd buy the shit out of Chippendale Gragas.
Well yeah, Morgana's pretty much topless apart from a tiiiiny bit of fabric masquerading as a bra.
Gragas isn't shirtless to be sexy, Ryze is topless to show the tattoos that contain his magic, Kassadin has no real reason to be wearing armoured shoulderpads and a bare chest, I'll give you that.
Not sure how Garen and Malzahar fit in the 'stupid sexualised female outfits' thing though.
So of those, Kassadin's base skin (which doesn't really look 'sexy' to be, but it is kind of exaggerated. The guy is RIPPED), Pantheon (who you did mention) and Pentakill Morde (which doesn't count as much as it's a skin, and a joke skin at that parodying metal band member stage outfits) are the main shirtless he-men.
Apparently, some people have a problem with Graves because he's all buff and manly and stubbly and he holds his shotgun from the crotch. (I have never looked at Graves and thought he was sexily presented. Rugged Garen, though? Sure. Struggling to think of any sexualised male character models or splash art, but I thoroughly accept that most of the male champs are a sexualised ideal.)
I honestly can't play the other Leona skin, even though I picked it up. It just... makes me uncomfortable.
Same as Sexy Cop Caitlyn. I giggled when I first saw it, because it was just so over the top it had to be a joke, then got more and more uncomfortable the more I saw it. I want Hextech Janna because she puts some goddamned clothes on, for example!
I think (at the risk of putting words in his mouth) that he is more disappointed in the community for requesting such a thing, like a bit of his faith in humanity has been destroyed. I can see that viewpoint if that is indeed the stance he is taking.
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I am not just talking about riven, I am talking about ever 'sexualized' character mentioned or thought about and why it digusts/whatever negative emotion.
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Putting a badass woman with a sword in a skimpier outfit doesn't make her less of a badass woman with a sword.
In several endings of Metroid, Samus was seen in more revealing clothing. We didn't think less of her character at all. At least until Metroid: Other M
Except for her voice. I felt like she should have a Philly accent.
Anyhow, less than 5 hours until painhouse - hopefully we have a good crowd tonight.
both taxed to contain her
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Its not a matter of lore.
Ok, but in your opinion why is it wrong to have these video game character portrayed in this way? I am genuinely interested. I have the opposite view but I always enjoy hearing the other side. The purpose is not to argue with you, but to learn.
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Why is it wrong to portray female characters in a needlessly sexual way? I think that ones pretty clear.
i was wondering when you'd show up
Isn't Ryze black?
I always thought his facial features and bone structure was distinctly African American. For some reason, I mentally imagine him as Kanye West.
i literally just woke up and checked the thread
it was fate
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It isn't clear to me, as I don't see it as an issue, I just wanted your or anyone else input on it to see why its such a big deal. I am curious if its a cultural thing or something else entirely. Its no big deal, if you don't want to type out a lengthly paragraph as to why. I just figured I'd ask why and go from there.
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Just to confirm this, and what it says on the linked doc. At 8pm, I should be in both the PA channel and the painhouse channel. When (if) I'm drafted for a team, I leave the painhouse channel. Is this correct?
Can I ask where you're from?
dang i wish i had woken up at 3:00PM
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Sure, Born in South Africa, did my lower and middle schooling there. Spent a year and a half in the American School system (Texas if that changes anything). I then moved to England and did the upper half of my schooling there including my degree. I now live in USA.
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MF/BG Riven and officer Cait are really really bad[cait in general actually is pretty bad]
But i like Heartseeker Vayne. Mainly because of the card she has. Mundo <3 Vayne.
Would be nice if she had more clothes on [like Aristocrat Vayne]
my life is luxurious and privileged 8-)
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I win.
Its probably cultural thing then. The whole corset and bunny ears thing has very sexual connotations in the US and its irksome to see a nonsexual female character stuck in that costume for no reason other than rather sexist community wants.
orianna
her father built her as a replica of his dead daughter
and she has boobs and high heels
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Anivia is also pretty nude, so it evens out. Except with her Noxus Hunter skin where she stops slutting around and puts some clothes on.
His dead stripper daughter.