Need to justify some misandry?? (NSFW)
15 years ago
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Chayfox writes, and it's good. Gasp!
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Catchy AND disturbing! What more could you want??
Speaking of which, man have my artistic fantasies wandered heavily into the male-empowerment camp as of late. I keep having to hammer at this niggling feeling that I'm portraying myself as misogynist in some way, but it's just fantasy. I don't believe in any of those highly offensive, socially regressive, fetish-tastic things I portray- they're just incredibly fun to indulge!
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Commissions:
1. matthewbrandon
2. waccoon [Sketching]
3. lmann [Mission Comprete]
4. artie [Planning]
5. minnieshoof
6. milkjunkie [Mission Comprete]
7. shade1111 [Planning]
8. badkera
9. azarian [Mission Comprete]
10. ancient_one
11. oinuttah [Mission Comprete]
Chayfox writes, and it's good. Gasp!
__Body__
Catchy AND disturbing! What more could you want??
Speaking of which, man have my artistic fantasies wandered heavily into the male-empowerment camp as of late. I keep having to hammer at this niggling feeling that I'm portraying myself as misogynist in some way, but it's just fantasy. I don't believe in any of those highly offensive, socially regressive, fetish-tastic things I portray- they're just incredibly fun to indulge!
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Commissions:
1. matthewbrandon
2. waccoon [Sketching]
3. lmann [Mission Comprete]
4. artie [Planning]
5. minnieshoof
6. milkjunkie [Mission Comprete]
7. shade1111 [Planning]
8. badkera
9. azarian [Mission Comprete]
10. ancient_one
11. oinuttah [Mission Comprete]
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What can I say? My neurosis makes me crave oddly specific validation. Sometimes I wish I could just have a female friend on call who could pat me on the head and say, "Silly boy, you're just being pervy again." It would seriously extinguish my anxiety instantly.
So weird. *laughs*
You're not being misogynistic, though, because I would have noticed. =)
Nobody who knows you could think you believe in those things in real life, and I'll have you know you being pervy is a big part of why I'm so much easier now than a year ago.
...yeah, I just saw what I wrote there. I'm on limited log-on time here, but please please please don't let insecurity about stuff like that change you, OK? *hug* That's all.
Anyways, I certainly don't see you coming across as misogynistic. It's evident to me, at least, that your work is for fun and that it doesn't reflect your personal views or beliefs on men and women. You strike me as a highly intelligent individual and so it's easy for me to see from reading your journals and whatnot that you're not actually a misogynist. Actually, you almost come across as very sensitive to the feelings and issues of women.
Indulgement (is too a word!) vs. belief in. Cage match in your head!
*clicks a small tally machine*
Hey, you rolled it over. Good job!
A gay guy who's afraid that he's misogynistic?
That's kind of like an iguana being afraid that he hates penguins...
Well I guess it's kind of considerate of you, but yeah,
A real woman would laugh her ass off at your highjinks.
In all seriousness though I think the worst you've done so far is some silly objectification of female characters; nothing serious or domineering that would raise eyebrows.
Your just worrying yourself needlessly.
Secondly, there's absolutely nothing wrong with sexualized misogyny (or misandry for that matter) as long as everyone involved is in on the act, and since it's fictional characters we're talking about here, I doubt you're causing any of them any emotional trauma.
Of course, if it was offending people that you're worried about, I guess... it'd be as easy as making sure to portray some scenes where the women are the ones empowered, and I seem to recall some of that in your gallery, so.. nothing to worry about!
Out of curiosity though, what makes sexualized misogyny/misandry appealing to us? Is it just a way to deal with the stress from actual sexual discrimination that both men and women are bound to encounter in their day to day lives?
Perverted? Meh, as long as nobody's harmed.
Par for the course for Leningrad. I learned this while searching for a translation of their better-known video for Menya zavot Shnur (My Name is Shnur).