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Gorgeous Women
Topic Started: Jul 25 2009, 01:05 AM (25,761 Views)
The Authority of the Grand Moff
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Well, I suppose there's no accounting for taste.... :rolleyes:


That this woman hasn't made an appearance here* is just stunning to me:

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Jennifer Connelly--the epitome, the pinnacle, the sine qua non of the Gorgeous Woman.






*Seriously guys, this seems more dedicated to softcore porn... show some class.
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Porcu
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"Work is the curse of the drinking classes."

Ms. Connelly is Porcuian royalty and the current Empress of Kasnyia, and therefore is not to be the subject of other men's lustrous gazes here.

EDIT: Btw, she has. I refer you to page 2, post #34. Granted the picture doesn't show anymore, but it was there. :lol:
Edited by Porcu, Mar 27 2012, 08:12 AM.
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Sedulius
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Mar 26 2012, 11:00 PM
*Seriously guys, this seems more dedicated to softcore porn... show some class.
The whole last page was me. Everything I posted was either from professional artists or video games. As long as most of their skin ain't showing, it's fine here.

Besides, softcore is nude. Hardcore is showing the act. Everything else is just pictures. Something should not be called porn simply because it depicts an attractive women. I find that insulting to them. The artists that made the video game characters were looking to make attractive characters, and they could have even made them nude in an M rated game but they didn't. That should tell you something. And the cosplayer, I'm sure she wouldn't appreciate comparing her art to porn after all the effort she put in to make it absolutely authentic to the game character.

Do yourself a favor. Get Borderlands. Play it. Enjoy it. Then maybe you'll understand the distinction I'm trying to make here.
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Mar 27 2012, 12:31 PM
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*Seriously guys, this seems more dedicated to softcore porn... show some class.
The whole last page was me. Everything I posted was either from professional artists or video games. As long as most of their skin ain't showing, it's fine here.

Besides, softcore is nude. Hardcore is showing the act. Everything else is just pictures.
Wrong.

Now, I forget the exact wording used by British law, and I have no idea what the American definition is but...

Softcore porn is not necessarily nude: it's often semi-nude or involving provocative dress. Nor does the amount of skin showing have much to do with the matter. The point of porn is that it's for sexual arousal and erotic satisfaction.

A naked woman in a medical textbook is a picture. A woman in lingerie with her tongue out making a crude gesture is porn.

That said: none of the images on the last page were porn.

Talio
 
Something should not be called porn simply because it depicts an attractive women.

Right.

Play on dudes. Keep it up.
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Nag Ehgoeg
Apr 8 2012, 01:01 PM
Keep it up.
I seriously considered making some sort of allusion to this, but I believe the quote speaks for itself rather well already.
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*Seriously guys, this seems more dedicated to softcore porn... show some class.
The whole last page was me. Everything I posted was either from professional artists or video games. As long as most of their skin ain't showing, it's fine here.

Besides, softcore is nude. Hardcore is showing the act. Everything else is just pictures.
Wrong.

Now, I forget the exact wording used by British law, and I have no idea what the American definition is but...

Softcore porn is not necessarily nude: it's often semi-nude or involving provocative dress. Nor does the amount of skin showing have much to do with the matter. The point of porn is that it's for sexual arousal and erotic satisfaction.

A naked woman in a medical textbook is a picture. A woman in lingerie with her tongue out making a crude gesture is porn.

That said: none of the images on the last page were porn.

Talio
 
Something should not be called porn simply because it depicts an attractive women.

Right.

Play on dudes. Keep it up.
And this is why we need Nag. Things have gone to hell here without him, in my opinion.

That said Nag, using that definition of softcore puts a very thin line between art and porn. Pinups, for example, are going to be considered by many, on and off this forum, to be softcore porn. However, they are considered by many, on and off this forum, to be a form of art. I don't look at pinups as porn, nor do I think the models themselves do. At the same time, there are some pinups that are clearly porn (like Suicide Girls), and to deny that is silly.

Another good example is Japanese gravure. Obviously, it's tilted even more towards the sexual appeal. It almost seems intended as a replacement for porn. And yet there are many that would consider it softcore porn, and many that don't. But in Japan, we have a clear distinction between AV (Adult Video) models and gravure models, and I should think a gravure model would be offended were someone to refer to her as a pornographic actress/model. I personally don't consider the majority of gravure as porn, given that it is mostly just glamour shots. However, I can quite readily admit some of the stuff they do is most definitely softcore.

As to what you and I consider to truly be porn, I think we're on the same page, Nag. It's just plain obvious when you see it. But I must say, I think whether something is considered softcore porn or not has a lot to do with opinion, opinion influenced by the environment one was raised in.

That said, it can be quite clearly deduced the difference between hardcore and softcore. I do find it quite odd that the programs that come on cable are considered softcore when there is full blown sex being depicted, but it is considered such because no penetration nor any other sexual acts are explicitly shown, merely indicated. It's the same as the sex we see in movies. And yet, since movie sex happens in the flow of a piece of art, said piece of art is not considered porn, even when arousing.

Fine lines indeed. We have a pretty screwy society. Were it up to me, I'd have movies return to the style they were in the late 50s/early 60s. Don't get me wrong, I highly enjoy modern movies and all the sex and violence included. But it is all just unnecessary. The James Bond films, The Warlord, and The Vikings are all examples of movies that had quite a bit of sex appeal within them, but they did it without having to resort to the tricks today. And I think this allowed them to focus way more on the story, the piece of art they were building. I still haven't seen a Bond Film that quite equals how awesome Sean Connery's performance is in Dr. No. That film is fantastic all the way through (and I've seen every Bond film).

Anywho, that's about all I have to say on that. Something on topic, I'm going to scare the hell out of you:

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I like it. Screw you!

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Alright, I found another pic I like.

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I don't know. I just have a thing for emo girls. And redheads (even when not natural, it looks good if done right). This girl is particularly cute, and beautiful, in my opinion. I like how the nose comes to like this perfect point.
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Okay, new favorite. Susan Coffey:

http://www.magicwallpapers.net/host/magicwallpapers.net/upload/wall/res/16/1676-susan-coffey-red-hair-hd-1920x1080-1.jpg

Note the hi res, which is why I'm linking it.

Watch out, her eyes might burn through your skull.
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Here's something for you guys.

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Robyn Lawley, an apparently plus-size model, did a shoot. My question is, how is this plus-sized?
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Telosan
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She actually had something to eat in the week prior?
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Sedulius
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Not saying she doesn't look good (she looks great), but 6'2" women scare me.

But yeah, people have some major issues if they're calling that plus size. No fat rolls here.
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I like 6'2" women. Somebody's got to date them. And if I'm not any taller than them, I'm not any shorter than them either.

And apparently if you can't see all of someone's ribs, they're plus-sized. If plus-sized means something more than size 0, I'm really a lot more comfortable/attracted to plus-sized women.
Edited by Al Araam, Aug 5 2012, 06:37 AM.
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Kasnyia
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Likewise.

My contribution:

http://s7d5.scene7.com/is/image/Fredericks/47175_main?$mainredesign$

Body is only okay, but I really like her face. Couldn't tell you her name though.
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Re: the "plus-sized" question

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plus-size_model
Scroll down to criticism:

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Consumer-based criticism regarding the lower sizes of plus-size models is also becoming commonplace and wide-spread. While the reputed 'average' dress size of an American women is size 14, the majority of models represented as plus size are between a US size 6-12; therefore the models do not reflect the average consumer size.
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I find it very interesting that the last post in the entire Off-Topic forum was three days ago, not only because it means the entire forum was completely inactive off-topic for over two full days, but also because the post was made by RD in Gorgeous Women. I just find that very, very interesting.

That said, so I'm not off topic in this thread:

1. I find RD has revealed some very interesting information. The fact that "plus-size models" are sizes 6-12 means none of them are actually "plus-sized" in the conventional sense. I'm betting this has something to do with fashion culture. Typically, your different fashions are modeled by very thin women, thus designed for women of that size, hence if that is what is typically designed for fashion, it makes sense to call larger than the typical size plus-sized within modeling culture. Outside, it makes no bloody sense whatsoever.

2. Ham sandwiches.

3.



Mad Moxxi is pretty much more awesome than everything in existence put together. Very excited to see her in Borderlands 2 tomorrow.
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I enjoy this thread more than that depressing one about girlfriends. :lol:
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Sed, I think that your explanation regarding fashion culture and women outside of fashion culture makes sense. It seems like a correct explanation of the discrepency.
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Didn't Michelle Obam look aweful in that gown wore to the inaugiration; though it looked absolutely wonderful on thee model? And she isn't plus-sized!

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Michelle is no Jackie Kennedy, even though she tries. That kinda dress takes a certain body type to pull off, also that little sweater things totally takes away from it.

BTW, dem cankles!
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So Sed, I herd you liek Mad Moxxi?

http://imgur.com/r/gaming/0ja5D
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Oct 14 2012, 10:14 PM
So Sed, I herd you liek Mad Moxxi?

http://imgur.com/r/gaming/0ja5D
Too much exposure of bras and panties. Dress is too small. Right stocking isn't right. Cuffs and collar aren't right. Hat is too tall. The worst thing is that the makeup is just plain not right...

At least she's making an effort, and I like that someone finally did Borderlands 2 Moxxi, but I cannot like this photo. Maybe she's normally hot, but I'm turned off by that costume. Too many inaccuracies.

Yes, I really, REALLY like Moxxi.

Oh, by the way, it's inaccurate, at least in my opinion, to call Moxxi from Borderlands 2 "Mad Moxxi". In game, she's just Moxxi. Not correcting you specifically, TO (you really should change back to Menhad :P ), but I think we're going to start seeing this as a common mistake all over the web.

Hmmmm. I should take a look at the Slaughterdome advertisements. I'm pretty sure she still isn't referred to as "Mad Moxxi" on those though.
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CUTEST. EMO GIRL. EVER. ^^
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Since the "emo" subculture seems to be the kind of woman you're wanting, Hrak, are you sure you really want to go to Russia? Because it looks like Russia banned it.

The rest of that article's pretty interesting, too.
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Bad Aelius! You are contributing to the exaggeration of Russian actions by Western media! Stop spreading capitalist propoganda!!! ^^

They actually only banned goth and emo styles in schools, which isn't any worse than school uniforms being used in Japan. It's a relatively sensible action, just like there were always silly dress codes in our schools growing up.

The bigger deal is censorship of text messages. That's direct government interference with private communication. It's so silly these media outlets are focusing on the banned style rather than focusing on the violation of privacy.

In any case, Aelius, your words were misleading. You should choose better ones in the future. You know I love Russia so it's annoying to see you take a cheap jab at it like this. You're better than that.

Also, the article in question was from AFP, which I had to look up to even figure out what news agency it was since there were no links for it. It's French. And the article has absolutely no sources. It's also old, being from 2008, 4 years ago! Russia has progressed quite a bit since then and may have changed the law since.

This article, even though it uses that crap Frog article as a source, is a lot better in my opinion. It informs and analyzes rather than blasting a short liberal horn. It also has a pretty funny RT video at the end, IMO.

But as I said, it's been four years. I wonder if it just passed by as a fad, or it really took hold in Russia. If it did take hold, then I'm betting things have changed.
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Dec 16 2012, 10:58 PM
Bad Aelius! You are contributing to the exaggeration of Russian actions by Western media! Stop spreading capitalist propoganda!!! ^^

They actually only banned goth and emo styles in schools, which isn't any worse than school uniforms being used in Japan. It's a relatively sensible action, just like there were always silly dress codes in our schools growing up.

The bigger deal is censorship of text messages. That's direct government interference with private communication. It's so silly these media outlets are focusing on the banned style rather than focusing on the violation of privacy.

In any case, Aelius, your words were misleading. You should choose better ones in the future. You know I love Russia so it's annoying to see you take a cheap jab at it like this. You're better than that.

Also, the article in question was from AFP, which I had to look up to even figure out what news agency it was since there were no links for it. It's French. And the article has absolutely no sources. It's also old, being from 2008, 4 years ago! Russia has progressed quite a bit since then and may have changed the law since.

This article, even though it uses that crap Frog article as a source, is a lot better in my opinion. It informs and analyzes rather than blasting a short liberal horn. It also has a pretty funny RT video at the end, IMO.

But as I said, it's been four years. I wonder if it just passed by as a fad, or it really took hold in Russia. If it did take hold, then I'm betting things have changed.
I wasn't trying to take a jab at Russia, it just seemed interesting. Chill out.
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