The Squeaky Wheel

Open Letter to D&D Next's Art Department

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:28:54 -0800

Open Letter to D&D Next's Art Department:

The first point speaks exactly to the point of this Tumblr.

Geeks try to do the MJ "relax" pose [The Daily What]

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:44:08 -0800

Geeks try to do the MJ "relax" pose [The Daily What]:

I totally relax like this all the time, complete with the out-thrust, pushed-out boobage and the steaming hot mug that’s totally not scalding my hands or thighs. I don’t know what people are making fun of here. ;) (Brought to my attention by @ctjhill on Twitter.)

Kate Beaton's Strong Female Characters

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:39:31 -0800

Kate Beaton's Strong Female Characters:

So it’s not exactly making fun of poses, exactly, but it highlights related issues of unreal expectations that you see often in media. Yay, parody! (Thanks to Denis Farr for this one.)

"normal" sized women posing the way models do

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:28:30 -0800

"normal" sized women posing the way models do:

That sexy pose in that magazine advertisement, when taken out of context and portrayed by typical people on the street, gets a very different reaction from viewers. I laughed to see how many people wanted to assist the women because they were obviously in distress. (ht to Cassandra Phillipps for this one)

Jim C. Hines strikes a pose

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:25:08 -0800

Jim C. Hines strikes a pose:

This is the page I saw that inspired this tumblr account. The ‘related’ link is also priceless. (Thanks to @ScrewyDecimal for drawing the page to my attention, and to the women-dev list for encouraging me in silliness.)

What if Male Superheroes... [from Bleeding Cool]

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:21:00 -0800

What if Male Superheroes... [from Bleeding Cool]:

Really can’t stop laughing at the image of Dream in that pose. (With thanks to Alan Au for the linkage.)