okay
so originally i was mega excited about this whole The Elder Scrolls Online ordeal. i was already planning to buy it and play a khajiit and invite everyone i knew.
then these screenshots came out.
looks like Bethesda’s going with the “appeal to 15 year old boys with blatant sexism” approach. i am not okay with this. this game has the potential to be amazing, but i am not going to play it if they exploit women to appeal to immature men. world of warcraft exists for that. rift exists for that. all points bulletin. TERA. every free-to-play mmorpg that exists and will exist in the coming decade and most likely many more after that.
please email Bethesda and ZeniMax Media and ask them not to exploit women for the enjoyment of men.
here’s what i sent:
Hi,
I’ll get straight to the point: please don’t give female characters in TESO cleavage windows. Please make the coverage of our armor equal to that of the male armor. At first I was ecstatic about the announcement of TESO, but after I saw the screenshots in which every single female character was missing half of her chest armor, I’m extremely disappointed. I would love if TESO followed Skyrim’s example and provided full coverage for both male and female characters and didn’t resort to reducing female characters to sex objects to sell the game to young boys.
Sexualizing female characters and, by extension, female players, has become such a pervasive trend among video games that it is nearly impossible to find one that doesn’t do this. My interest in playing TESO is literally hinged on whether or not its female armor takes a different direction or not. You will make women feel more welcome as a group if you don’t take this sexist direction with your armor. At the same time, you will not decrease your sales among men. They will whine, but being able to see the chests of their female counterpoints will not be a selling point to them. You will lose nothing while gaining favor and support from women by making your game more friendly to us.
I am begging you, as a company, to not fall in with the likes of World of Warcraft, Rift, All Points Bulletin, TERA online, and virtually every other MMO by pandering to the sexualities of immature young men at the expense of women. Please, for us, the women of the gaming community, don’t do this.
Cori
okay i am in need of some direct feedback
re: sea creature giveaway
right now i’m torn between giving away some octopus hairclips or giving away some of those nudibranch necklaces that are in my store right now. does anyone have a strong preference?
ALSO, i desperately need a new shop name if anyone has any suggestions
a friend suggested “claythings” (play off of “playthings”), but i’m a little worried about how terribly unoriginal it looks if someone misses the reference.
*edit: i’m aiming for a name that doesn’t focus on my video game stuff. i’ll still be making that stuff, but i’ve realized i have a lot more fun making things that i don’t have to follow strict reference pictures for, so i think my shop will be focused on that stuff in the future.
umm i could make you something simple if i use your suggestion??
so
i’ve been making more stuff but i’m still not sure what to give away?? input please?
They’re all really pretty especially those octopuses :’3
thank youuu
i guess i’m mostly worried about people’s interest in hairclips? necklaces have gotten boring for me, but if people want them, i could make some to give away.
i’m not sure what else i can put these things on |: most of these would work on keychains/phone charms, but the nudibranches’ antennae would definitely break if i put them on keychains. i have earring bases, but i’m not sure if these things are too big/would be gaudy on them.
so
i’ve been making more stuff but i’m still not sure what to give away?? input please?
(Source: tf2charms.etsy.com)
breathethroughbones asked: I think I would die if you did a sea creature giveaway. Just sayin.
welp that settles it
gonna get my sea creature on
nudibranches are now on etsy
OH MY GOD I’M BUYING ONE RIGHT NOW
I kind of want this.
I kind of want one even more of glaucus atlanticus or cyerce nigricans.
i could make one of those if you waaant
what are these made out of aaaaaaa
aaaugh tumblr deleting my commentary
they’re sculpey clay
kind of like plastic
(Source: tf2charms)
so i have all these slugs and dont know what to do with them
Seriously just
let me help you with those
take them
just have all of them
i’ll make more
heavykitty asked: north pacific giant octopus!!! :o
good lord
google showed me a baby one, i will save this for future reference


