Re: [issues] Screenshots

1999-10-20 Thread Sio
On Wed, 20 Oct 1999, Ingrid Schupbach wrote: > BEWARE! THE MESSAGE BELOW IS AN ANGRY RANT: > > I am fed-up with all these screenshots that include pictures of scantily > clad or otherwise sexually charged pictures of women. When I was trying > to find a good new theme from e.themes.org I was r

Re: [issues] Screenshots

1999-10-20 Thread Sio
On Wed, 20 Oct 1999, Kelly Lynn Martin wrote: > On Wed, 20 Oct 1999 11:34:26 -0600 (MDT), Sio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > >As a woman, I still really enjoy looking at pretty people. Male AND > >female. Not to mention, when I go to themes.org to look for a theme, >

Re: Why I Find Those Screenshots Offensive [issues]

1999-10-22 Thread Sio
On Fri, 22 Oct 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Neil ''Fred'' Picciotto wrote: > > > > but here's where the implied intended audience comes in. if LinuxUserA > > chooses as the sample file in gimp an image that is clearly designed for > > men to enjoy, then the screenshot tends to imply that th

Re: Fw: [issues] Screenshots - on a lighter note

1999-10-22 Thread Sio
On Fri, 22 Oct 1999, Michelle wrote: > Seriously, though... I'm sure that the random porn in these themes is making > some women feel alienated. If the theme is all about porn, I guess that's > one thing - there is that demographic that just loves that sort of thing > but to display a beaut

Re: Fw: [issues] Screenshots - on a lighter note

1999-10-22 Thread Sio
On Fri, 22 Oct 1999, Cat wrote: > Actually, no, I don't believe that they are doing it for shock value or to > get a rise out of me. If that were the case, it would bespeak an > understanding that those types of images CAN be construed as having shock > value or that there is some reason they w

Re: Fw: [issues] Screenshots - on a lighter note

1999-10-22 Thread Sio
On Fri, 22 Oct 1999, Nicole Zimmerman wrote: > But why does she *need* to be in the screenshot in the first place if > it's not about her, or something related to her? Why does everything in the screenshot HAVE to be about the theme? Isn't the purpose of a screenshot to show what the theme look

Re: Fw: [issues] Screenshots - on a lighter note

1999-10-22 Thread Sio
On Fri, 22 Oct 1999, Deirdre Saoirse wrote: > On Fri, 22 Oct 1999, Sio wrote: > > > On Fri, 22 Oct 1999, Nicole Zimmerman wrote: > > > > > But why does she *need* to be in the screenshot in the first place if > > > it's not about her, or something rel