"Appropriate" Phone Backgrounds

[SacremPyrobolum]

Wouldn't having a backround like that be distracting? I would hate it if every time I opened my phone I was needlessly and inconveniently aroused by it, and thats apart from what other people could potentially think of you things.

Real girls in swimsuits is one things, some will look at you a little funny for it but its generally accepted. Anime girls I feel would come with more condemnations because know instead of being a "normal" person who likes bathing-suited babes you some sort of weird perverted deviant getting off to vulgar iconography from the Far East.

Sorry that sounded a little too dramatic.

That said, OP, I admire your courage. I'm much to afraid to be judged a creep to have any female as my backround let alone a buxom anime lady. I salute you.

 

[ImperialSunlight]

I try to make sure my wallpapers don't freak people out. I don't have a problem with something like OPs, I just wouldn't use it.

As a furry, I've been trying for a while to find wallpapers that are furry and are subtle enough to make people not freaked out by it. And mostly failing.

Spoiler: This is my current phone wallpaper...

 

[Spiridion]

At the end of the day it's really down to what you're comfortable with people seeing on your phone screen. I do know a few people that have/had pinups as their background. I generally choose pictures of women that show less skin, at least, when I'm choosing designs. That or something abstract or nature-themed.

Spoiler: Phone wallpaper...

Spoiler: PC wallpaper...

Spoiler: PC lock screen...

Spoiler: My PC default desktop for when I've gotten bored of everything else

I seem to be on a slight anime kick at the moment. If I think I'm going to be around people besides friends I might change my backgrounds to something more neutral since while the images themselves don't show much, both of those shows can be... interesting to explain.

 

[loc978]

You'd probably get fewer questions with a vagina bodypaint orchid for a background... at least that's dubious, artsy perversion instead of blatant hyper-idealized stuff.

Personally, I use photos from around my house... stuff like this [http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n182/loc978/Photos/AMBA0093.jpg] (though not that one specifically).

 

[Nouw]

Spoiler: A chance to show off my home-screen is an opportunity I'm not going to pass by.

[img width= 400]http://s3.postimg.org/fs6711n4x/Screenshot_2014_05_11_11_47_52.png[/img]

Like half the home screens posted on /w/, I don't really get why you'd choose something so sexualized when your friends and family are going to see it. Whatever floats your boat/quenches your thirst I guess, it's your phone after all.

If your phone background tells me what you enjoy jacking off to, then it's an inappropriate background.

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[Drummodino]

I normally use art based on my favourite games and anime series. I don't have anything very risqué like you OP, I get enough questions about them as is. The closest would be my tablet which has this picture:

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My phone has a similar pic to this one (can't find the actual original but the pose is the same):

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That's cropped so Rise is vertical in portrait view.

At the end of the day though it's your phone, do what you want. I wouldn't use something tittilating personally because;

1. Don't want to have people judge me for it
2. That shit isn't for when I'm out and about

 

[omega 616]

Hey, put whatever you like as your background but in terms of taste, it's questionable! Just imagine the opposite, a girl with a phone background of a toned guy with a 2 foot, veiny, throbbing erect penis ... it would make for some shocked reactions, to say the least.

Your picture is really grotesque, those breasts are at least the size of large babies! It will make on lookers certainly think a little less of you, it is "playboy: the hyperbole edition", Hentai version of big 'n' naturals etc. You're probably a nice young boy, who helps out and is respectable, then they look at your phone and BAM cartoon porno! Like finding out your late 40 year old neighbours, whose lawn you mowed to earn a few bucks are swingers ... it makes you reevaluate them.

It's kind of like freedom of speech, sure, you can say whatever you like but don't be surprised when your ass gets fired or you get called a perv.

 

[Queen Michael]

For reference, the picture in question (that is my phone background).

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WhatshowisthatfromwhatshowisthatfromwhatshowisthatFROM? Seriously, what show is that from? I'm SO gonna make it my background.

 

[Paragon Fury]

For reference, the picture in question (that is my phone background).

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WhatshowisthatfromwhatshowisthatfromwhatshowisthatFROM? Seriously, what show is that from? I'm SO gonna make it my background.

Its not from a show; it was just some art I found that I like and wanted to use as my background.

 

[Grimh]

People really shouldn't care about what's on your phone.
Unless it's something highly "you should seriously be on a watch-list" disturbing I guess.
But they do. So I guess you're just gonna have to decide if you want to put up with that.

Spoiler: This is currently my background, except it's rotated 90 degrees.

 

[Tanis]

I guess it depends where you work, or who's going to be on your phone besides you.

My background rotates.
Some are NSFW, some are SFW.

It depends.

 

[DANEgerous]

This is one of those I points where I get why someone would find that inappropriate but then totally disagree. I mean yeah woman with tits shocking people like that. They want to point to that as why is is not appropriate yet would not mind if it was an SI swimsuit cover. Franky the idea that this is "Not appropriate" is likely more style than substance. A photo of a serialized female is fine because we see that all the time but in animated form it is not kosher because that is different.

 

[SexyGarfield]

This thread made me get off of my lazy bum (metaphorically) and change my lock screen/background from my wholly inappropriate Christmas one..

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to this..

Spoiler: Lascelles and Drawlight from Johnathan Strange and Mr Norell (warning: book spoilers!)

 

[SuperSuperSuperGuy]

As nice as that picture is, it's not exactly 100% SFW. My personal policy about desktop and phone backgrounds is that, if it's not something that I'd want just anyone to see, I won't set it as a background. I wish I could use that sort of stuff, because there are a lot of really nice, but fundamentally questionable, backgrounds out there, but if I did, it'd make things unnecessarily complicated for me. I'd rather not have to deal with any people judging me.

When it all comes down to it, though, it's your phone. You can do as you please with it.

 

[Grach]

I think that as long as you don't use bigass tits or anything like that. But it's more of a matter of whether you're ashamed of having a nice set of tits as your background. I would, but then again I'm not ashamed of having this [http://iscoppie.tumblr.com/post/58240418058/jon-wins-based-on-my-animation-of-his-glee-you#notes] as my cellphones' backgorund.

Well I look at that picture and I think it's one of the only forms of birth control that's 100% effective. Condoms? 99%. The pill? 99%. Massively unrealistic big titted anime girl proudly displayed on phone screen? 100%.

And I don't even know you. Imagine what your parents or work colleagues think when they see that. It shows a distinct lack of social interation skills when you carry around pictures, that other people are likely to see, which reveals your wanking material.

This is what I mean: Do you care about the impression that image leaves on people who see it? Sure, you might say no now, considering we're a bunch of people who you might not even learn their real names. But when you hand it over to someone who you might be interested in knowing and that person sees a big titted anime girl, it might change their opinion of you pretty drastically.

 

[Therumancer]

I have mixed opinions. As far as I'm concerned whatever you set as your background is your own business. The way I see it is that if someone close to you is going to be shocked by you having some soft porn/eye candy as a background chances are they shouldn't be that close to you anyway. If your here on "The Escapist" chances are your a geek, and the eye candy goes with the territory more than a lot of people might want to admit, and chances are your mother and peer group aren't going to ne exactly shocked if they borrow your phone.

The biggest issue is going to potentially be if your background is seen in a work environment, which can get touchier. As a free speech advocate I don't think anyone should be able to hold that against you, but they can. Still, for a cell phone it's probably not a big deal unless your in a situation where you might be needing to show people things on your phone frequently.

I don't see anything terribly wrong with the OP's image to be honest, it's just a drawing of a sexy "swimsuit girl" albeit highly stylized (Anime), and to be honest swimsuit pictures have even been "stock" on some phones and such when they come pre-loaded with background options or sample photos.

 

[Keoul]

When I set my backgrounds I always first debate if I would be okay with a kid seeing it.

Because of that most of my backgrounds are just fancy symbols or artworks. As for whether or not your background is inappropriate I don't really mind it, sure it's a bit lewd but it's your phone so you're free to use what you like. That being said you should expect some odd glances and weird reactions for having that background since it isn't the social norm.

Not saying that everyone should conform to the norm, just that if you do deviate, you're gunna get some funny looks till people get use to it.

 

[Robot Number V]

Good god that's a bad picture OP.

Why?

And I suppose, according to the opinions in here that I shouldn't change my background for the summer to this:

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I guess I'm not sure what I want to put as my background then.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA WHAT.

Obviously that's inappropriate. How could it NOT be??

Look, I'm gonna go ahead and restate the obvious here: If your wallpaper reveals what you jerk off to, than of fucking COURSE it's inappropriate. Here's a couple of good indicators that you should change your wallpaper:

--You would be embarrassed if your mother saw it.
--You would be embarrassed if your boss saw it.
--You would be embarrassed if really ANYONE AT ALL EVER saw it.

All three of those things SHOULD be true of this image.

 

[Frission]

That is inappropriate. It's your life and all, but it's still your phone and I would make a snap judgment based on that. Try putting that on something else than your phone.

If you really wanted a girl in a bikini, you could still put one that is slightly less ... voluptuous, but frankly it's better to just put something completely boring.

 

[Lunar Templar]

If your phone background tells me what you enjoy jacking off to, then it's an inappropriate background.

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NOPE.

His phone, his rules regarding what is or isn't appropriate, granted, my back ground is pretty much all ages

Dark Matter Exia btw​

but it doesn't change the fact that, I'm not changing it cause some one might not like it if they ask to use it for a minute, you ask to barrow some one's phone you kinda just have to deal with what ever they have for the back ground, it's that or don't use the phone.

NOW, it's
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