Poll: Avatar Discrimination
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Wait, what?!!!!!!!!Vhite said:
OT indeed, there is discrimination. I remember someone had a front cover of a Manic Street Preachers album, which was of a painting of a lady with blood down her face. Some took offense to it, and I believe got quite abusive at the person in question.
I don't really discriminate based on someone's avatar, avatars are really just used to be able to easily remember regular posters as sometimes names are hard to remember. If I were to judge a poster, it would be based on the content of their posts, that's what's more important
I considered getting a custom avatar but I've been posting so long with this one and I've yet to see anyone else with it.
I figure I might as well keep it.
I actually prefer if people pick an Avatar and stick with it... or at least stick with the theme.
That being said I can never tell people with Pony avatars apart, they're always "oh, another pony avatar" and I consider them all the same person.
I figure I might as well keep it.
I actually prefer if people pick an Avatar and stick with it... or at least stick with the theme.
That being said I can never tell people with Pony avatars apart, they're always "oh, another pony avatar" and I consider them all the same person.
Loads of generic avatars can be a bit confusing at times, but so are people who change their avatar on a regular basis (like me). No, I don't discriminate (well, not on avatars. I do generally ignore posts with very poor grammar and spelling), though I would urge anyone to get a custom one. Makes long discussions a bit more clear. 
What I find most ridiculous is that having Wolf in your name or an anthro avatar doesn't mean you're a furry. And even if you are a furry how does that change anything? People are silly like that.TwilitWolfAmaterasu said:People have done that on the rare occasion for me because of my username xD It's actually more thought out than one would think but some people's thoughts are "omg she has wolf in her name she must be a furfag"Shanahanapp said:
I don't hate on anyone, but dangit, I'm not a furry/furfag/etc and it makes me sad when people are shallow
Yeah, well, I'm not going to take anyone who is a girl seriously, especially when they brag about it in their....Marter said:
Oh dammit!
I try not to assume things about people based on their avatars. I mean, half the forums I visit I use a cat picture. Am I a cat? Well, maybe.
The only thing I care about with avatars is their help identifying someone. Which means I get annoyed when I see thirty people on the same site using the exact same pic (Not just the same character/object/whatever). I saw this a lot when MLP FIM got started. Especially with Pinky Pie.
And that is why I always start my mornings with a cup of tea.
Wonder what that says about me, since my name includes a plant....TwilitWolfAmaterasu said:People have done that on the rare occasion for me because of my username xD It's actually more thought out than one would think but some people's thoughts are "omg she has wolf in her name she must be a furfag"
I don't hate on anyone, but dangit, I'm not a furry/furfag/etc and it makes me sad when people are shallow
Those who have actually noticed my avatar have mostly given me a pretty positive response. Shipping!
I think the only people i'm iffy about are those without avatars because
Not really, of course, but it still annoys me because i usually go by avatars when checking out a post so that i actually can keep track of who's saying what.
I think the only people i'm iffy about are those without avatars because
of this very reason.Queen Michael said:Whenever I see someone sans avatar I go
Not really, of course, but it still annoys me because i usually go by avatars when checking out a post so that i actually can keep track of who's saying what.
I will admit to, when I see a overly sexualised avatar like the bouncy boobs of the Sorceress from Dragon's Crown et al, thinking that me and that person would probably not get along - understatement - and I have to actively try not to think less of them. Prejudice is hard to overcome sometimes =( Especially when it is later validated when glancing through a gender thread.
I also find it annoying when people don't use personal avatars and just go with the default because I recognise people more by their "faces" than by their names. It's as if I'm at a party and everyone has the same blank featureless face of a dummy; you can try to introduce me to them but in the end they're all "Bob".
I also find it annoying when people don't use personal avatars and just go with the default because I recognise people more by their "faces" than by their names. It's as if I'm at a party and everyone has the same blank featureless face of a dummy; you can try to introduce me to them but in the end they're all "Bob".
Fox12 said:
I'll have to join the pony avatar camp. Also, I'm not exactly a huge fan of furry avatars. Other than that, I don't really mind them.
I don't discriminate against anyone with a pony avatar. However I do tend to stereotype those without one.
They tend to give off, "I'm a noob, expect me to be banned in the heated topics"
Hey, I've seen to many guys do that and it ain't hard to put some effort and get one.
They tend to give off, "I'm a noob, expect me to be banned in the heated topics"
Hey, I've seen to many guys do that and it ain't hard to put some effort and get one.
I've always though that needs to be remixed and set to Slayer.Soviet Heavy said:
I suppose there must be people who have avatars about things that I don't like, and I'd probably discriminate a bit against them. I remember that someone used to have a 'No Obama' avatar, and I thought that was pretty douchey- not so much because it's anti-Obama, but because they set a political avatar on a gaming forum. People who care that much about politics are tedious.
I kinda agree, it tends to go hand-in-hand with a low post count. I know people will jump down our throats on this one (and I do read what they have to say and give them a chance), but it just seems to happen a bit.neoontime said:
I'm pretty sure there must be people who think 'look at that guy with the flashy kitty GIF avatar, he must be a twat'.
Maybe. I know that my own avatar which I created in 3DS Max and Photoshop in about 30 minutes has received a tiny bit of praise but I personally identify a person by their avatar and so I cannot help but silently be judgmental of it.
Seeing that generic avatar of the faceless guy with the hat makes me think: "Well, you're a bit boring, aren't you?", but I wouldn't openly treat them differently for it.
I feel I might avoid avatar discrimination. Those who know what it is always approve. Those who don't shrug and turn away without half a thought. Not a bad thing. Nobody hates Timesplitters, after all. It's not popular enough to annoy anyone.
Actually, I should add, those with female avatars that aren't women...I judge. I guess I just don't get it. It's just misleading to me.
I feel I might avoid avatar discrimination. Those who know what it is always approve. Those who don't shrug and turn away without half a thought. Not a bad thing. Nobody hates Timesplitters, after all. It's not popular enough to annoy anyone.
Actually, I should add, those with female avatars that aren't women...I judge. I guess I just don't get it. It's just misleading to me.
Given how often I mess with mine, it's not really my place to judge those who don't mess with theirs at all.
Like just recently enough that it still hasn't loaded properly.
Like just recently enough that it still hasn't loaded properly.
