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Yeah, the litmus test for this sort of thing is "if I removed the picture, and the caption works just as well on its own, then the caption is doing too much". As long as the picture contributes something to the illustration of the trope, it's fine. Of course, we want the picture to explain as much as possible without the caption, but it's no reason to not go with a captioned picture if no better picture is available.
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Even if I don't read the caption, I can still see that one of the girls on the cover has an outfit that parents wouldn't let their children see.
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My thoughts exactly. I mean, look at that girl. That is not standard-issue kids' show attire.
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I really like the La Blue Girl pic. It helps that the kid has a shit-eating grin, he knows he put one over on whoever bought it for him.
edited 1st Nov '11 9:44:47 AM by Madrugada
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Is it time to replace the picture, or do we need more opinions?
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Indeed.
OK, I went and replaced the image.
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Looks good...that caption bugs me, though. Any other ideas?
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"What a nice and wholesome present for little Billy."
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Okay, let's see the old pic for reference.
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Yeah, if you don't know the context, it looks like an actual movie called that.
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I added a variant of DQZ's caption to the pic. Locking up.
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Well said.
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