Poor Image: Fully Clothed Nudity

Like I brought up in the discussion page before I knew the Image Pickin' Forum existed, the current image brings up Unfortunate Implications regarding the false "double standard" between bikinis and underwear (see the first example in the Real Life folder). Before you say, "if it's an example on the page, then the image fits!", the text on the image is clearly in a complaining tone, implying that the image maker is upset girls won't let him see them in their underwear.

Here's a link to a suggestion that I don't think will be as likely to be inflammatory;

edited 22nd Jul '13 10:11:25 AM by BaffleBlend

Disagree that it's clearly complaining, as well as the implications.

I don't think the suggestion is very clear. It's hard to see what he's actually wearing, if anything.

FYI: There was a discussion on this not long ago: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=1361862963055029100&page=1

For record, while I think the Unfortunate Implications argument is overly sensitive and pay it no heed, I do like the suggestion because I think it's more illustrative of the trope and the current is too macro-y for me.

edited 22nd Jul '13 10:33:45 AM by Larkmarn

Everything he said.

I don't see what's so inflammatory here. Keep the current.

I agree about it not being inflammatory and changing it for that would be a bad idea.

However, I legitimately think that it illustrates the trope much better and doesn't look like an image macro, so I still support the change. Just not for ANY of the reasons the OP gave. Just because we disagree with the OP's reasoning doesn't mean he might actually have given a good idea.

edited 22nd Jul '13 12:32:34 PM by Larkmarn

The picture looks more like he is blocking his junk from stabbing to me, considering he is wearing his clothes still, but I think I got a King of the Hill episode with a similar picture of hank in his underwear.

Edit: Nevermind, his hands are tied, so it looks like he is just bound, not trying to hide his nudity.

edited 22nd Jul '13 12:50:04 PM by infalliableliar

That's a decent criticism of the suggestion.

That is a good point. Didn't occur to me in the slightest.

I still think it's a better image, though. The way he's posed makes him look more like he's protecting his decency, and for some reason I saw the cloth in her hand before the spear.

I guess I was overly sensitive, but I'm glad I at least made a good suggestion.

If any of you think the suggestion could be improved by choosing a different frame, the scene it's pulled from starts at 18:42 on here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebh_D29G3Os

I still don't think we should change it.

There is no problem with the current image. It stays.

I think the current image illustrates the trope perfectly well.

I miss the old version of the current. I like the Dave pictures, but the current still illustrates just fine.

I also think the current image is better. Not great. Better though.

The suggestion to me looks like he's covering from a Groin Attack. Keep the current, thusly.

Clock is set.

Clock's up; locking for inactivity. No action is to be taken based on this thread.