Comments on: Why I’m Taking a Break: Exhibit A http://loudpoet.com/2006/08/11/why-im-taking-a-break-exhibit-a/ On Publishing, Poetry, Politics and Pop Culture Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:25:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Guy LeCharles Gonzalez http://loudpoet.com/2006/08/11/why-im-taking-a-break-exhibit-a/#comment-1338 Guy LeCharles Gonzalez Fri, 25 Aug 2006 18:29:00 +0000 http://loudpoet.com/archives/1194#comment-1338 I read Leong's whole explanation and it simply didn't work for me. His "bare chested fella" defense, suggesting a topless man and woman are equivalent, is just plain stupid, and bringing Wizard's covers into the debate makes no sense at all since I'm pretty sure he doesn't see CF as another Wizard.<br/><br/>And either cover's editorial relevance is arguable at best, and still doesn't make them any less off-putting or potentially offensive. Fact of the matter is Leong lost some portion of his potential audience because of those cover choices, and lost another portion because of his boneheaded response to mostly constructive criticism. I read Leong’s whole explanation and it simply didn’t work for me. His “bare chested fella” defense, suggesting a topless man and woman are equivalent, is just plain stupid, and bringing Wizard’s covers into the debate makes no sense at all since I’m pretty sure he doesn’t see CF as another Wizard.

And either cover’s editorial relevance is arguable at best, and still doesn’t make them any less off-putting or potentially offensive. Fact of the matter is Leong lost some portion of his potential audience because of those cover choices, and lost another portion because of his boneheaded response to mostly constructive criticism.

]]> By: Anonymost http://loudpoet.com/2006/08/11/why-im-taking-a-break-exhibit-a/#comment-1337 Anonymost Fri, 25 Aug 2006 17:23:00 +0000 http://loudpoet.com/archives/1194#comment-1337 How 'bout you read the first part of that same statement, which offers a reason for the chosen covers? A cover that illustrates the cover story...not that far out or unusual.<br/><br/>"Very true. We've featured two scantily clad women on our covers — But we've featured a bare-chested fella as well. I'd also mention that the point about the Wizard covers was the (possibly coincidental) unoriginality. I stand by the CF covers in that they're editorially relevant. They weren't just for fun. The first was a story about body forms in comics and the second was about Lost Girls (hence the yellow brick road). What about Wizard? Was Angelina Jolie editorially relevant? With only one question inside about her? You decide." How ’bout you read the first part of that same statement, which offers a reason for the chosen covers? A cover that illustrates the cover story…not that far out or unusual.

“Very true. We’ve featured two scantily clad women on our covers — But we’ve featured a bare-chested fella as well. I’d also mention that the point about the Wizard covers was the (possibly coincidental) unoriginality. I stand by the CF covers in that they’re editorially relevant. They weren’t just for fun. The first was a story about body forms in comics and the second was about Lost Girls (hence the yellow brick road). What about Wizard? Was Angelina Jolie editorially relevant? With only one question inside about her? You decide.”

]]> By: inkdestroyedmybrush http://loudpoet.com/2006/08/11/why-im-taking-a-break-exhibit-a/#comment-1330 inkdestroyedmybrush Mon, 14 Aug 2006 06:45:00 +0000 http://loudpoet.com/archives/1194#comment-1330 thanks for nailing this one. how could the entire point of those two comments be missed? I join with the two women who clearly are paying attention. And our friends at Comic Foundry are either a bit blind to the sexism or can't take being called on their playing the tits and ass card. thanks for nailing this one. how could the entire point of those two comments be missed? I join with the two women who clearly are paying attention. And our friends at Comic Foundry are either a bit blind to the sexism or can’t take being called on their playing the tits and ass card.

]]> By: Erech http://loudpoet.com/2006/08/11/why-im-taking-a-break-exhibit-a/#comment-1329 Erech Fri, 11 Aug 2006 19:48:00 +0000 http://loudpoet.com/archives/1194#comment-1329 haha @ the 7even/Kevin Spacey comment in that thread. <br/><br/>Indeed.<br/><br/>Buck up, sir. Go read some Alex Robinson books, it'll cure what ails ya. haha @ the 7even/Kevin Spacey comment in that thread.

Indeed.

Buck up, sir. Go read some Alex Robinson books, it’ll cure what ails ya.

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