Just Curious
By sconibear
@sconibear (8016)
United States
July 17, 2008 1:03pm CST
this might be a dumb question, and i by no means don't mean to offend anyone......but i've noticed a lot of avatars here on MyLot which are pictures of beautiful women, but when i click on them to check out their profile, it turns out they're male, almost always from India.
i always figured a person's avatar should reflect who they are.
i play the bass, so my avatar is one of my favorite bass players.
so, is this a cultural thing or what?
like i said, i don't mean to offend anyone...............just curious.
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11 responses
@dragonflyfli (5528)
• United States
8 Dec 08
That is a dumb question! Good job at dumbing down for mylot. LOL Im just playin'.
But I kind of agree that it makes you wonder. I have my own picture on here cuz its me and i figured someone who reads my post might like to know who's writing it. But i guess not. LOL.
Anyways, I am guessing that it's a cultural thing of some sorts..
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@dragonflyfli (5528)
• United States
9 Dec 08
haha. cute. i'd be a smart little kid if i was on the left.
@sconibear (8016)
• United States
8 Dec 08
are you the one on the left or the right???
just kidding.....great pic.....i like the way you did the color.
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@sconibear (8016)
• United States
17 Jul 08
hmmmm.....you mean like wishful thinking.
you might be on to something there valeria.
@twoey68 (13627)
• United States
3 Dec 08
Well, I've noticed a trend here at MyLot...women usually have avatars of pets, kids or sexy men...men usually have avatars of pets, cars or sexy women. Either one usually have pics of themselves. Some leave the little green guy up or put some generic pic up.
As to why guys from India seem to put up sexy women avatars, I'd think it is b/c they are young guys who like to look at sexy women and so they put them as their avatar so they can look at them all the time.
I have our cat Morgana as my avatar and my Hubby has a caveman.
[b]~~AT PEACE WITHIN~~
**STAND STRONG AND TRUST IN GOD**[/b]
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@sconibear (8016)
• United States
3 Dec 08
ahhhh.......at last, someone with an answer that truly makes sense.
thanks for the response twoey.
@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
19 Jul 08
yeah i know i have always wanted people to use their own picture so i know who im talking to since who knows? i always use my picture if i use a human picture (which is always) but i have seen it often where it will have a girl and it turn out to be a guy user
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@sconibear (8016)
• United States
19 Jul 08
yeah, i'm beginning to think it's some kind of cultural thing......but i don't know.
nobody i directed the question to showed up........hmmmmm
my avatar isn't me, it's Steve Harris from Iron Maiden.......but i do have long hair, and i play the bass (have for 30 years), and i like to ROCK!!! so it's more a reflection of what i enjoy rather than an actual picture of me.
@arkhanum (31)
• Romania
24 Jul 08
Hi,
sorry for my late answer...You're right, it may be a serious reason, like being homosexual, for example...or, being from India, there the WOMAN is almost sacre, so it's a way to demonstrate that...In the very negative way, there're guys who like to use a nonsense avatar, to hide(maybe are terorists...:-()
ArkhAnum
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@sconibear (8016)
• United States
24 Jul 08
thanks for responding arkhanum. those are some good theories.
good to see you around again.
@alexlsp (85)
• Singapore
9 Dec 08
At least the beautiful woman is still a feast for the eyes. Maybe the woman is their dream date, girlfriend or their fav singer/actor/celebrities?
I remember seeing ghost avatars, the very spooky type where there's a head of a long hair woman and you only see the eyes staring at you. My.... that is one avatar that I have to keep avoid looking. Gives me the goose bump.
My avatar here is one of my wedding picture abt a year ago. I have always put my most beautiful photo as my avatar. needless to say, I love myself looking pretty and to a certain extend wanted to show off? hehehehe....
@sconibear (8016)
• United States
9 Dec 08
thanks alexlsp,
what you say makes a lot of sense.
and yes that's a beautiful photo you chose for youe avatar.
looks like it was a happy day for you.
@bigtom1 (1573)
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8 Dec 08
It is by no means a dumb question, i have always had my thoughts on that for a long time as well. In as much as i respect other answers you have had, to me its more of I have a beautiful avatar and i will get more profile views.
What ever it is, it is a strong trend & As you have put it why is it that its mostly indians?
I had my first avatar of a comic of lil jon who is a producer i like the best. But now as we are approaching Christmas, i have gone a bit cheesy
@sconibear (8016)
• United States
8 Dec 08
hey bigtom, haven't seen you around lately......probably because i don't spend much time in the "make extra money" area anymore just because it's filled with either newbies asking the same questions we already dealt with months ago...
or it could be because 79.46% of the discussions are about Ciao which i could care less about.
anyhoo, love the avatar.......i never thought about putting up a Christmas avatar.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
18 Jul 08
yes, im glad you brought that up i kind of wondered to. i wonder often why people do pick the avatars they do. i have a pic of my own self, so, i guess i dont mind my looks. lol.
@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
18 Jul 08
You answered my question. I've been wondering the same thing.
I thought an avatar (which I still don't know how to download
can someboy help me with that) was supposed to reflect the
person in some way. I've gotten a few surprises too! By the way
Sconi, I really like yours! I can't wait to hear the answers
about all the womens pictures that the men have. I don't get it
and I'm glad I'm not the only one!!!
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@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
18 Jul 08
Hey Sconi,
Thanks for the avatar info. I will try it. I sent you another
friend request. You are lost on my friend page. Will you be
my friend again? Don't know what happened. I guess I'm still
getting the hang of this stuff. Sorry, you are one of my
important friends and don't want you to be lost forever.
Thanks for all your help, don't forget to friend me again.
Opal
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