Sexy

I checked your profile.

Was that the point?

1) What's wrong with being sexy? Anything? Lots of things?

-nothing, unless you are religious.

2) How important is it to you that your profile present a sexy version of you?

- I use the sexiest racoon pictures I can find.

3) How accurately does your profile reflect the level of sexiness you maintain in your real life? (ie: If you have 312 pictures of nudes, sexual contect, etc in your photo album, represent yourself consistantly in a sexual way through your posts and interactions, participate significantly in sexually themed tribes... would those who know you be surprised or say, ah, yes, that's about what i expected?)

- I could not find any pictures of racoons fucking.

4) Maybe you make an effort to not have a sexualized profile. If so, any particular reason? Does it bother you in other people's profiles?

-it does not bother me

5) What is your initial reaction to profiles with highly sexualized content? Do you tend to find that person more or less interesting? Do you 'grade' their content based on what you consider to be sexy? How much is too much?

--I am suspicious of it.

6) Have you ever found someone interesting enough to check their profile, find that they seem really cool, but then come across a sexual/ nude picture or something that just made you cringe? Did it kill your otherwise favorable impression?

--I have seen stuff that made me cringe but probably did not have a favorable impression anyhow

7) Ever befriended or defriended someone based on the sexual content in their profile?

--no

8) How often are you amused/ appalled by what someone else finds to be sexy/ erotic? Have you ever told anyone that their taste in sexy/ erotic art or imagery is terrible? Ever had anyone mock yours?

--i don't get people being turned on by lots of piercings and tatoos.

9) Do you prefer to appear to be sexier/ prettier/ younger/ older/ thinner/ less thin/ another gneder/ etc. online? Why?

--no

10) Have you ever become (visually) attracted to someone online only to find that they look totally different in real life? Did this change your opinion of them or make you like them less?

--in the early, early days of web social networking, when it was still DOS based, I had this experience. I did not find that people misrepresented themselves, but before the ability to post pictures, all you had to go on was verbal descriptions.

11) Is there anything in your profile taht you wouldn't want your mother to see? What do you think she might have in her profile that she wouldn't want you to see? Is that too creepy to consider?

--my mom does not have an internet profile. She would rather read a book

1) What's wrong with being sexy? Anything? Lots of things?

nothing, unless that's all you do.

2) How important is it to you that your profile present a sexy version of you?

blech

3) How accurately does your profile reflect the level of sexiness you maintain in your real life?

i don't really do sexy in my profile, at least not of me. some of the content could be considered sexy,
but it didn't make its way there with the intent to entice.
and as far as my real life sexy meter, it fluctuates.

4) Maybe you make an effort to not have a sexualized profile. If so, any particular reason? Does it bother you in other people's profiles?

i'm just not into attracting people on tribe in that way. that's not why i'm here.
and as for people with highly sexual profiles, let's just say i'm unimpressed.

5) What is your initial reaction to profiles with highly sexualized content? Do you tend to find that person more or less interesting? Do you 'grade' their content based on what you consider to be sexy? How much is too much?

based soley on profile,definitely less interesting.
interaction in threads and such can change this assessment.

6) Have you ever found someone interesting enough to check their profile, find that they seem really cool, but then come across a sexual/ nude picture or something that just made you cringe? Did it kill your otherwise favorable impression?

it would probably have more impact if i were trying to find a date on here.

7) Ever befriended or defriended someone based on the sexual content in their profile?

no.
but i have defriended someone who constantly and prolifically posted porn pics as it inhibited my ability
to see anyone else's pictures.
but i've noticed that no matter what the content of the pics, this behavior always annoys me.

8) How often are you amused/ appalled by what someone else finds to be sexy/ erotic? Have you ever told anyone that their taste in sexy/ erotic art or imagery is terrible? Ever had anyone mock yours?

rarely, and no.
though the furry/yiffing thing is way over my head.

9) Do you prefer to appear to be sexier/ prettier/ younger/ older/ thinner/ less thin/ another gneder/ etc. online? Why?

no

10) Have you ever become (visually) attracted to someone online only to find that they look totally different in real life? Did this change your opinion of them or make you like them less?

yes, but that was due to that person misrepresenting themselves and posting old pics.
which i think is stupid if you're going to meet people in RL.

11) Is there anything in your profile taht you wouldn't want your mother to see? What do you think she might have in her profile that she wouldn't want you to see? Is that too creepy to consider?

eh, i've been straight with my parents for years and years.

caveat emptor on hookin' up via the net
lot of fakery
lot of gay men posing as women in some cases and vice versa i'm sure

1) What's wrong with being sexy? Anything? Lots of things?

Time and a place for everything. And while it might have been the time and place for other people at another time, there are more times than not that I don't want to deal with it, as it's someone else's sexy, or idea of sexy.

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2) How important is it to you that your profile present a sexy version of you?

It is the opposite, I'm not here to pick up guys. I have had enough of men coming on to me when I was younger. Or talking to my boobies. I want people to be interested in my mind and for them to decide what is interesting. Rather than putting it all out like a deli counter.

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3) How accurately does your profile reflect the level of sexiness you maintain in your real life? (ie: If you have 312 pictures of nudes, sexual contect, etc in your photo album, represent yourself consistantly in a sexual way through your posts and interactions, participate significantly in sexually themed tribes... would those who know you be surprised or say, ah, yes, that's about what i expected?)

I have a Matisse. That's about a sexy as it gets. I used that as an avatar because it matched the blue of the Blue Turbulence profile option.

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4) Maybe you make an effort to not have a sexualized profile. If so, any particular reason? Does it bother you in other people's profiles?

I don't have one. Yeah, it bothers me in other people's profiles.

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5) What is your initial reaction to profiles with highly sexualized content? Do you tend to find that person more or less interesting? Do you 'grade' their content based on what you consider to be sexy? How much is too much?

Depending on what is shown. If it's porn, it's a turn-off. Much less interesting.

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6) Have you ever found someone interesting enough to check their profile, find that they seem really cool, but then come across a sexual/ nude picture or something that just made you cringe? Did it kill your otherwise favorable impression?

Yes, several times. Yes, it does wipe out an entire area of favorable impressions.

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7) Ever befriended or defriended someone based on the sexual content in their profile?

Yes. A few times. Defriended. I tried at first not to have the images show up, by removing the "friend's photos" module on my home page. Because there are some things I don't want to greet me when I sit down in the morning with a cup of coffee.

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8) How often are you amused/ appalled by what someone else finds to be sexy/ erotic? Have you ever told anyone that their taste in sexy/ erotic art or imagery is terrible? Ever had anyone mock yours?

I know people have their own tastes. I just don't always want to know about their tastes. Especially with images in my face in avatar photos. I've left tribes because of some avatars that bugged me.

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9) Do you prefer to appear to be sexier/ prettier/ younger/ older/ thinner/ less thin/ another gender/ etc. online? Why?

No photos of me in my profile.

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10) Have you ever become (visually) attracted to someone online only to find that they look totally different in real life? Did this change your opinion of them or make you like them less?

Never met anyone in real life from online.

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11) Is there anything in your profile that you wouldn't want your mother to see? What do you think she might have in her profile that she wouldn't want you to see? Is that too creepy to consider?

There's nothing really in my profile. And my mum is dead.

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Pretty much I'm a WYSIWYG sort of person. If somebody likes that it's their issue. ;)

There certainly are some profiles on Tribe I've looked at because of the 'pretty girl' factor. They don't need to be explicit; I have a fully functional imagination.

But if they don't have more than a bowl full of mush in their heads, I lose interest very quickly. Smart women are desirable women. Tribe is well above average that way.

these are good questions!

I wanna think about it some more before I write an answer,
but yeah, it's an interesting subject!

> 9) Do you prefer to appear to be sexier/ prettier/ younger/ older/ thinner/ less thin/ another gneder/ etc. online? Why?

I was reading something a couple of weeks ago... almost all online users when posting photos of themselves will be showing their best side. You might not be trying to appear different but I'll be damned if you're posting a pic of yourself just out of bed... :p