{"id":10966,"date":"2012-12-10T09:48:45","date_gmt":"2012-12-10T17:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/?p=10966"},"modified":"2012-12-10T09:48:45","modified_gmt":"2012-12-10T17:48:45","slug":"you-want-over-sexualized-i-present-the-cover-for-captain-vorpatrils-alliance-by-lois-mcmaster-bujold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/art\/cover-art\/you-want-over-sexualized-i-present-the-cover-for-captain-vorpatrils-alliance-by-lois-mcmaster-bujold\/","title":{"rendered":"You want over-sexualized? I present the cover for Captain Vorpatril’s Alliance<\/em> by Lois McMaster Bujold"},"content":{"rendered":"\"Captain\n

You guys\/gals criticized me for saying that the cover for Peter V. Brett’s The Daylight War<\/em><\/a> wasn’t over-sexualized. Maybe you were right, maybe I was right. Maybe we both were. I think there’s a line between positive sexual energy and being over-sexualized, but it’s a thin one and often hard to discern. But, to follow up, I thought I’d post this absolute gem from Baen Books for Captain Vorpatril’s Alliance<\/em> by Lois McMaster Bujold. You know, the author with 10+ Hugo nominations, and various other lauded awards, to her name. Doesn’t she, and don’t we, deserve better? Sadly, this is hardly new territory<\/a> for Baen.<\/p>\n

In somewhat related news, it worth following the recent discussion titled #1reasonwhy<\/em> about the struggle that women face while trying to find equality and fair representation in the videogame industry. The coverage on Giant Bomb<\/a> is a good starting point for following the discussion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You guys\/gals criticized me for saying that the cover for Peter V. Brett’s The Daylight War wasn’t over-sexualized. Maybe you were right, maybe I was right. Maybe we both were. I think there’s a line between positive sexual energy and being over-sexualized, but it’s a thin one and often hard to discern. But, to follow… Captain Vorpatril’s Alliance<\/em> by Lois McMaster Bujold”>Read more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":""},"categories":[31,26],"tags":[1285,459,1283,60,458,59,460],"class_list":["post-10966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-art","category-cover-art","tag-art","tag-baen","tag-cover-art","tag-gender-issues","tag-lois-mcmaster-bujold","tag-science-fiction","tag-vorkosigan-saga"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n