Doctor Scratch wrote:That doesn't make any sense. Why would you put up a photo in which you yourself felt that you looked that way? It seems more that you decided to "hate" it after the fact---i.e., after people noted how it looked.
If you must know the history my sister-in-law sent me the photo she'd taken while my family was on vacation. I thought it was bad but also had planned to change out my old photo because it was old. I put it up on a lark thinking the dark, thuggish look might be kinda funny. I was wrong and after a few days of looking at it grew to hate it and didn't think it was funny at all. So I changed it.
A distinction without a difference. You showed zero indication of thinking or feeling that "it looked dumb" prior to the criticism. Your assertions are thus extremely shaky.
I wasn't under the impression that I was supposed to post all my feelings about my avatar image for you to peruse. To be blunt, that kind of thing belongs on a boring LiveJournal.
If this kind of thing is expected, would you be willing to explain why you chose your avatar and update us on how you feel about it daily.
No one accused you of being "one of the Hitler youth."
No, they said it looked like a Hitler youth photo. It kinda does.
What a bizarre remark. For my part, I said that it looked like an August Sander portrait. Do you know who August Sander is? Is August Sander known for taking "bad" photos? The evidence shows that you changed it only after you were picked on. Face it: you were humiliated and embarrassed. If it really was a matter of you disliking that one image, then you could have used a different self-portrait that you actually liked. Instead, you opted for the corpulent X-wing fighter pilot. It's as if, in your desperation, you were trying to say, "Hey, look, everyone! I'm actually funny and likable! See---I can laugh at myself! Ha ha! See? I'm not embarrassed!"
You saying that it looked like an August Sander portrait had nothing to do with my taking it down. I hated it. That you thought it was good was irrelevant to me. Your theory is that you liked it and because of that I took it down? Bizarre.
The evidence shows this only if you ignore the primary source who actually knows (me). Feel free to read between the likes and concoct your fantasies though.
I actually didn't have any other digital self-portraits. I'm not a big photographer. I have some now but I haven't bothered to put them up.
We know the truth, though.
I find it incredibly sad that you've put this much thought into my decisions as to what image I put up next to my name on an internet board. You must have a thoroughly pathetic life.
Again, I pity you.
"Surely he knows that DCP, The Nehor, Lamanite, and other key apologists..." -Scratch clarifying my status in apologetics
"I admit it; I'm a petty, petty man." -Some Schmo