(Topic ID: 208240)
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Quoted from MrBally:It was meant to be like that.
No doubt! I've seen all kinds of freaky people at amusement parks. Check out that strung out lady in the front of the rollercoaster on Cyclone for example
Quoted from cody_chunn:It's a stereotypical image of an African-descent child. Shouldn't have been used, IMO.
Yup, racial stereotyping for sure. Probably not a lot of African Americans working the art department at Williams. Just guessing.
I had a Comet for a while and when that was pointed out to me as a bad and stereotypical image I had to agree. Great game, but I sure do wish they didn't use that image. Like KloggMonkey said everyone on that back glass does look weird, but any time you are making excuses for something there is probably something going on.
If you nave a problem with the artwork on a 30 year old pinball machine or even a 100 year old machine, then maybe it's best to stick with buying only new machines that are as politically correct as you are.
Sana'a
Pinball artists were always trying to sneak funny stuff in.
The higher ups would always scour the art looking for stuff to make them remove.
Back in the 50/60's they would try to see how many cock&balls they could put in a design.
They would try to put their girlfriend's name into the shading.
They would try and put Hitler in the crowd...
Quoted from o-din:Yeah, let's just stick with good old wholesome values in out rollercoaster riding pinball art.
What’s the guy in green shirt looking at?
Quoted from PinRob:What’s the guy in green shirt looking at?
I've always kind of wondered what the girl in the purple shirt is doing with her hand.
Either way this is off the backglass of Williams Magic Clock from 1960. A game you may not see every day. But I do.
Quoted from o-din:I've always kind of wondered what the girl in the purple shirt is doing with her hand.
Either way this is off the backglass of Williams Magic Clock from 1960. A game you may not see every day. But I do.
She’s holding onto a type of rod
so many games have non-PC art
removing them all would mean getting rid of 90% of our (classic) games
Leduc, AB
Quoted from PinRob:What’s the guy in green shirt looking at?
When you were 9 or 10 he was looking to make sure his girlfriend has a good grip on the lock bar.
When you were 13 and older, you know he is only looking at her... ummm.., future nursing abilities.
Quoted from o-din:All I know is he better hang on with that next bump coming up.
And hope she hangs on too
Quoted from PopBumperPete:so many games have non-PC art
removing them all would mean getting rid of 90% of our (classic) games
Treat it the same way as your typical Queensland racist.
An anachronistic relic that should no longer occupy any prominent place or position of influence in modern society.
Quoted from pinsanity:Treat it the same way as your typical Queensland racist.
An anachronistic relic that should no longer occupy any prominent place or position of influence in modern society.
if you want someone to dispose of that White Water (the girl is the only one NOT wearing a life jacket), or that EATPM, just call me
Quoted from PopBumperPete:if you want someone to dispose of that White Water (the girl is the only one NOT wearing a life jacket), or that EATPM, just call me
Equating imagery which promotes racial intolerance with water safety shows an appalling lack of perspective.
Quoted from pinsanity:Equating imagery which promotes racial intolerance with water safety shows an appalling lack of perspective.
OK
treating women as merely sex objects is (almost) as bad as treating people as less than human due to the color of their skin
Quoted from PopBumperPete:treating women as merely sex objects is (almost) as bad
...as taking them out and spending all your money on them and expecting them to say I love you.
Quoted from PopBumperPete:OK
treating women as merely sex objects is (almost) as bad as treating people as less than human due to the color of their skin
Finally a genuine public display of the PBP which is reflective of the attitudes of the person who sends me private correspondence.
Quoted from pinsanity:Finally a genuine public display of the PBP which is reflective of the attitudes of the person who sends me private correspondence.
OK
Quoted from Frippertron:I miss the eighties. Before the world got a giant stick up its ass.
The 80s sucked.
The worst music ever, the worst fashion, AIDS, the ray-guns, the first generation that would not do better than it's parents, wallpaper boarders.......
Quoted from vid1900:wallpaper boarders.......
Quoted from vid1900:The 80s sucked.
The worst music ever, the worst fashion, AIDS, the ray-guns, the first generation that would not do better than it's parents, wallpaper boarders.......
About the only redemptive thing that came out of the 80s was the sequel to Phantasm, and even that wasn't as good as the original.
Quoted from vid1900:The 80s sucked.
The worst music ever, the worst fashion, AIDS, the ray-guns, the first generation that would not do better than it's parents, wallpaper boarders.......
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Quoted from cosmokramer:First time I gotta disagree with Vid...
I could pull four more snippets from the 80s out. Still doesn't mean it wasn't the worst decade ever. Because it was!
Worst part about it was all those snotty spoiled kids and their parents that didn't give a shit or teach them any manners.
Quoted from o-din:Worst part about it was all those snotty spoiled kids and their parents that didn't give a shit or teach them any manners.
Same could be said with today's Tide pod eating kids. The 80s wasn't that bad at all.
Quoted from Pinplayer1967:Tide pod eating
Is that good stuff?
I got to live thru the 70s so what can I say? If you didn't, then you will never know.
I went thru the 80s , and a lot happened, but that's when they traded freedom for material goods. I actually enjoyed the 90s more as we took back some of that freedom.
Quoted from Blitzburgh99:We haven’t seen the worst decade yet....
True as disaster is sure to happen. But how did it ever go from the Bicentennial, the biggest, longest party in our country's history, to a bunch of suited, uptight yuppies running the place a few years later? I'm just glad that's all behind us now.
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