did they seriously just give arcee lipstick on the RID(2015)#2 Cover?!

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  1. StarScheme

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    it just seems really bizarre to start giving the female bots "Lipstick" as some morons guide to show that these are the girls plus it just doesn't look right on arcee for whatever reason
     
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    And the whining about it is becoming tiresome. Girl robots have colored lips, boo hoo. Get over it.
     
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    2 posts and it's already tiresome? or did someone complain about this in the past
     
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    Her lips have oxidized! :-D

    Also, artistic license + first world problems.
     
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    To be honest, TFP Arcee had blue-ish subtle lipstick and more pronounced lips than male bots. And her optics had framing shaped not unlike eyelashes.
    RiD Strongarm also has lipstick and eyelashes.

    Aliged cartoons simply use this kind of aesthetics. Regardless of if it's ok or not, it's in the source material for this comic book.
     
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    maybe it's just arcee's color scheme not meshing well with that color lipstick that's setting me off
     
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    I... really have no problem with this, like, at all. Like Haywired pointed out, TFP Arcee had subtle pinkish lips. I do think they went a bit overboard here but I don't think it's really something that deserves it's own topic 0.o
     
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    it just got a topic because well...in my mind it's like arcee just put on some robo-lipstick since we last saw her

    i understand artistic licenses and differences but i don't get why all the female bots have to have clearly defined lipstick

    it can't be subtle or just kind of there...it has to be so obvious they are wearing lipstick it completely smacks you upside the head just to notice it
     
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    It's a bit cartoony for my liking but it's not the worst artistic crime I've seen happen in IDW.
     
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    Like this?

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    Oh jebus, her thigh is bigger than her entire torso!
     
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    She did have lips on the show but they weren't as obvious looking in this. She looks silly in it but it's nothing that bad. I think they were just trying to convert Arcee into the RID15 style despite being just her TFP design. Still it should be more subtle looking and perhaps a bit more blue and/or black.
     
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    Tone down the lipstick. It is out of place. The free comic did not have tried the lipstick
     
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    I'm more concerned about Bee's massive mouthplate.

    But... but, you made an entirely seperate thread just to, to... to what exactly? Whine about? You couldn't have mentioned this in a future discussion thread for the comic?

    In fact, why is it that whenever a female transformer appears these days there's always some-sort-of criticism? I'm not even joking, there's always too sides: one side says that we don't need new fembots/cons and the other side complains about the design and you know what? I partially agree with both sides. We DON'T need more transformers there's so many already the writers can choose from and if the design is sexual, then yes there is room to criticize. But if the design is vaguely feminine, then you have absolutely no right to complain about, especially if it's something as minor as lipstick.

    Now yes it is massive and in your face, just like Strongarm's, but I'm not going to complain about, because I refuse to go down to that level.
     
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    I don't see the problem.
     
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    Transformers The Movie is the greatest work in the history of cinema. Orson Welles graced us with his final performance in that film. Arcee has the "lipstick" look in that film. Good enough for Orson, good enough for me.
     
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    I'm more concerned with how utterly awkward the art is overall. Bumblebee's chin looks like a mouthplate.

    :lol