Yah, I believe he's brought it on himself.....backfired, so to speak.
Here's the deal: When you dress and act like you're a bad-a$$, and you do it among friends, it can be funny if everyone's aware that it doesn't represent who you really are. I never thought he was a pretty-boy...he looks a bit sleazy, if you ask me. He might be a good guy, though, and I love the game. But if the community treats you (or you treat yourself) like a demi-god, by putting your picture online everywhere with looks that suggest you take yourself way-too-seriously, then expect to be bashed for your vanity.
For example, on his cat-scan site, under "hate mail," he linked a picture of himself to the word "unnatractive," which a writer had labeled him with.....the intention, it seems, to show that the writer was wrong.
Maybe it's just me, but this mug isn't what I'd call my ultimate ideal of male beauty.
Maybe he'd get a better response if he tried to be less like Mickey Rourke and more like just another average Joe that happens to be passionate about creating entertainment for people.
-Scott
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