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You Know You Want Official Devil May Cry Cardigans

Evil Tortie's Mom — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:49:41 MDT

@ohayou_kun: No guy has been able to wear a cardigan since Mr. Rogers left us.

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You Know You Want Official Devil May Cry Cardigans

ohayou_kun — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:47:29 MDT

a cardigan? Thats like women only, i've never seen a man wear one an still look normal.

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You Know You Want Official Devil May Cry Cardigans

coalhalo — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:27:42 MDT

I can alot of gamers wanting to buy the t-shirts, but just how many of you have been waiting for the "official" DMC stole? And they offer the Nero or Dante version, not much difference just red or blue. The polos are incredibly average. And the cuffs on the cardigans make them even less appealing. Maybe the fashion styles of some japanese gamers makes these items a must have for them. But I doubt anyone beyond the diehard DMC fanboy crowd would show much interest in the polos or cardigans. I do like the tshirts for myself, but when am I ever going to wear a "stole"? A scarf, yes. But not a "stole". Maybe next time Capcom will offer some official DMC loafers or boat shoes.

coalhalo

You Know You Want Official Devil May Cry Cardigans

FellTheDabus — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:19:10 MDT

@shikaningen: You're right, but I don't think the accusation of other games being hypermasculine is the driver so much as cultural differences. I'm not inclined to speak for the west in general, but americans in particular (of which I am one) cast aspersions on males who are, for lack of a better phrase, well put together, by which I mean groomed, dressed, not drooling, and so forth.

I agree that it's difficult to say that the DMC cast is really that effeminate, but put Dante next to Marcus Fenix (or that soaring pinnacle of humanity, Duke Nukem) in the cultural context, and well, you get "dantes is girlz lolz."

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You Know You Want Official Devil May Cry Cardigans

Zwei Voltage — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:17:31 MDT

They need to make some better shirts if they want my moniez.

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You Know You Want Official Devil May Cry Cardigans

Noks415 — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:09:54 MDT

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You Know You Want Official Devil May Cry Cardigans

epherlite — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:02:27 MDT

You know, the cardigan and polo are pretty ugly, but they have more items in the store link. I thought this was pretty nice: [www.enter-sis.com] Sort of reminds me of some of the print shirts I see at H&M or Jacob Connexion. Still a bit too price heavy for me, but not everything in the store is absolutely hideous.

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You Know You Want Official Devil May Cry Cardigans

loempiavreter — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:04:10 MDT

DMC and Skinhead wear? (btw how many traditional UK skinheads (non-racist) including me are into gaming anyway? handfull?)

Oh man they wasted the Cardigan and the Fred perry-like design Polo with that stupid acc.

Did they want to make a Village People crossed with Trojan Skinhead style?

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You Know You Want Official Devil May Cry Cardigans

sonofnone — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:47:11 MDT

"symbol of peace from the devil"

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You Know You Want Official Devil May Cry Cardigans

cowondinosaur — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:33:59 MDT

I'm just wondering what those clothes have to do with DMC.

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You Know You Want Official Devil May Cry Cardigans

BlindKarma — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:15:50 MDT

I'll wait for the Ninja Gaiden sweater vest.

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You Know You Want Official Devil May Cry Cardigans

Zwei Voltage — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:04:11 MDT

@shikaningen: Yeah, you tell 'em!

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You Know You Want Official Devil May Cry Cardigans

Sihaya — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 07:45:22 MDT

@shikaningen:
Can I shake your hand? that was brilliant!

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You Know You Want Official Devil May Cry Cardigans

Sailorcancer — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 07:08:25 MDT

Looks dull.

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You Know You Want Official Devil May Cry Cardigans

shikaningen — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 07:01:36 MDT

Yes, exceptionally ugly.

Now on to another point: Why is it that people have the idea that being a good-looking male = not being masculine. In terms of mannerisms and linguistic mores, I should think Dante to be even nauseatingly and excessively masculine. And in terms of appearance, I don't really think he is feminine in a significant or noteworthy way. He's just handsome is all.

And does the assertion that Devil May Cry doesn't feature masculinity reflect a value judgment? Is that to say that the game isn't as good as it would otherwise be? Should all games feature men with necks three feet in diameter, flat buzz cuts, and hideous Arnold Schwarzenegger faces like UT3 and sundry other games that have been left to soak in testosterone days, not minutes, too long?

I posit that it's not that Dante et al. are feminine, but that characters from other games are fantastically, grotesquely, and teratologically hypermasculinized.

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You Know You Want Official Devil May Cry Cardigans

tehFluffz — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 06:39:42 MDT

Those are pretty ugly.

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You Know You Want Official Devil May Cry Cardigans

Xenigma — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 05:05:57 MDT

Looks like you have to pay extra to get truly ugly fan clothing.

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You Know You Want Official Devil May Cry Cardigans

Esplosion — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 05:01:14 MDT

I can understand there's going to be ugly game related clothing, but what the hell were they thinking with that giant pocket on the short sleeved Dante shirt?

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Fadakar — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 02:42:06 MDT

Devil May Cry Official Wear: For the nerd who just needs it in your life.

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