Ayu as a sex symbol

[HiruNoKaze]

Hey everyone...Hiru's rants are back...

Once in awhile, we get a pic of Ayu with greater sexual overtones than usual. It seems to be rather uncommon with Ayu; it's just not the way she is. I'm not talking about stylish and sexy, I'm talking about things that suggest you know what. Anyone have any conjectures on Ayu's view of this? How do you think it impacts her image if you think it does? I want to discuss this because sexual and Ayu do not seem to mix at all from my perspective--it's a big incongruity to me. Anyone ever felt the same way when you come upon a slightly risque pic once in a blue moon?

Case Study: BLUE BIRD poster
My girlfriend was a little weirded out by my BLUE BIRD poster; she said that Ayu doesn't have very many clothes on in the pic. When I said that it's Guam and that most people have far fewer clothes on, she got to the point, saying that there's no ambiguity in the message Ayu's conveying with THAT pose...Well I told her what Ayu means to me and that when I look at the poster, I don't see what she sees.

Let me ask everyone, when you look at the BB poster, what do you see? A sex symbol ala Marilyn Monroe? A pornstar? Promiscuity? Is the pose designed to arouse the viewer as if it were saying, "come hither"? Or do you see a pose that hearkens back to classical art with all those chicks lying around "reclining"? When my eyes meet hers, I still feel something of that attitude that is undeniably Ayu. That one aspect of her pose, subtle at first, marks the difference between a vulnerable sexual pose and this powerful woman's majesty...

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A lot of people around here have said that they think Ayu is super pretty etc etc etc but that she doesn't drive them into a horny rage. People really do love and care about Ayu as a person and THAT is beautiful thing. Thus, Ayu not only reaches out to people, but she also unites them as we are united here on AHS. She's somewhat of a saint, isn't she? She's human; that's starkly clear. But part of what comprises Ayu has an angelic quality.

Please discuss other examples of sexual poses (at least on the superficial level) too if you're so inclined; I'd love to analyze others.

Here's one I found recently on zyrex.org (page 13 of Ayumi Hamasaki photos):

This one kinda disturbs me...lol. I haven't seen another one quite like this.
(Btw what's up with her ear.)