Centaur
I have just stumbled upon the MetroSexual Tarot deck (a deck in progress), scans of which can be seen at the following:-
http://www.thomasscoville.com/metrosexual/
Now... I feel that the MetroSexual Tarot deck is one which pertains to a certain kind of gay-lifestyle: with card names such as Abs, Manicurist, The Designer, The Salon and Cocktails. As a gay man, I have to say that I was very put-off by these card-names, and the images on them. In my opinion, there is no depth to them. In order for a tarot-deck to appeal to me, I have to feel some deep connection with it. This deck appears to be very shallow. Hell, there are even two cards named FABULOUS and PRESCRIPTIONS!!!! I mean, WHAT?!
In my frustration I thought back to another gay deck I am aware of: that of the Gay Tarot:-
http://www.tarotpassages.com/gaytarotpix.htm
In my opinion, this deck manages to steer clear of any association with one particular gay-lifestyle. The MetroSexual tarot appears to be heavily entrenched in ideas re. the fashion conscious gay-person who is all about image, drugs, and alcohol (I know many people for whom the MetroSexual Tarot reads like a diary entry). The Gay Tarot does not pertain to this blinkered view, and is thus in my opinion a more appealing and refreshing deck. I have not seen many of the scans, just those available on tarotpassages.com, but I am very impressed by what I see. I particularly like The Lovers card which has an amazing depth to it: a depth that is severely lacking in what I have seen of the MetroSexual Tarot deck.
In my opinion the Gay Tarot is a deck which expresses the depth of life as a gay-man, whereas the MetroSexual Tarot reads like a sordid excerpt from a badly written gay-novel, perpetuating a very stereotypical view of what it is to be a gay man.
I was just wondering what everyone else thought?
C
http://www.thomasscoville.com/metrosexual/
Now... I feel that the MetroSexual Tarot deck is one which pertains to a certain kind of gay-lifestyle: with card names such as Abs, Manicurist, The Designer, The Salon and Cocktails. As a gay man, I have to say that I was very put-off by these card-names, and the images on them. In my opinion, there is no depth to them. In order for a tarot-deck to appeal to me, I have to feel some deep connection with it. This deck appears to be very shallow. Hell, there are even two cards named FABULOUS and PRESCRIPTIONS!!!! I mean, WHAT?!
In my frustration I thought back to another gay deck I am aware of: that of the Gay Tarot:-
http://www.tarotpassages.com/gaytarotpix.htm
In my opinion, this deck manages to steer clear of any association with one particular gay-lifestyle. The MetroSexual tarot appears to be heavily entrenched in ideas re. the fashion conscious gay-person who is all about image, drugs, and alcohol (I know many people for whom the MetroSexual Tarot reads like a diary entry). The Gay Tarot does not pertain to this blinkered view, and is thus in my opinion a more appealing and refreshing deck. I have not seen many of the scans, just those available on tarotpassages.com, but I am very impressed by what I see. I particularly like The Lovers card which has an amazing depth to it: a depth that is severely lacking in what I have seen of the MetroSexual Tarot deck.
In my opinion the Gay Tarot is a deck which expresses the depth of life as a gay-man, whereas the MetroSexual Tarot reads like a sordid excerpt from a badly written gay-novel, perpetuating a very stereotypical view of what it is to be a gay man.
I was just wondering what everyone else thought?
C