I agree with you Em. Some of them are down right creeeepy.
Like sera369's. Eeep, that one freaks me out. A little Marilyn Manson-ish. Gives me the willies......*shudder*

I do just try not to look at them though. I am not sure how many cans of worms it would open if we all went around asking eachother to change our avatars. I wonder if it would be taken well??
Would it be infringement on personal rights? Especially if the person was some kind of artist and they drew, or painted, the avatar themselves??
I guess I'm in a strangely philosophical mood today.....