>>809714>disagree, everyone sexualizes ellie and abby, the characters from the last of us, and they're pretty "realistic" looking without being hyper-sexualized.This. In fact, most peoples sexual crushes are often fictional characters with modest designs
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>Ironic for you to accuse me of strawmanning you and then imediately following up with a strawman. I never said that there aren't lots of female characters that aren't sexualized. What I said, and I will copy what I said word for word here since you didn't read it the first time, is: '"What is annoying is how often women in media (especially videogames) are all interchangeable onlyfans models."'.Ok that’s a fair point.
>It's hiperbolic, but it's not a lie. You'll find very, very few people who dislike the sexualization of fictional characters just by virtue of them being sexualized – what is overwhelmingly seen are people who dislike the fact that exclusively one gender is sexualized while the other isn't.Men are sexualised in media as well but it’s not viewed as such.
>They have huge audiences, so a lot of people care about what they think. A lot more people than the 3 feminists somewhere who dislike all forms of sexualization in media.The people who complain about fanservice are the same people who whine about “Mary Sues”
It’s just a result of the “awkwardness is adorable” trope that’s been promoted in media since the 1990s and 2000s.
In the 2010s it got even worse with journalists and fans complaining about characters who are naturally talented, stoic, and never had to struggle unnecessarily with attaining basic powers.
I have noticed that most of the characters that appeal to “relatability” are often the characters that are awkward, unworldly, excessively positive, pathetic, etc
Protagonists that are cynical and aren’t easily forgiving of villains are branded as “angsty asshole teens” who need to get over themselves
Villainy is no longer warranted of immediate punishment. People literally root for the villain to destroy everything a thousand times over and be forgiven. Villains are made to be perfectionists, dripping with wit, and exceptionally handsome
Have you ever noticed especially in anime, that villians tend to be sexier than the heroes?
Look at the Akatsuki in Naruto
Muzan from Demon Slayer
Any sexy-looking heroes are often given tragic backstories or are killed off.
>>809717>I don't mean just in the video games too, I'm disappointed by how few women wear dresses IRL now too. Everyone's in fucking wedgied yoga pants all the time.Bruh that’s mainly a ghettofab meme
Most women wear jeans and skirts unless you live in the ghetto.
>>809732People complain about sexualisation in teen media but they’re okay with violence, death, gore, and racism.
You have people going apeshit over some risqué fashion designs for young kunoichi in Boruto while excusing the fact that said kunoichi are going up against cosmic villians with the ability to rewrite internal memories.