CannonFodder52
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So maybe a better approach is to tell people not to become deceived by unrealistic video game characters.
"The tl;dr version is that prominent female characters in video games are not allowed to be ugly, because they're designed with the gaze of the presumed straight male player in mind."
Why would someone want to play ugly characters?
Most female characters look just fine now (not too sexualized). Shouts of feminists have obviously been heard and i think there was already a change in the vg industry.
I think that female characters like Yen/Triss, Aloy, Sitara or the new Lara, are designed to appeal both female and male players - but not to spread an unrealistic image of a girl/woman.
On the other hand i'm aware of asian beauty standards to some degree, after watching a documentary about young south korean women who spend a fortune(!) to have a beautiful face with a wish to be more successful and to look like their unrealistic role models. Can this be related to video game characters in rare cases?! Undoubtfully this is wrong.
Instead of taking away our beloved characters that we find beautiful/sexy/hot - whether they are female or male - try to extend the awareness of the community.
There are people on this forum promoting this change. This isn't even the protagonist.