TheBlueBomber
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Eh, looks fine to me lol
I am perfectly happy and all for sexualizing guys. But IMO this outfit just "looks" hideous, and not because it shows off skin. It is just aesthetically not pleasing and doesn't convey "sexy" to me.
That said, it's a personal choice and if it is something that entices women or others, then enjoy.
What's wrong with emasculation or being effeminate?
I don't know if you played the game ,but....
Grown up hope really doesn't participate in combat LOL XD
No idea.
All I know is some people get incensed when males aren't portrayed as square-jawed muscular manly men.
Any traits that a male character has that can be traditionally found in female characters is seen as a negative. And any instance of their body being used for something other than emphasizing power is also seen as a negative like in the first few screenshots shown in the OP.
It seems like some want to restrict the traditional trait exchange to only one direction. That is to say male --> female can be fine to them but female --> male is not.
Though the game has the idiotic female armor type of design for one of the female protagonists but thats another topic, but since its artwork by tony taka that really shouldnt surprise anyone.
Tell that to all of the people who defended Cindy's look in the FF15 threads, and then I'll consider it bullshit. Until then, it's quite legitimately still a problem.
Well... he's quite sexualized.
I'm not really into very muscular guys. But it's neat that male characters are being sexualized, too.
Of course it is, I'm not disagreeing. The designs are bullshit. I just don't think it's fair to assume that people calling out this design are totally okay with the (awful) female equivalents.
Lightning looked ridiculous too in her BDSM outfit from LR.
How's it neat? This isn't solving the problem, it's making it worse. Two wrongs don't make a right.
I don't see what's wrong with sexualization. The things I think are wrong with the sexualization of women in the industry is how gendered it is. It's very one-sided.How's it neat? This isn't solving the problem, it's making it worse. Two wrongs don't make a right.
You are better than to make it an Us Vs. Them sorta deal by agreeing with the statement.
The problem is that it is just a shitty design period. Clothing wise. As nothing jives together.
Where as this (MC from Shining Resonance) that Im actually playing currently has an "effeminate" male character which I have zero issues with as the characters outfit design isnt ugly as sin.
Though the game has the idiotic female armor type of design for one of the female protagonists but thats another topic, but since its artwork by tony taka that really shouldnt surprise anyone.
Hell even a good portion of the male MCs from the Tales series could be considered "effeminate" but dont get the hate this POS design does.
Bottom line is this character has an ugly as fuck outfit which is the issue.
This is how I feel. Bring on the sexy "armor" dudes, but nicely designed ones, thanks.More sexualized men are great, but I agree that the clothes are just fugly.
Is this really a problem, though?
This just...is.
I don't see what's wrong with sexualization. The things I think are wrong with the sexualization of women in the industry is how gendered it is. It's very one-sided.
It's okay for characters to be sexualized sometimes.
I don't think that the answer to the fact that female characters being oversexualized is to sexualize male characters just as much. But I do think it's okay to sexualize characters sometimes.
And I think it's sad that people tend to sexualize female characters, but not male characters as much...
Yes, it is. It's tacky as hell and we should be asking for better from a developer as prominent as Square.
Yes, it is. It's tacky as hell and we should be asking for better from a developer as prominent as Square.
It is sad, which is why we should stop fucking doing it. Throwing men into stupid looking bondage outfits isn't progress, it's more of the same problem.
It is ok for characters to be sexualized when sex is a part of their character. Nobody's complaining about EVA showing her cleavage because that's part of who she is and plays into her role in the plot. Shit like this though? Do you think Ronald McFantasy is just really into bondage or something? Or maybe he escaped some dominatrix dungeon and that's why he looks like he does?
Is there a source that clearly states the protagnist is male or is everyone assuming? My gf is a 100% certain it's supposed to be a woman while I really have no clue at all. Strange design.
Hahaha, everyone starts freaking out the minute it's a dude in skimpy armor.
I dunno, I like the style. Looks very heroic in a superhero/fantasy sort of way. I'm into it.
Skimpy armor for everyone!
Since there is often confusion in sexualized game character threads, here's a demonstration of the difference between the typical male power fantasy character designs that are abundant and one that's actually sexualized in the way female character often are. Just need some doa-style ballsack physics and my nightmare is complete.
mmh, multiple costumes?
Is there a source that clearly states the protagnist is male or is everyone assuming? My gf is a 100% certain it's supposed to be a woman while I really have no clue at all. Strange design.
I'm positive the problem is how there's huge imposing thigh guards, then this
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It's nsfw so it cannot be posted, but it's a clear example of that tweet with a ninja dressed like a woman with his dingaling wrapped in white tape.
mmh, multiple costumes?