I love the idea of seeing more realistic bodies in games, cartoons, and other media, but that doesn't mean making every single character plus-sized. We need variation, we need women (and men!) of all proportions. Because the truth is, there are women who look like Rikku. They do exist. And by erasing that body type from view, you're just alienating a whole different group.
I agree. I was looking at these and thinking... "um there are girls who are actually fit". Wouldn't go as far as calling all of these characters plus sized, but they're bodies aren't representative necessarily of what activities they are constantly doing.
Lara Croft is the female equivalent of Indiana Jones, and he definitely doesn't have a gut till, like the fourth movie. They are extremely fit.
So are a bunch of other characters pictured here. Assassins, martial artists, etc. You generally have to be fit to be competent tat these things, and being competent at these things makes you fit.
I agree with you, some of those women's bodies really made sense for the particular character. The wardrobes are terrible, but bodies aren't the only issue. With different bodies we should expect to see a wider variety of roles for them as well. Because fixing the body and the clothes doesn't do much if we don't also fix the roles they play in stories.
I love the idea of seeing more realistic bodies in games, cartoons, and other media, but that doesn't mean making every single character plus-sized. We need variation, we need women (and men!) of all proportions. Because the truth is, there are women who look like Rikku. They do exist. And by erasing that body type from view, you're just alienating a whole different group.
I agree. I was looking at these and thinking... "um there are girls who are actually fit". Wouldn't go as far as calling all of these characters plus sized, but they're bodies aren't representative necessarily of what activities they are constantly doing.
Lara Croft is the female equivalent of Indiana Jones, and he definitely doesn't have a gut till, like the fourth movie. They are extremely fit.
So are a bunch of other characters pictured here. Assassins, martial artists, etc. You generally have to be fit to be competent tat these things, and being competent at these things makes you fit.
It would seem we agree my fine fellow. ObiWan and Shinobi were both fit as well ;)
I agree with you, some of those women's bodies really made sense for the particular character. The wardrobes are terrible, but bodies aren't the only issue. With different bodies we should expect to see a wider variety of roles for them as well. Because fixing the body and the clothes doesn't do much if we don't also fix the roles they play in stories.
I could not agree more with this, and wish I had more up arrows to give. Vary the roles, vary the stories that "matter."