GX.Sigma
Adventurer
Putting aside the slightly disturbing generalization of that post, I know what you're talking about, and I agree. I have read a few feminist essays that argue that a woman who embraces "to-be-looked-at-ness" is a victim of the scopophilia of male-dominated patriarchal society, but I think that's bull----. I know that I (heterosexual male) like to look as sexy as possible when I appear in public, and I think everyone likes to look good, especially to the opposite sex.Yeah, unfortunately T&A is apart of the way a woman expresses her identity as a woman. A super-woman of course would express themselves in a manner that was super-sexy, well, because they are a super-woman. Women are far more concerned with their body, in the way they reveal themselves provocatively, and have the desire to influence society and men around them. They themselves are quite willing to expose themselves and love the attention. If you are unable to get out of the basement and see the world just look at pics of women and how they dress at comic-cons. It's apart of their biology.
Criticizing an artist for reflecting this is misguided. Women love being "sex objects", it's a lie to say they don't.
It's a given that, in circumstances when one has the luxury of worrying about one's looks, one normally attempts to look good. What we're saying is, most D&D characters don't have that luxury. A chainmail bikini might look good, but looking good is not as important as not dying.
Even in non-adventuring contexts, looking good is usually not as important as being comfortable, warm, etc.
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