CulixCupric said:
Lilani said:
I'm sure there are workarounds for ladies with big breasts, and I'm sure it has a lot to do with how they use the bow and what sort of bow they're using. I think the only real way to tell is to simply build a model and try, or find a woman with breasts about those size and have her try the bow.
right, if they're larger than a size b, use a crossbow from the hip. the cliche of every female hero having large breast is insulting, not just to the girls, but male games too, saying that all we care about the character is if they're hot, and we aren't interested unless they're attractive.
See, this is a problem I've been seeing a lot of lately. I am a female, and I am not offended by female characters with large breasts, initially anyway. Large breasts on their own are nothing--they just happen sometimes. I have a few friends who are simply naturally well-endowed. And I don't mind this at all in fantasy characters, as long as the breasts aren't their only asset. If they have a complex personality to go with them, and dress reasonably for their situations, then it's not a big deal at all.
And you know what? Even skimpy outfits on their own aren't sexist. They can be obnoxious and annoying at times, especially when they're just completely unreasonable for the situation at hand, but they are not inherently sexist. A woman fighting in a bikini is not really any different from a guy fighting in a loincloth. It's not the clothes that make it sexist. I think Moviebob pointed this out: The reason we get so angry about scantily clad females is because when you've got a sexy male character on the cover of a game, his pose usually says something about his personality. He might look angry, determined, strong, vengeful, whatever. But if a sexy female character is posing, her pose isn't saying anything about her as a character. She's posed as though she's checking herself out in a mirror just outside the shot. Rather than her pose reflecting something of her inner self, she is posed to look as sexy as possible. And I don't think it's something they are consciously doing when they compose these shots--it's rampant in comic books, too. It's just how we've come to advertise male and female characters.
Again, I'm just a female, so I can't speak for how offensive big breasts are for men. But please do not tell me that it's offensive to females. You don't know that. Don't assume we're offended until we say so. We don't need anybody saying we're angry about something when we're not, or when it's simply not worth getting angry about. There are far too many other tropes and stereotypes in popular culture which need to be dealt with (like how Hollywood STILL has a huge aversion to interracial couples and couples in which the woman is taller than the man, or how in sitcoms the man in a couple can be overweight or ugly but the woman always has to be slender and attractive [King of Queens, Everybody Loves Raymond, Flintstones, etc]).
