nomotog said:
So do you really not see it, or are you trying to make a point that you see, but don't think it's a problem. Because they are very different. It's practically a game of spot difference sexulation version. See if you can spot all the ways the character has been made to look more sexy. (I found around 6.)
Of course she is, that character was meant to be as appealing to audience as possible. It's a cheap marketing ploy but it works. And it not just females, why do you think Nathan Drake looks like he looks? Because of "every woman wants to be with him and every man wants to be him" paradigm that's embodied in so many characters but James Bond probably is the best known example of that idea.
But why stop there. Even cartoon and even non human characters are made same way, to appeal to widest possible audience. It took a year, for example, to finish with all back and forth during the design of Sonic the Hedgehog.
Is it sexist? Not in my opinion. Is it problematic? Well... I would say maybe, more research on it's effects should have to be done. But even then, in my opinion, it's less problematic than all the beauty advertisement which is also less problematic than all the modified images on social networks (I go with idea that the less removed from reality it is, the greater impact it has on person)
But in the end, people should be free to make what they want to make and offer it to the public. If public hates it, it will fail and if market loves it it will succeed. That's about it. Individual feeling can and should be expressed but should not be forced upon creators.