I think you miss the point when I see this recycled memes about how whiny women are for being upset at character design when men are largely cool with it.
That… is the point.
The male characters tend to be designed to fit the MALE idea of cool, unrealistic or not- men tend to like ultra macho characters. If Kratos looked like a BTS member that would be “unrealistic” too but guess what? Statistically a larger percentage of the female population finds that attractive in design. And statistically- you’d likely have way less men thinking he was a cool looking character. When Raiden took over for snake this was a big thing especially in the west.
The female characters aren’t traditionally designed to appeal to women either- they are designed to appeal to men.
The issue being complained about is that the designs in popular fiction tend to cater more to male fantasy and ignore female fantasy.
That… is the point.
The male characters tend to be designed to fit the MALE idea of cool, unrealistic or not- men tend to like ultra macho characters. If Kratos looked like a BTS member that would be “unrealistic” too but guess what? Statistically a larger percentage of the female population finds that attractive in design. And statistically- you’d likely have way less men thinking he was a cool looking character. When Raiden took over for snake this was a big thing especially in the west.
The female characters aren’t traditionally designed to appeal to women either- they are designed to appeal to men.
The issue being complained about is that the designs in popular fiction tend to cater more to male fantasy and ignore female fantasy.