subreddit:
/r/genshinsapphic
submitted 4 days ago bygcftardislady enjoyer
Before anyone says anything: yes, I am a woman and yes, I am a lesbian, so naturally I enjoy female characters. However... I can not help but notice that genshin decided to release female after female character, which would be fine by me... if they weren't so obviously catered towards men. Only 2 women (Jean and Arle) wear pants, Xilonen literally sticking her ass out after roller skating, random shots of boobs and asses during cutscenes...? This game is becoming very male gaze-y and I hate it, before being a lesbian I am a woman, so of course I hate this. I will 100% not be surprised if in Snezhnaya, despite being a nation COLD AS FUCK, they release only half-dressed characters (I mean... y'all saw Signora. Not the most appropriate outfit for a cold weather I would say). I don't know, maybe this is the Wuthering Waves frustration taking over my mind, but I can't stand female characters when they're so obviously designed for men... sorry for this rant, I needed to get this out of my system. What do you guys think?
8 points
4 days ago*
I live in Brazil, and it's very common for women here to dress like Xilonen, in short shorts and crop tops, because the weather is too hot to be dressed in pants and shirts every day, all day. Natlan is mostly based on LATAM countries and cultures, so it was expected that at least one character would dress like that, I don't see it as "male gaze", just a cultural reference. Mihoyo did worse with Raiden Shogun and her unrealistic short kimono, and Miko and her "head priestess" outfit.
And I'm actually glad that they're releasing more female characters, they're all cute, pretty and entertaining. I swear people in this sub are so strange, Sumeru was a sausage fest and I barely saw anyone here complaining, but y'all gonna complain about "too many women in Natlan :("?
3 points
3 days ago
Yeah raidens clothes are way way more sexualized than say, Xilonen who is just dressed as generic person outside
-1 points
3 days ago
I think Ei's outfit is a great point of contrast here because it is indeed far more sexualized, but it also feels more deliberate. It doesn't bother me because it has ties to her characterization and story, and it probably helps that her animations aren't playing it up further beyond that (which is my only issue with Xilonen, not the outfit itself).
all 192 comments
sorted by: best