Quote from Textualpoacher
YES! Where's the "Who cares" option?
I feel like this question gets asked every week, so this answer goes out to everyone who repeats it every week.
No one cares that you care about people caring whether or not that you care about the poll you don't like.
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Quote from -shiratori-
You don't have to take everything so seriously. And the poll question is actually legitimate, as you would be faced with this decision when drawing a manga. It's not about reducing the character so the size of their boobs, but you cannot ignore it either as you have to give the character some kind of breasts if its female. Personal preference aside, it should simply fit the character.
The poll implies that the most important thing about a female character is the size of her breasts. I don't care what intention goes into the thinking behind this poll, this is how it comes off to a lot of people.
Where does objectification come into play? Look at the wording. "You are creating a manga with a female character." One, I have not read a manga without a female character. Two, why a female character? Don't we have the option of having multiple female characters? All female characters should be different, why is the poll treating them as if they are the same? Are all women reducible to one blob of titties?
Three, why does boob size even matter? Why is it the first thing to consider when you are creating a female character? The poll doesn't say that it is but again, that's how the poll comes off. Fourth, WHY DOES BOOB SIZE MATTER? Is it somehow indicative of personality?
Look at the type of response this poll elicits. "Personal preferences aside"? Please, this poll is about personal preferences. Why does it ask for just a female character then? What's next, a poll that asks "You are creating a manga with a female character, she is (submissive) (abrasive) (sensual)"? News flash, women are different and that's still misogynistic bs.
Although the question could've been worded more adequately (let's face it - we're not all English majors here) it seems like the majority of the forumites understood it better than you did.
Yes, ultimately the question objectifies (fictional!) women, but it goes deeper than that. As a character designer/mangaka, it is up to you whether or not sex appeal plays a part in the sales of your product.
If you think you can work it with "normal" sizes and rely on your story-telling abilities, go for your life, if you want the series to be a little bit ecchi to cater to a niche demographic, you can do that too.
THAT'S why boob sizes matter. The forum is filled with different types of people with different types of tastes. You talk as if this is forced upon you. You bring up misogyny as if you don't have even a hint of misandristic agenda.
Heck, I don't get why people are so fucking upset when the winning vote is going to "average".
That should tell you something.
So yes, you are being a little hysterical for taking this so damn irrationally.
I mean, why you're even taking this poll seriously is beyond me. I mean...how can you not vote the last option?!
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