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OP of the throwback post from three weeks ago,
thaumaturgists (formerly durendals) actually rephrased its old text after a couple of years to have better wording regarding the notions of individual character agency:
on a textual level, a female character can dress however she wants and shouldn’t be shamed and hated for what she prefers to wear.
on a metatextual level, she might still have been designed with an intention to provide fanservice.
this means that criticising a design and the person/people who created it, as opposed to a character, is not misogyny. being displeased about the way a character has been designed is not synonymous with hating her. it is impotant to recognise that character designs don’t exist in a vacuum.
On related note, “slut shaming” is a term that refers to being shitty to real people who posses their own agency, not fictional characters. For further commentary on the matter, read any of those posts.
Things we addressed before:
- This sexy Larry Croft cosplay we reblogged earlier this month. No need to tag us under it anymore!
- The “Stop complaining! It’s only fiction! Learn to have some fun!” rhetoric
- The “Shut up until you have encyclopedic knowledge of this franchise’s lore!” rhetoric
~Ozzie, – wincenworks & -Icy