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Hey @riotgames & @LeagueOfLegends artists: I LOVE (most of) your work and you're all SO incredibly talented. But can we please create female characters with more proportionate & realistic bodies? I understand silhouettes/art theory/etc but... just small improvements... pls? #2020
Show us you understand anatomy and physics. How boobs work. How gravity works. How spines work. Proportions of boobs to head. Proportions of boobs to waist to hips. And I KNOW you know all this... Your characters (and us, your players) deserve better. Make your games inclusive!
I've noticed improvements in several of your more recent female characters, and yet I feel like this needs to be said again: There is a difference between sexy and sexualised. Both are not always necessary.
Excellent breakdown by @MattiasLehman here:
https://mattiaslehman.com/gender-representation-in-league-of-legends/
Excellent breakdown by @MattiasLehman here:
https://mattiaslehman.com/gender-representation-in-league-of-legends/
Lots of gems throughout that whole article, but this part in particular hits the nail on the head:
"Letâs take, for example, Doctor Shen and Nurse Akali. In this case (and many more like it), the message is clear: Men are there to do things; women are there to be looked at."
"Letâs take, for example, Doctor Shen and Nurse Akali. In this case (and many more like it), the message is clear: Men are there to do things; women are there to be looked at."
We need to consider how women are represented in our games if we're going to change the toxic attitudes towards women within the gaming community. And this affects not just the attitudes of your male demographic, but also how women & girls feel playing it. Games are for everyone!
PS. And yep, naturally this goes for ALL artists designing ALL female characters everywhere... I'm simply pointing out the ones in #LeagueOfLegends since it's the game I play most and care most about personally. 
Huge thanks to aaaall the Very Upset
people commenting and RT'ing this thread with a whole range of insults, proving exactly my point about misogyny in gaming. You're all helping to spread the message and demonstrate exactly why it's important... 
people commenting and RT'ing this thread with a whole range of insults, proving exactly my point about misogyny in gaming. You're all helping to spread the message and demonstrate exactly why it's important...
Oh boy, this is still going? Ok, quick responses to a few of the main constructive comments:
1. The image was from the article I shared (from 2014) where the author described specific characters. I merged them and added a handful more for a quick collage. Recent examples? Sure:
1. The image was from the article I shared (from 2014) where the author described specific characters. I merged them and added a handful more for a quick collage. Recent examples? Sure:
2. Regarding a handful male characters also being sexualised - absolutely. OTT sexualisation of men isn't good either. Sexy bodies come in all shapes & sizes - let's celebrate diversity! That said, they're still catering to the male gaze, not a female one. https://twitter.com/annabrandberg/status/1250938081135529985
3. Male characters at least have more diversity. The female characters (besides like... Illaoi, Camille and Jinx?) (who I love, don't get me wrong) basically all have one body type.
Can we have more of characters like Illaoi, Camille and Jinx pls?
Can we have more of characters like Illaoi, Camille and Jinx pls?
4. Animals don't count. Yordles don't count. CHILDREN most certainly don't count.
Stop trying to use them as examples.
Stop trying to use them as examples.
5. Nobody's trying to "take away your titties". Ofc I love sexy art, ofc I love boobs, ofc I love a good butt. But there's a difference btwn SEXY & SEXUALISED. Female characters in games deserve better than to just be sex objects catered to the male gaze. https://www.themarysue.com/sexy-vs-sexualized/
