Body confidence campaigners try to redesign video game women

[Pyrrho]

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Although I agree that it would be good to have more realistic choices (and certainly that there should be less objectification of women), I think many people fail to realize why things like Barbie look the way they do.  When looking at something in miniature, it is harder to see detail, and so characteristics are often exaggerated to make them more apparent.  Barbie is not intended to be realistic; she is intended to be obviously female.  She is also way too small to be a real woman.  If she were realistic, she would be several feet tall.  But that would not make her suitable for her intended purpose.

The same idea applies to anything viewed on a small screen.  To make it easy to distinguish between male and female, characteristics need to be exaggerated.  If we were looking at life-size images, then no exaggeration would be necessary to have the normal ability to distinguish between male and female.  But in miniature, in order to have the same immediacy of being able to distinguish between male and female, distinguishing characteristics must be exaggerated.

That is an interesting point.

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Also, the first Laura is from an earlier version of the game. The current Laura is still beautiful but doesn't look so extreme.




This Laura is still fit but her proportions are within the realm of possibility.

Interestingly, she is much more attractive than either image of Lara Croft in the opening post.  Some stylized extremes are not really very attractive.

Healthy, fit, and realistic, in my opinion, is the most attractive.  But, of course, other people have different taste.

Also, taking a look at this link you provided earlier:

http://theathleticbuild.com/the-top-50-h...s-of-2015/

That is not going to help with most women's "body confidence."  Most women do not have the time for the amount of exercise they get, and are not starting with the same inherent advantages.  However, I think many women could look quite good with moderate exercise and being careful about what they eat.  The same is true of men.  Most people, however, will not do these things.