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Originally Posted by Andrew NDB
(Post 1963472)
Yeesh. Is this a thing?
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You kind of proved their point by asking.
No, society should not let go of the message that obesity is unhealthy, people need to understand that a dangerous amount of weight can and will eventually hurt them even if society stops with the
shaming part over it. Messages about health and the dangers of being too overweight (or underweight, or consuming too much saturated fat, sugar etc) can exist without shaming which generally never works anyhow.
That said... it's just a video game character. Let people have the option to create their player character how they want no matter what the player behind the screen looks like, don't limit it to just society's ideals that much of the population isn't even living up to itself. If people want a diverse set of characters that aren't all built the same, why shouldn't they be able to have that. It's a fantasy world, heart attacks don't exist, fat people don't get easily winded, and people can be resurrected forever.
That character looks like the classic heavyset barmaid character who, plot twist, found herself taking up arms. Stocky Dwarven ladies also exist in games without much complaint.
Been thin all my life, but wouldn't be opposed to making a
somewhat heavier-set lady, if it was available in games I play, to mix it up a little bit. Friend and I have been weekend evening WoW players for years. We're currently playing two female Tauren and I kind of like that they have a bigger presence on the screen. Next ones we make are gonna feel so small now. lol (Kinda like that chunky barmaid-turned-warrior angle. lol Been considering a Dwarf rogue or hunter next, maybe I'll headcanon her that way. :P)
All that said though, I think women are more inclined to create a character that reflects ourselves, at least our first one. My and my friend's first characters
were humans with similar hair color, etc to our own. We had the advantage of the only possible waistline being something that mostly looked like us anyhow, though if I consider being in someone else's shoes I can see why it may matter to some other people that they can't make one that reflects them quite as much if that's what they want.