Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24758063-20140927132230/@comment-34326521-20141118202821

Jessanna Stansu wrote: I meant sexist, I just couldn't remember the word at that moment. Apologies.

I know some girls dress like that now, but... nearly all of the Omniverse female characters dress like that. The looks most of the female characters get are rather... revealing. The low-necked crop tops and short skirts and dresses really bug me, because not all girls dress like that! But don't get me wrong, I do like some of the Omniverse designs. Gwen's new hairstyle is pretty cool, Kai looks pretty cool, and I like Julie's new hoodie. And I love Ester, Charmcaster, and Elena's Omniverse designs (Especially Elena's) because those are action-oriented characters and they're dressed like they're ready for action at any time. It's just a little insulting to the female Omniverse fans, because most of the designs can be sexist. And you can't dismiss this by saying that Ben 10 is for guys and there aren't any female Ben 10 fans, because I'm here, aren't I? OK, just because something can be interpreted as sexist doesn't actually make it sexist. I agree, many of their outfits are too short, to put it mildly. However, aren't you just projecting what you like on to what the characters (for lack of a better word; this is the way the characters are, be it by intentional design or not - if you've ever created a character, you should know why the "or not" portion is valid) like? For example, I don't like the way Ben combs his hair (it's minor, but it's there). I don't like that Kevin wears... whatever it is he's wearing. I didn't like Cooper's magical "growth spurt" (which, let's face it, was definitely not for the benifit of the heterosexual male fans of the series, like the outfits worn by female characters are not for the benefit of heterosexual female fans). I also don't like that Gwen's skirt barely qualifies as such. Yet I wouldn't say that it's "wrong" or "sexist" for any of these characters to dress the way they do. The artwork is a minor concern, given the plot.

Note, though, that Kai's outfit is appropriate for what she does. In case you haven't noticed, scouts wear shorts. They do that because they walk through dense forests and such. Kai investigates long lost temples in the midst of jungles all around the world. Her outfit is a reflection of that.