Women and Armor!

[Aegis]

Try again yourself, and maybe purchase the official artbook. What I am stating is clearly written there, sorry to break it on you. The "Idol" concept and the cosplayer community were the things behind the Miqo'te outfit (also the poses, I'd say).
And anyway, stating that they were base off the Mithra is shortsighted to say the least - as if the Mithra were the first catgirls in the history of Japan.

The ARR artbook? You are aware that miqo'te existed before ARR? Miqote are based on Mithra, I don't see how that's in any way deniable. Just like Lalafell are based on Taru Taru and Roegadyn are based on Galka. That particular costume may be designed with cosplayers in mind, but that's not what you said. You said:

Please remember that the female Miqo'te was based off the concept of "Idol"

I don't see how defending the outfit as being 'aimed at cosplayers' makes it any less tacky.

Whatever. I think YOU are the one objectifying women.

Show me how I have reduced a female to her physical attributes. I have advocated nothing more than gear not changing when transferred across genders solely for the purpose of being more revealing (Such as DRG AF or the Coatee set).

I am just stating how nature is: men like women, women like men. Sometimes men like men and women like women. But in all cases, if someone thinks something else is beautiful, it's only natural to be attracted to it. If you think this means "objectifying", that's your issue.

I never argued that being attracted to someone is in any way wrong (though I would worry about being attracted to a computer game character). That's a strawman. What I am arguing is that altering gear across genders for the sole purpose of being more revealing is objectification. That's pretty cut and dry.

Yes, I am sure. I am for equality, and feminism is the death of equality.

Without this 'death of equality' your gf would not be able to vote and wouldn't be paid as much as her male colleagues.