New Race Announced! The Au Ra

[Sadana]

I'm not digging the glued-on looking scales, but I will play with the character creation for these to see how they actually look. Maybe with some options, they'll grow on me.

[Jinrya-Geki]

Why exactly is it sexist for the females Au'Ra to be smaller?

[Omegakiyohime]

Why exactly is it sexist for the females Au'Ra to be smaller?

To be honest, I don't think it is, but then again I'm a man who doesn't really encounter sexism directed towards myself on a daily basis so I couldn't really give you a full, detailed accounting as to why someone feels that way like an earlier poster could. This thread has kind of devolved into "SJWs are destroying the world" craziness though so they've probably just left.

[Wildsprite]

Why exactly is it sexist for the females Au'Ra to be smaller?

some people get the idea that having them smaller makes them look weaker. but nature tends to choose male or female to be smaller depending on the species but then again I suspect these people think nature is sexist too

[Mahri]

So, I'd be one of the first to call out sexism, but really, this doesn't bug me too much. If anything I'm more disappointed that the male version is leaning hard on a sort of overwrought shonen-anime stereotype much like the male miqo'te, and doesn't get to be nearly so elegant as this. Guys can be cutesy in FFXIV (lalafell) and girls can be totally swole (roegadyn) but where's the semi-androgynous prettyboy option?

As for what we've got here: I really like the skin thing for some reason. It adds character -- if anything, I wish they'd gone more heavy on it, though it seems the artists were reluctant to "tarnish" the character's beauty, sad to say. What I'm seeing here is a character who can have a bit of the beastly look of miqo'te girls without the forced anime cutesiness, and a bit of the grace of elezen without those ultra-wierd proportions.

[Mysteltain]

Why exactly is it sexist for the females Au'Ra to be smaller?

Because...uhh...yeah, that's why! Uhh.

Really though, I don't see anything wrong with it. I personally think it's nice to see a more marked difference between males and females in this race, rather than the usual "slimmer + breasts" that is the normal case (barring Lalafell, but they're the exception). Different horn styles and scale patterns, difference in height and stature--it's nice. Besides, the two tribes look to have a sort of Midlander/Highlander difference, in that the ones are the left appear more...aggressive(?) I guess, while the ones on the right look less so (going by their stances and emotes).

[Ilitsa]

Why exactly is it sexist for the females Au'Ra to be smaller?

It isn't. Some people want to make it out to be as such though.

[QiLymePye]

I like the new race. These people that are crying foul really need to realize an important fact...Its not your creation. This is Yoshi's design for a new character, his dream and wishes. Its like getting mad at an artist because he didn't use enough of your fav color in his artwork. This is why we have such a lack of imagination and innovation as it is. People shut down and criticize everything new just because its not what they would have done. I pay a subscription to enjoy Yoshi's game. Not my game. I want to enjoy his creativity, see whats in his head. All these people complaining, just be happy we are practically getting a brand new game in a few months. Calm down. And if you want to change it so bad and disagree with where their "imagination" is taking you, feel free to apply to be on their dev team. other than that, grow up.

[Fleur]

Why exactly is it sexist for the females Au'Ra to be smaller?

Usually when there is sexual dimorphism like this in game races, it is the result of this sort of thinking: "we want the men to look powerful and tough, but we don't want the women to look like that! It is better for women to be small and pretty!"

These races aren't designed by a team of biology majors who were tasked with imagining unique races for their final project; they are made by game designers to appeal to players.

(not speaking for anyone here, just trying to answer this question )

I like the Au Ra, and am okay with the gender differences, but IMHO it is silly to disregard why they probably designed them to be as different as they did.

[Katsaria]

Not long now before this thread gets locked and for good reason. We don't need this garbage spreading to XIV as well.