Quote Originally Posted by Tabbs View Post
Yes, but I'm not debating your opinion. You're free to think they'll look however you want -- I have my preferences too. What I am doing is saying "hey, cool opinion, but the way you're using this phrase isn't correct".

It's just ironic to see someone using idealized standards and stereotypes to describe how someone should or shouldn't look and then say "hey, art imitates life". Life is not idealized. Life is different for everyone. Feminine faces can be strong, masculine faces can be weak. Yeah there are some consistent physical differences/similarities between people, but this concept that certain people need to be a certain physique or behave a certain way is the direct result of people watching too much tv and playing too many games (where things are *usually* idealized); just as in history the rich French did not want to be faced with paintings of the poor doing their labor because it wasn't beautiful to them.

At any rate, it's bed time for me ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
On the point of male faces looking "strong/rugged/animilastic/hardened (whatever synonym that can go here"; this is a fact. Male faces are strong; the exception is the exception for a reason. All the males in XIV have more strong faces than feminine, or as you say "weak" ones.

Thing is, I'm using points to back up my statement. Just because someone says men can have feminine faces doesn't actually mean that's the standard in terms of game design within the game. Male Viera will most likely have strong faces with 1 feminine face, as is the case with all the male sin the game except maybe 1 of them? Miqo'te? Hyur?