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[hey_it's_that_dog]

Cuz underboob is more TV friendly than overboob. Got it.

It's like 80% exposure vs 10%. Why are so many people pretending these are equally revealing outfits?

 

[Zackat]

Mika, her muscle power.

Edit: hmm this gif won't work.

 

[Fersis]

Be thankful that no one picked Laura.
All of Laura's costumes are straight up gross.

 

[docyoe]

As a german I never understood America's need to censor sexual depiction or swearing in regular tv.....but depiction of violence was always okay.....so weird

 

[Warxard]

Stuff like this bothers me

But lately I've learned there is no point in having an opinion like mine because apparently things like male gaze and sexy female character design isn't OK to enjoy so things like this are "good"

Nice victim complex there chief

 

[Complicated]

Both costumes are pretty terrible. They probably don't want to give people any reason to be embarrassed to watch it which is how I would think about it if I was at ESPN.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Evo 2017 on Skinemax

 

[Data West]

Wish they'd censor Mika's voice for real

 

[Pai Pai Master]

That version looked way better.

Yep it's funny what just a tiny bit of restraint can do. They went ham with the SFV design and it became oversexed and ridiculous, instead of that original balance of silly and sexy.

 

[Syntsui]

Say thanks that no one picked Laura.
All of Laura's costumes are straight up gross.

The standard one is tamer than Mika's tho.

 

[Ban Puncher]

Evo 2017 on FapRoulette

 

[NeonBlack]

Oh god, they're gonna have to use a blur line for Cammy.

 

[Anth0ny]

the female costumes, and female designs in general in sfv are just terrible imo

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

RIP DoA on ESPN.

Why would ESPN worry if it's aired late-night?

 

[Orcastar]

Is this why Cammy's nipples were removed too?

 

[Hyun Sai]

After seeing the story mode, Mika AND Cammy outfits were even more cringe worthy.

I take Laura default costume over those 2 everyday.

 

[『Inaba Resident』]

Is this why Cammy's nipples were removed too?

Considering most people didn't even notice the change, no.

 

[Enter The 36 Chambers]

the female costumes, and female designs in general in sfv are just terrible imo

Gotta agree with this. Having Mika on TV is just embarrassing for the Fgc.

Not like anyone's gonna take them seriously anyway I guess.

 

[Ragnorok64]

The real test will be to see if Mortal Kombat ever makes it ESPN broadcast while characters like Mika are still forced to cover up.

 

[Zafir]

The designs are ridiculous and make no sense at all anyway, so meh. *shrug*

 

[GinoFelino]

It was directed at the people who think that characters like R. Mika should be less attractive because it would give women an unrealistic standard of beauty or whatever. Well, that and video game characters being too sexy is supposed to be a bad thing in general.

That's fine too, right? People can have that opinion. 99,99% of female characters are still being designed to be as attractive as possible.

It's still unique to have a female character as different-looking as many male characters are. A female FANG or Bison, for instance. That diversity, would it ever happen, will never take away handsome female characters, just like there are still many handsome male characters.

Fitshaming is a silly concept regarding character design. It's only a thing with people IRL, and has a much different meaning/context there too.

 

[SolidSnakex]

I don't like how this bodes for future Street Fighter iterations and costumes.

I don't thinks you have anything to worry about given that this costume is the best selling DLC for SFV

 

[FluxWaveZ]

Considering most people didn't even notice the change, no.

I would argue yes. Most people wouldn't have noticed it, but it'd just take a few people turning it into an issue at a grand stage like ESPN and EVO for it to becoming a hot topic.

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

Gotta agree with this. Having Mika on TV is just embarrassing for the Fgc.

Not like anyone's gonna take them seriously anyway I guess.

Serious enough for some serious high quality production value.

ESPN is now the default way to watch EVO.

 

[Familienoberhauptvogel]

Spandex will do that

make boobs look like butt cheeks?

 

[Ragnorok64]

I don't thinks you have anything to worry about given that this costume is the best selling DLC for SFV

More concerned with the effect on default designs in the future than DLC.

 

[FalsettoVibe]

Her outfit was a little crappy so I'm not that upset.

 

[Zafir]

I don't thinks you have anything to worry about given that this costume is the best selling DLC for SFV

At least it's a classy swimsuit.

That costume actually doesn't bother me in comparison to some of the designs really.

 

[Velkyn]

If it's what sfv is then yes?

Her costume is nothing worse than stuff you'd see on TV shows

What are you protecting them from? Cleavage? And when does it become OK to show? You are always going to have a first time viewing for someone

I just don't see sfv top 8 on ESPN 2 drawing in many viewers period, let alone ones whoa aren't looking for it, but ok

You don't get it to draw viewers by showing that ridiculous costume on network cable. It had a pretty good slot, so I'm sure the viewer draw was pretty high.

You really think it leaves a positive first impression of the FGC for people? It makes the players seem like undersexed teenage fratboys.

 

[Frumix]

Esports were a mistake.

 

[SolarPowered]

Nice victim complex there chief

Around here even having an anime avatar can be enough to have your opinion disregarded or lambasted and we're all deep into nerd culture in one way or another. No doubt it only gets worse the closer you get to the mainstream when it comes to female character design.

 

[Valkyr1983]

Gotta agree with this. Having Mika on TV is just embarrassing for the Fgc.

Not like anyone's gonna take them seriously anyway I guess.

Having sfv on ESPN is embarrassing because it's not a sport, costumes don't matter at that point

Also love the American mentality of "hey a game with people beating the shit out of each other, perfect for broadcast!"

But show some skin and that's over the line

Violence vs nudity, what a weird line to draw

 

[Brewster's Wallet]

the female costumes, and female designs in general in sfv are just terrible imo

They really are embarrassing. They're the kind of thing a 12 year old boy would draw.

 

[explodet]

Could have been worse - at least they fixed the physics bug before EVO.

 

[Sn4ke_911]

I wonder what would have happened if she only had her default outfit, like would they ban her and Fuudo is not allowed to use her? would have been interesting to see.

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

The real test will be to see if Mortal Kombat ever makes it ESPN broadcast while characters like Mika are still forced to cover up.

MKX was on the CW.

 

[GinoFelino]

More concerned with the effect on default designs in the future than DLC.

Concerned? Really?

Designs like Laura's outfits can barely be called designs anyway. If this ESPN decision makes Capcom forgo pandering BS like Laura, I'm all for it.

 

[Kalamari]

We eSports now, we need more costumes to satisfy the conditions set by mass media. How long before they complain about the absurd breast size?

 

[sixteen-bit]

Wish they'd censor Mika's voice for real

WTF? Bonnie Gordon rocked as Mika

 

[Valkyr1983]

You don't get it to draw viewers by showing that ridiculous costume on network cable. It had a pretty good slot, so I'm sure the viewer draw was pretty high.

You really think it leaves a positive first impression of the FGC for people? It makes the players seem like undersexed teenage fratboys.

A handful of bad people in the fgc like Noel brown, aris baktanian and now hyuga are what leaves a bad impression

Not a skimpy outfit

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

the female costumes, and female designs in general in sfv are just terrible imo

It's just Mika and Laura. Chun, Cammy, Juri, and Ibuki are fine.

 

[Ban Puncher]

I wonder what would have happened if she only had her default outfit, like would they ban her and Fuudo is not allowed to use her? would have been interesting to see.

 

[Zackat]

Having sfv on ESPN is embarrassing because it's not a sport, costumes don't matter at that point

Also love the American mentality of "hey a game with people beating the shit out of each other, perfect for broadcast!"

But show some skin and that's over the line

Violence vs nudity, what a weird line to draw

yeah I know right. They don't practice and learn how to play against other people in a game of skill for hours. It's not Entertainment at all, which is what the E stands for in ESPN. People are going to come back at you with bowling and spelling bees and crap, but in the end it is entertainment. If there is a market for it, ESPN wants in it because they are an entertainment channel looking to expand their market share.

 

[『Inaba Resident』]

Having sfv on ESPN is embarrassing because it's not a sport, costumes don't matter at that point

Also love the American mentality of "hey a game with people beating the shit out of each other, perfect for broadcast!"

But show some skin and that's over the line

Violence vs nudity, what a weird line to draw

lol

 

[Data West]

We eSports now, we need more costumes to satisfy the conditions set by mass media. How long before they complain about the absurd breast size?

That's certainly a good way to make women with larger breasts feel like they're sexualized for existing.

 

[muteki]

I hate being right.

 

[hey_it's_that_dog]

Having sfv on ESPN is embarrassing because it's not a sport, costumes don't matter at that point

Also love the American mentality of "hey a game with people beating the shit out of each other, perfect for broadcast!"

But show some skin and that's over the line

Violence vs nudity, what a weird line to draw

It's bloodless, consensual, non-fatal violence. This is a very weak example of "lol America violence okay but skin bad".

 

[Exploratory]

A handful of bad people in the fgc like Noel brown, aris baktanian and now hyuga are what leaves a bad impression

Not a skimpy outfit

Then you truly are lost Anakin. Seriously dude please stop.

 

[GinoFelino]

It's bloodless, consensual, non-fatal violence. This is a very weak example of "lol America violence okay but skin bad".

That whole discussion is decades-old and boring anyway.

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

A handful of bad people in the fgc like Noel brown, aris baktanian and now hyuga are what leaves a bad impression

Not a skimpy outfit

We still trying to throw shade at Aris despite all the efforts he made to improve himself.