Final Fantasy Sexism Part III: Here Come the Boobs

[Night Fury]

I think you have to take into account the age of some of these girls. I think Rinoa is only 17 in VIII, and Quistis may be 18 I'm not sure. I think their characters are true to their age. When I was 17, I was a smurfing idiot too.

It's really easy to point the finger and say "that's sexist because ...." but think of all the good things that the girls in Final Fantasy did achieve. You mention Tifa here in FFVII, I believe she was 20 in this game. A lot of girls at age 20 are confused about where their life is going, what's happening. In Advent Children the 'sexism' is toned waaaaay down and she's given a great portrayal.

I'm also pretty sure, that given like 4 or 5 years, if FFVIII got a sequel or something Rinoa's personality would be completely, completely different to what it is in VIII.