No offense but do you know the Star Wars franchise? I don't think there were any female clones, female style droids, or female storm troopers so they are sticking with the lore. The last Battle Front did allow you to play as Aayla Secura when you had access to their equivalent of a hero class.

Part of me wonders if there is a age difference issue with this problem. When I was in college I would attend a lot of anime cons and never had this issue before. Wide spread anime fandom seems to be a younger crowd so I wonder if older fandoms like comics and Star Trak: TOS are more likely to have older fans that…

I think you missed some of the intended points in the article. It wasn't just that she was wearing a sexy costume and getting comments. Part of the issue was the fact other Star Trek fans thought she had to prove herself in order to earn the right to wear the costume. They think she is just trying to get attention…

Ummmm wrong, I would agree if the mix up was with some ugly QB like Romo but I don't think any woman could not identify Tom Brady. Especially if you just looked at that perfect backside.