Indeed I do have a response.

Your assumptions are wrong. I actually own Dead or Alive 1-5, as well as Ninja Gaiden 1 & 2.

Separating ethics from appreciation is a valid point, but it doesn't change the psychological fact that what someone appreciates is generally tied to their outlook on life and other people. We expose ourselves to something enough, it gets inside us and makes us think certain things that we all tend to have in common.

Hmmm. Demanding an apology? This apparently escalated to a point where I'm legitimately sad I'm being asked to apologize for criticizing sexism and sexual exploitation.

You don't seem to realize how moronic that argument sounds. Fiction does not exist within a vacuum and games are not some medium exempt from reflecting the creator's thoughts. Do you think that, say, Anna Karenina isn't a portrait shaped by Tolstoy's views and the society he lived in? Do you think minstrel shows that…

Oh, are you under the illusion that being objectified solely for horny dudes to jerk off at is somehow liberating for the woman in question? Society is still systematically caging women and their sexuality UNLESS some dude decides his boner is a priority at the moment.

I will respectfully disagree.
"The round begins!" ... And jiggling and winking at the camera is exactly what happens.

Well, that wasn't quite Godwin's Law, but pretty darn close.

The sexy characters themselves aren't a problem. It's part of the game's charm. It's that they're the focus of the game marketing, to the point where they define the franchise for non-players. In fact, one of the suggestions I make in the article is for Team Ninja not to change the current state of the characters.

1000x. Straight guys have NO clue that you should not ask to have sex in a damn online chat. Also, I like The Walking Dead, but I don't want to screw everybody else who does. Is that so hard to understand?

Is it basic sexism, or evolutionary psychology?

KARA-Lattes, dude, what about lattes!?

I'm so sorry that, even as adults, some of us are still able to appreciate and respect the things that brought us joy as children, Kara.

Counterpoint: There is no better snack food than chocolate milk.

Dude seriously who fucking plays these games.

How is their best character gender notwithstanding, Kitty Pryde, not featured prominently on this cover?

It does sound like something from Portlandia.

Originally from Michigan, he strove for an anti-capitalist lifestyle, the pinnacles of which were his militant veganism and leadership in the biking community.

They're gamers. Why care what they want - or don't want - to be? Why assume they want to be you but fail at it? You read too much into them.

Hey dont be mean, all those non-gamers are threatening his hobby. Their existence is a threat to his own.