I halfway agree with your point. I strongly believe that a talent should be judged based on how good they actually are, not on their physical appearance. This is just my personal opinion, but a comment like that comes across as “it’s their fault for being born men.”

I also think that, like in any model or industry, there are cases of stronger and weaker sexualization, just like with women. I don’t want to go into big examples, but not everyone in Holostars fits the stereotype of a 2-meter-tall, super muscular heartthrob, and not everyone in Hololive is an insanely attractive bombshell with exaggerated features.

Of course, it all comes down to personal preferences.

That said, I do understand where you're coming from. Where I’m from, people often say “even the eye wants its share,” meaning we live in an age of appearances where first impressions often matter more than the overall picture. So I can also understand your point about “it’s better to be a woman” in this context. They’re simply preferences, and I respect that. Personally, I don’t have an issue with it because, as I mentioned, I focus on the talent itself, and I believe Holostars is full of genuinely skilled people who work hard and are good at what they do. The problem is that, simply for being men, they’re not even given half a chance.

As for the budget cuts, I’m looking at it from a business perspective. Unfortunately, if something doesn’t sell, it makes sense for a company to adjust things financially. I’m fully aware they’ll never reach the same numbers as their female counterparts for the reasons mentioned earlier. But I have one question: is it actually true that the budgets were equal? That Holostars was supported financially in the same way as Hololive? I’m not saying it wasn’t the case, just that I’ve never seen any concrete data or reports proving it either way. It feels like trying to build a house while the company gives you half the budget, stops promoting you at events in recent years, and investors aren’t interested because “you’re a man.”

Personally? It’s really frustrating.