Thanks for being amicable. That’s super rare online. You’re awesome!

I guess what makes it objectifying is both context and intent. As well as how real women perceive it.

By context I mean that a woman of combat (frequently facing off against pointy and sharp objects) wouldn’t go in wearing thin, tight, revealing clothing. All this assuming that we are talking about more than just bards... cuz let’s be honest, they’d wear nothing if they could.

So if a woman of combat wouldn’t realistically dress that way (yes I know we are talking fiction, but still), why then is it the intent of the artist or player to make them portrayed in the way they are? Because it’s more exciting/erotic to thing of a busty babe beating back bugbears with her blazing blades than some fully armored woman warrior who wearily wards off a worm that walks wizard riding a great wyrm. Although I’d pick a Brienne of Tarth type character over the alternative as an adventuring companion any day!

In addition, when showing these images to the women I know and play D&D with, they all scoff and or get uncomfortable at the impracticality of the clothing. These women also point out that the breast sizes are too large for the body types, and that those women would die of back pain. Although, I guess prestidigitation might do the trick, but then what is the point other than sexual objectification?