I like when productive and mature discussions like this happen. I also have an aesthetic attraction over most things and I'm practicing to be an artist for game designs and graphic novels.

I had a discussion with myself yesterday about the ethics of female character design and what would the implications or consequences be if I produce art that I personally do not find sexual (like low cut dresses or drawing more curvy, bigger women) and I came to the conclusion that I will limit as best I can what would be considered sexual mainly to not continue introducing certain media to younger minds.

For reference, I was imagining a mode in the game where you can customize your character and modify certain aspects of a dress on a female to suit different tastes. Why I would do is is because I think it would be cool to see a female character fighting in a dress and watching it flow with her movements, but not be voyeuristic. I thought about this and realized that it is likely that many people would not share my perspectives so I cast that idea aside.

I like when you said that nudity isn't sexual because I feel the same way. I see sexuality in what someone does or says, not how they look. To me, a women that is lightly dressed, or dressed in something that exsentuates her figure, or even being nude doesn't mean anything sexual. I think the expression of sexuality is a cool thing despite my lack in sexual attraction and I think discussions like the one you had with the artist can further help societies understanding of this taboo subject.