People Are Bothered With How Animators Have Exaggerated Female Animal Characters

Unknown to many, animators follow a pattern in drawing these female animal characters.

Fhilcar

• Published in Cartoons / Anime
• December 14, 2021

Most of us love watching animated movies and often end up binge-watching over a bowl of popcorn. We easily fall in love with their characters and would even reach the point of imitating them.

But have you noticed something in them, especially with the female animal characters? Sure you did but probably have set aside those as you focused on the entire story.

Movie watchers have noticed that animators have some ways of defining or distinguishing gender among animal characters. Viewers get to see the difference between the male and female animal characters.

While the males relatively look normal, the females, on the other hand, can be seen with their attractive curves, wide hips, pouty lips, wavy lashes, and their chest area showing a distinct bump.

Twitter user @slimyhipster has pointed out how these animators have sexualized the characters. In the real world, all animals look the same; and there is no other way to set a distinction in animation.

By following these animation standards, animators can set the female animal cartoon characters apart from the males. Interesting, isn't it?

Check out these photos to see what this user means and see examples of those animal characters from some of our favorite movies.

Male vs. female bird = normal vs. sexy bird.

Women cartoon characters are given exaggerated features like eyelashes and boobs.

As the thread has been brought to the forefront again, users were quick to give some examples.

The exaggeration of the exaggerated: a female chicken.

This overly sexualized lady goose from Balto III: Wings of Change.

Here come the male and female students of Seton Academy.

The most disturbing duck female character you've probably ever seen.

Male and female deer from the movie Open Season.

Even the movie, Ice Age, portrayed their female characters the same way others did.

Here's Angelina Jolie’s character in Shark Tale.

Lipstick at the end of this female toucan's beak, bedroom eyes, and boobs.

But Otis from the Barnyard has udders.

What about Angel from Lilo & Stitch?

Henri vs. the lady pigeons from An American Tail.

Pink beak part and boobs for Gloria from Happy Feet.

Ellie vs. Peaches from Ice Age.

Some find the female animated designs not problematic at all.

One even wanted the female versions to be more colorful and prettier.

Female bunnies have dewlaps except for the make-up.

Perhaps these are the only non-exaggerated female cartoon characters.

The geese from The Aristocats have colored hats in comparison.

The male fish seemed to be balding in Finding Dory.

Feminine features give viewers a visual signal.

Kitty Softpaws' design was great in Puss in Boots.

These characters from Kung Fu Panda are just normal.

Tigress and Viper from Kung Fu Panda.

Many have cracked jokes along the way.

Equality is being portrayed here.

These people are emphasizing mammals.

Birds aren't even mammals.

When studios plan out the male vs. female look.

Masculine vs. feminine.

This, though, is a greater sage-grouse.

Talking about one's experience.

If not for this user who pointed all these out, perhaps, many would not notice that female characters have been presented that way.

For decades over decades, we have accepted those cartoon characters. Never did we imagine them as too sexist.

There are many ways to present female versions of animal cartoon characters, which animators perhaps need to explore more. But there are rules and standards in animation that these people in the industry follow.

What about you? What's your take on this issue?

Fhilcar