I just don't understand the reason to apply ANY of this to videogame characters.
Fundamentally the issue they seem to have is that traditionally, socially, videogames have been seen as "for boys" and so ANY hint of attractiveness or hotness or whatever needs to be ruthlessly shut down or else videogames are still "for boys".
Is there anything worse than the idea that a straight dude might look at one of these characters and... enjoy looking at them!? This will not stand!
I suppose that if this idea is hammered home over and over again it's possible to lose sight of the idea that different videogames can be created to appeal to different audiences.
So instead of looking at certain games and thinking "nah, not for me" and moving on every deviation from their perfect standard is seen as some affront to humanity.
Worse if a game is popular. They want the, very shallow and worthless, social "prestige" of being into the newest cool and popular thing while at the same time demanding that this thing conforms to their massively unpopular ideology.
For sure we should all want the videogame community to be welcoming but at the same time if someone in the community doesn't like a particular type of game or a particular aspect of some game then what can you say other than "don't play it then"?
Nobody does this with movies or books. If someone only likes romantic comedies then it's OK for them to not watch some gory violent horror film. Nobody is out there saying "right but what about people with anxiety or what about young kids, they might see this movie and feel left out because of the content". Just be selective about the content you view.