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I simply do not wish to be forced into practical armor only for men and sexy armor only for women. So long as that isn't a thing, I have nothing to object about.

That is why in another section I did request an option to not have high heels on the female character. I don't care if people want to sexualize the characters at the expense of practical sense. I just don't, and it's annoying for me if I'm forced to sexualize them in this way.

Regarding the OP's ideas about amount of armor, though... Breast slots and cleavage windows in female armor are the antithesis of survivability. There is no practical argument to be made. Any contact with that armor from the front would be directed at the center, right into the sternum. Good luck surviving that kind of abuse. That's why people like me object to it. It's not simply sexy; it's sexy and it is completely impractical to the point of killing its user more than helping.

Sexy armor isn't the problem for me. It's sexy and impractical armor that I do not want to be forced to wear, because I think it's silly and annoying to be forced into the traditional dichotomy of men wearing perfectly practical ornate plate armor and women wearing a literal breastplate and that's it. That dichotomy does come from a sexist origin, and it's not something to just hand-wave away like "oh, we're smarter than that now". We've also escaped racism and all kinds of other bigotry, right? /eye roll.

Edit: As a side note, what does it matter if it's a woman or a man with the point of view, if we're trying to avoid sexism? I would like to point out that women can also be sexist for OR against women. You're not immune to it.