I was pleasantly surprised by the professional quality of the video, and I'd encourage anyone who has skimmed the thread but not looked at it to do so. It's a half hour that I do not feel was at all misspent, even though I had already read the points in text.
At a personal level, I enjoyed watching the video, and there was only one point where I found myself having a strong reaction of disagreement - and that was on the assertion that players instinctively make characters they want, or would want, to fuck, and that we watch those characters then, with anticipation... I feel it does your otherwise very grounded and pragmatic video a disservice to assert such a large assumption as truth; it's certainly not the case for players who are like me, for example - who make characters that they wish to drop into the headspace and mindset of, and to play as... possibly with a view to pursuing a character they would find appealing, in the cases if and where general horniess is a part of it.
That said, the point you makes surrounding that, regarding why their depictions of the player character are awkward and poorly handled, all track just as accurately and are just as legitimate and valid without that assumption, and even for cases of players like me, where it's not the motivating factor.
