Just, let's take it as an example. Gurazeni, fairly innocuous baseball anime right?
Well, sort of, but not really.
Having watched a few episodes of the show, the only position women are in (if they exist in the show at all) are in positions of servitude to men. They are cheerleaders, women hanging off men in bars or clubs, or cooking for men. Effectively, this is what women exist for in this universe, to be exploited by men. They are entirely an afterthought, and while it'd be understandable if they were mostly not included, their inclusion as simply being there for the purpose of being used in some way shows quite a bit of the author's intent.
And yet, I suspect most will only notice this subtly, since the majority of the show is still about the main male and his interactions while playing baseball. Nevertheless, when women are introduced, they are not presented as empowered, but for purposes of exploitation.
Is it less obvious? Certainly, but nevertheless, sexism and objectification of women is being played out here.
Well, sort of, but not really.
Having watched a few episodes of the show, the only position women are in (if they exist in the show at all) are in positions of servitude to men. They are cheerleaders, women hanging off men in bars or clubs, or cooking for men. Effectively, this is what women exist for in this universe, to be exploited by men. They are entirely an afterthought, and while it'd be understandable if they were mostly not included, their inclusion as simply being there for the purpose of being used in some way shows quite a bit of the author's intent.
And yet, I suspect most will only notice this subtly, since the majority of the show is still about the main male and his interactions while playing baseball. Nevertheless, when women are introduced, they are not presented as empowered, but for purposes of exploitation.
Is it less obvious? Certainly, but nevertheless, sexism and objectification of women is being played out here.