It's called marketing. Make them hot or it doesn't sell as well. And no, I don't get a boner over animated characters.
Following the same logic, how can a text game centered on Fordism rather than skill be exciting and appealing to play? *shakes head* Today's adults as well...
How can a drug addict be the benchmark of beauty "back then"? *shakes head* Today's adults.
How can a cigarette be a sex symbol? *shakes head* Today's adults.
How come the people we're supposed to love are promiscuous druggies? *shakes head* Today's humanity.
How come humans past and present rape women at their own will? *shakes head* Humanity past and present.
The whole human race itself is rotten. Lifeismeaninglessyoulivetodie?
Fiction may not be so bad afterall.