@gotta<3OP:
And come on, the concept of sexism is flawed. One can not treat a girl the same way they treat a man. Specially a pretty girl. Simply because one would feel even the slightest bit sexually atracted to her, while the same wouldn't happen to a man, or an ugly woman.
You might get over it and punch her straight in the face, but that's not something most man can do. But even in non-fighting terms that works. You can simply tell a random dude in the street to fuck off when he accidentally jostles you, but you won't do that if it's a pretty girl doing it.
Girls and Boys ARE different. Treating them equally is not something we should aim for. Respect, that's all that is needed.
So Oda portrays only sexy women, how's that bad? I prefer to draw sexy women, I prefer see sexy women, why should I draw non-sexy women? Accurate portray of reality? Sure. But would I have a guy beating them like there is no tomorrow. Specially a guy that the audience is suposed to love? No. I mean, even if the girl is the biggest bitch, most man would still feel some pitty for her, and that could turn into hate for the main character.
So what wouldn't be sexist?
A work where girls behave exactly like boys? That sounds more sexist to me. A work where girls can do whatever they want? Exactly! A work where all girls are equally beautiful, or all have pretty and not so pretty things about them? That would be realistic, but it has nothing to do with sex descrimination. Prolly descrimination against ugly women/ or man if we look at it that way, but, hey, everyone descriminates against ugly women? Right? Right? Even uglier women do so [speaking from experience, what matters is the inside is a bunch of bullshit and no one follows that. If you're dating a guy is because you think he's beautiful, or, at least, so-so].
Heck I don't get all this issues with descrimination and prejudice. Is wrong to kill you cause you're black. It's wrong to lock you in a kitchen cause you're a woman. Giving you barbies cause you're a woman is not bad. Giving you girly super powers because you're a woman is not bad. And this whole women's movement sounds like women got jelly. I mean man are much more affected by sexism in my point of view. Girl plays with boys toys "oh she's a tom-boy", boy plays with barbies "gay!! homo!!! . Girl is strong and punches a guy in the face "slow clap.gif", guy is weak and prefers to avoid violence, "PUSSY!". And I'm not going to enter birth rights, cause that is completly unrelated.
It's not like those steriotypes were created by man to keep woman "in check". It was simply what women liked, what women were more able to do, what women preferred to do. Obviously everything went really overboard, and women were really treated worse than man by society. But today that DOES NOT happen. As long as they can do whatever they want, they have the right to vote, the right to work, the right to divorce. And they can abort without the father giving permission (the father can't do that, of course, and is treated as an asshole by society if he asks her to do it). So, yeah, women in OP do girly stuff, are pretty, and who the fuck would prefer to see man with boobs and pussy instead of women? And this is about the way the author treats women, not the way other character's treat women, so some characters preferring not to hit them is not the point. And double standarded characters are also not the point.
So ways women are portrayed?
I hate the way Oda draws feet. They're to angled, and not quite sexy. :/
Interesting thing you have written (my observations don't agree with yours, that may be due to different socio-cultural experience and you've haven't realized the cause of social phenomenon you've observed) I'd like to discuss the matter further, especially since what you have written is to big to leave unanswered, however it would go too far away from topic of this tread and we are not on the forum dedicated to social thinking. But I also many things I would like to say would come out of what I have stated earlier.
What surprised me is you remark about feet. Frankly I haven't given it much thought. I think it's the matter oh art style. Does this really bother you so much?
I'd much rather discuss the way characters are created, how they develop, social interactions, philosophical basis and relation comparison the way they are shown in the manga and history.
Is there thread "how are men portray in OP". If not I have interesting (rhetorical) question for the all the posters: why is that?
I should stop messing with your heads (I probably should kick myself every time I do that). Now I'll be substantial. Is there anyone who wants to discuss characteristics separately?