Yeah, it's honestly extremely sad. I mean, to be frank, you could nitpick practically anything and twist its intent if you really wanted to. I think that's all that's being done here with everything mentioned. Why? I'm not really sure. Maybe it's for attention? Maybe it's because the accuser legitimately finds it "offensive" as a result of their own opinion or intent? Who knows, there's so many variables....
It's just sad. Every time I see something like what you mentioned with Little Devil Inside, it makes me just wince. Because for me, there's a HUGE difference between good and bad intent, and it's generally VERY obvious. Besides, why would anyone in their right mind put SO much time into a mainstream project/product that perpetuates hateful opinions and views? Especially ones handled by such large companies.
Sure, there have been times where there were legitimate "accidents" that were the result of ignorance, but they were quickly resolved. But my GOD there have been so many situations where it's like, "Wtf? There was clearly no ill intent in any of that...."
But that's a thing too, we're also in a period where people don't know the difference between stereotypes and racism. So they just equate the two. I've seen SO many conversations about Street Fighter 2 and how it's "racist", I was like, "Wtf? No, if anything it contains some stereotypes, sure. But it's racist? No."
But, I suppose we've reached a point where feminine female characters could be considered "hurtful" to some folks that think that look is "unrealistic"? Maybe it's just projection? Lol. "I don't look like that! So that's offensive!" Look, I'm all for realistic looking characters of all forms, but that doesn't mean attractive feminine females, and attractive masculine males don't exist, lmao.
Yup, big surprise, no? I feel like that's almost always the case. It's surreal, lmao.