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It shouldn't be, that's true, but whenever the objectification is complained about, that is exactly the response from editorial. Those making the decisions about the content think they are providing what the fans want by publishing such content. Hence the term 'fanservice'.

I'm truly surprised that any of this is news to anybody and in any case, isn't the point I was trying to make with my comments which are reproduced below:

I have problems with the notion that 1) female characters cannot be taken seriously because they are drawn in sexually-objectifying uniforms. That edges very close to slut-shaming.
2) That female fans would have a more difficult time ignoring the fanservice than male fans. It implies that men don't buy comics featuring female characters for any other reason than to jack off to the pictures.

Also, if fans of any (or no) gender decide not to buy comics featuring female characters, TPTB will never assume it's because people don't like the sexual objectification of the characters. They will always assume it's because no one wants to read a comic that stars female characters.