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I choose female characters in games all the time, and this is one of the reasons for sure.
Not online games where you create your avatar though...
I've seen it said that people create three types of characters in online character creation: first is just themselves. We've all done it. Second is a celebrity or character from an IP. Think of all the Shreks, Peter Griffins and Samuel Jackson's that were being shared when baldurs gate 3 came out. Third is an unholy monstrosity that's just every slider at the extremes.
This is what I generally do these days. I mentioned it in another comment, but I love hitting random over and over in a From Software game character creator to get the most hideous creations imaginable.
As a nearly decades long veteran of Ark, I'm beyond familiar with characters that look like an amalgamation of Jabba the Hutt and a russet potato.
Ahhh, Ark. I didn't really enjoy the grind, but good god - every dev should take notes from that fucking character creator.
Ark is a masterclass on how to make a video game that's actively hostile towards its user base.