Real-life female PFPS were banned after a vote basically under the reasoning of โno foid worship.โ The idea was that bringing female imagery into a male-only space changes behaviour and interaction. That logic makes sense. But what I observed shows that often, anime foid avatars often produce the same effect in practice. Again, nobody thinks it is an actual woman, but femininity is still being projected onto the user and the interaction changes because of it.
The usual response to incels who want 2d foid avatars to go is โlet the guys copeโ since it's just eye candy, but that does not change the phenomenon itself. If female imagery alters behaviour, then it does not suddenly stop doing so because it is animated. On principle, the rule should be consistent. Either both real and fictional foid avatars should be banned, or the distinction should be dropped entirely and any female avatar should be allowed.