Yes I remember all the people saying you couldn't win unless you played as Guile (later replaced by Akuma). But those people didn't stop to think that if you can't win without an overpowered character, you're not actually a good player. Those guys always laughed when I selected Dhalsim--and their laughter turned to tears when they saw the crazy tricks he can do.
If you cropped Shira's* face here and showed it to someone unaware of the context you'd have a very easy time claiming they were engaged in something quite different, just sayin' ( ͡¬ ͜ʖ ͡¬)
* or rather Mio's now that her real name's finally been mentioned in the newest chapter