I know people don't want to hear this and they won't understand but...
Not wanting to play as Faye in a God of War game does not mean someone hates female protagonists.
My favorite game is Tomb Raider. I want to play Lara Croft in Tomb Raider because Lara Croft is the identity of that franchise.
If they made a Tomb Raider spin-off where Richard Croft was the lead, I wouldn’t say, “Great, finally a man.” I’d say, “Why am I not playing as Lara in a Tomb Raider game?”
Same principle here.
God of War means Kratos to a lot of people. The Norse saga also spent two games building Atreus as the natural continuation. Faye matters to the lore, but she is not the core player fantasy people came to God of War for.
That isn’t hating women like we're some secret cult of wife hates. Most of us who play God of War are married old guys. We just want to play as Kratos because our wife hates video games :)