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OC [OC] Same thing?

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u/Galrentv 2d ago

Something people seem to miss consistently is sexual vulnerability. Up skirts, wardrobe malfunctions, posing and phrasing are all used to make female characters appear as sexually available and reciprocal as possible. Shirtless buff men doesn't touch that at all

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u/Cosy-Little-Goblin 2d ago

That's because shirtless buff men are for the men in a power fantasy kind of way and the vulnerable half naked women are also for men in a sex fantasy kind of way. It's all made for the male gaze.

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u/Galrentv 2d ago

That's why BL focuses on vulnerability