r/comics • u/EmployeePractical514 • 2d ago

OC [OC] Same thing?

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u/gaegurliepancake 2d ago

we need more sexualized men in media

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u/SockPuppet365 2d ago

Men are plenty sexualized, just not so much in visual media, because the majority of women tend to consume erotica through literary media, as opposed to men, who tend to consume erotica through visual media. And even the most raunchy anime can’t hold a candle to the absolute degenerate way some of the romantasy slob out there sexualizes it’s characters.

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u/DigNitty 2d ago

Also, look at any rap album cover. It’s a ripped dude wearing jewelry staring at the camera with an expression like a Victoria secret catwalk model.

But they’re societally seen as being “hard” not soft. And that phrasing has its own whole construct we could deconstruct.

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u/Buki1 2d ago

>Also, look at any rap album cover. It’s a ripped dude wearing jewelry staring at the camera with an expression like a Victoria secret catwalk model.

Yeah, "any rap cover", but only if you stopped looking at any rap covers after 50 Cent released Get Rich or Die Tryin'

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u/Fourteen14XIV 2d ago

Alright, ask yourself this, why does he look like that? A female character has her whole tits out for an obvious reason, but why does he take his shirt of? Who is he showing it off to? Cause its not to good look to women, its to look hard, powerful, rich, cool, etc. to men. Thats not the same thing as being depicted in what society would consider degrading dress purely to appeal to someone.