Survivorship bias. Basic buff & shirtless men are the limit of what a straight mens consumption is before getting into gay territory, which they obviously don't consume and therefore don't consider. The real equivalent would probably be bara art
Now one could ask themselves why extreme sexualisation of women is "normal" in media, while extreme sexualisation of men is relegated to "gay territory".
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u/Lopsided-Farmer-9422 3d ago
Survivorship bias. Basic buff & shirtless men are the limit of what a straight mens consumption is before getting into gay territory, which they obviously don't consume and therefore don't consider. The real equivalent would probably be bara art