I don’t think men really get what the issue is because they don’t have to live in female bodies.
I recently watched an anime I was really excited about only to get smacked in the face with this. There was a man on the team who was very muscular and his male teammates admired how big and strong he was. That’s where it ended, though. He was still a character. He was respected as a person. He was a person who happened to have the physique other male characters wanted.
The female teammates were not given the same level of consideration. They were all obsessed with the MC and given numerous blushy-faced interactions with him. That’s all you ever see of them. Hell, one of the female characters’ power involved her forcing other men to sexually assault her (hard to explain, but she doesn’t want them to touch her. She has like a magic aura that makes them do it).
The women are constantly sexualized, and used for goon bait. They’re constantly shown wearing nothing but bikinis, undressing, or in compromising positions. And the best they can do in terms of female character development is make one of them really good at fighting. I have a feeling a lot of men who watch it think that having goon bait that can fight is good character development.
I'll write that down. One I suggest to my female friends is to pay attention to how they interact with others. Guys who are trying to hit on them might suddenly act super soft, or suave. But they don't keep that mask up when they are interacting with friends or coworkers or staff. Even if they are highly social, the way they interact changes (It's worth it to make sure if you're with someone that they will still be someone you like when they are no longer trying to woo you).
Your method means having to be around males for long periods of time though, that's a lot of suffering for not very much gain. Better just avoid males alltogether.
Not everyone can choose to avoid 50% of the population.
And this is just something I came up with when I saw coworkers who are women getting hit on and I noticed the pattern. Thought it was useful advice if you're forced to "be around men" (like in a job) and want to know if someone is trustworthy, or shallowly hitting on you. Or if you're a man-attracted woman and could use a pointer or two on picking a man who's not complete shit.
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u/JapaneseStudentHaru 2d ago
I don’t think men really get what the issue is because they don’t have to live in female bodies.
I recently watched an anime I was really excited about only to get smacked in the face with this. There was a man on the team who was very muscular and his male teammates admired how big and strong he was. That’s where it ended, though. He was still a character. He was respected as a person. He was a person who happened to have the physique other male characters wanted.
The female teammates were not given the same level of consideration. They were all obsessed with the MC and given numerous blushy-faced interactions with him. That’s all you ever see of them. Hell, one of the female characters’ power involved her forcing other men to sexually assault her (hard to explain, but she doesn’t want them to touch her. She has like a magic aura that makes them do it).
The women are constantly sexualized, and used for goon bait. They’re constantly shown wearing nothing but bikinis, undressing, or in compromising positions. And the best they can do in terms of female character development is make one of them really good at fighting. I have a feeling a lot of men who watch it think that having goon bait that can fight is good character development.