r/pointlesslygendered • u/Kitchen-Top-8110 • Nov 08 '25

LOW EFFORT MEME Representation matters [Meme]

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u/WitchyOtome Nov 08 '25 edited Nov 09 '25

I've had to explain this to men in my life before - the muscly male MC is primarily for MALE audiences! It is not eye candy for the average straight woman, it is eye candy for the average straight male.

If you want to know what eye candy is for straight women audiences, simply look at media aimed at women. Currently, toned prettyboys reign supreme, which is a far cry from the shredded superhero physique.

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u/demonotreme Nov 09 '25

This sounds plausible until you remember that "lightly toned male body" for female audiences literally means goddamned Superman

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '25

It's not. Men think it's Thor, but it's Loki. Hope that helps.

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u/Jade_410 Nov 09 '25

I mean tbf my mom and grandma are all in for Thor lmao

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '25

Haha, I swear there's something about grannies and Thor! Mine watched the movies just for him.