is it time for frank cho and milo manara to die or what
Thatās basically a naked woman Iām YELLING
What a pervert. What the FUCK does he not know how clothes work? What the hypothetical fuck is she wearing then if we can see all that?
Itās like how bath towels in comics miraculously wrap completely around breasts. Or how even when injured and dead on the ground women in comics have to be twisted into āsexyā poses. Or how women in comics walk like theyāre in high heels even barefoot.Ā
Itās the only way men know how to draw women, because to them female characters are only there to be sexy. They only think ofĀ āwomenā as exploitative costumes and camera angles, high heels and titillation. Sex objects to ogle, plot objects to further male heroesā narratives and drama, not heroes to cheer for.Ā
Iām sorry, I was labouring under the impression that this was the crowd that thought women should wear what they want..?
And that applies to fictional women who are depicted by men how? You canāt apply agency in the plot to something metatextual when it comes to fictional characters.Ā
Come on, letās not pretend this is a male exclusive thing.
Weāre going to have this argument are we? Not to mention youāre deviating from the original point that attributing agency to fictional charactersā clothing is asinine.Ā
What you have here are images of power, and do you really believe these characters are designed with titillating heterosexual women and bisexual and homosexual men in mind? Because I donāt think you do.
This is why the Hawkeye Initiative exists. Take common female poses in comics, put a man in the role, and see howĀ āempoweringā andĀ āstrongā it actually looks:Ā
Also:Ā
He got the painting for fighting against ācensorship.ā Note that they handed him a gross design of a female being objectified, because at the end of the day, that is all they really want, to be allowed to objectify women. They donāt care about censorship in general it is about their ability to sexualise and degrade women without consequence.
You can see her butthole for chrissakes
I think the best imagery Iāve seen to explain the difference between what men think male objectification is vs what women actually want to see is the Hugh Jackman magazine covers.
Hugh Jackman on a menās magazine. Heās shirtless and buff and angry. Heās imposing and aggressive. This is a male power fantasy, itās what men want to be and aspire to - intense masculinity.
Hugh Jackman on a womenās magazine.Ā He looks like a dad. He looks like heās going to bake me a quiche and sit and watch Game of Thrones with me. He looks like he gives really good hugs.
Men think women want big hulking naked men in loin cloths which is why they always quote He-Man as male objectification - without realizing that He Man is naked and buff in a loin cloth because MEN WANT HIM TO BE. More women would be happy to see him in a pink apron cutting vegetables and singing off-key to 70s rock.
Men want objects. Women want PEOPLE.
This is the first time I have EVER seen this false equivalence articulated so well. Thank you.
