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Originally Posted by Sterling Archer
Well I didn't really mean it like that, I don't think the way He-Man for example was designed has anything to do with sexual attractiveness, but more to do with being a male power fantasy. Characters are designed like this to make men feel more powerful.
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But surely we should not ignore how male leads in particular have been sexually glorified thanks to their picturesque physiques. You may have a point in cartoons and comics, but outside those mediums the female demographic is most assuredly being targeted as well.
I saw this pic a while back, and it did make me laugh at how absurd it came off when its applied to the opposite sex:
And I say that as a guy. So yeah, both sides have definitely fallen to double standards because its been ingrained as the norm.