Frog Warlord
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I agree, women are more often objectified then men and I recognize from my own daily life the examples you give of people in their professional life being reduced to their looks and this is incredibly frustrating and unfair and happens more often to women than to men. This is a huge social problem and the standards do indeed differ. In many parts of the world and in many aspects of life it is, regrettably, still a huge disadvantage to be born a woman. This needs to change. So, I agree with you on that, wholeheartedly.
However, to answer your question, I would like to note that I have had male friends suffer from body image problems and confidence issues, not unlike those problems we often hear women face, and that gets very little attention. Often men do not talk about their feelings, since they are taught from a young age not to share their emotions but just 'deal with them and not be a wuss', as that is the masculine thing to do. This can cause much suffering and in some cases even suicide, which is one of the primary causes of death for young male adults in certain parts of the Western world. The ideal of masculinity (just like the ideal of femininity) is quite harmful in that respect.
Maybe my last post wasn't clear in this regard, but I am a huge supporter of more diversity body wise, for women but also for men. Wouldn't it be cool to see some more male superheroes who are over-weight, don't have an athletic build or are in other ways just less masculine?
I will be sure to pick this comic up!
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). The difference is that it's the norm for women, as opposed to men, for whom it's more an exception. Plus, we happened to be talking about the issue as it relates to women because of the thread's subject. But I think we're on the same page in general. I'd absolutely support more versatility across the spectrum--male, female, and everything else. 
