07-16-2011, 10:17 PM
(07-16-2011, 10:10 PM)Glukom Wrote:Superheroes.(07-16-2011, 10:05 PM)Alpha Six Wrote:(07-16-2011, 10:02 PM)Glukom Wrote: I don't really think it's that big of a problem in society, though; maybe I'm out of touchYou are beyond out of touch if you don't think this is a legitimate problem.
This is not just a problem with how people treat each other IRL; This is a problem that continues to surface and loop itself over in our entertainment.
but this is what i'm saying, the media portrays those people as laughable, not commendable
i don't look at jerry seinfeld (in the show) and think "yeah man, i wish i was him." i think wow, this guy is ridiculous (which is how it's usually played up)
if you can point out specific instances where the sole reason we're supposed to like a character in anything is specifically that they sleep with lots of women and don't give a fuck, then maybe you're right, but generally i've found that most, if not all of the time the sympathy comes from elsewhere (or is non-existant)
Helpless princesses.
Female warriors.
Female magicians.
Hell, female protagonists and antagonists in fantasy media in general.
I could go on.
Male Gaze is not something about humor, it is about reflecting a male's sexual desires into a character for the sake of building that character a male audience (based ONLY on looks and actions, and not other things like personalities, characteristics, and other stuff that women have that isn't just tits and ass and sexual desire), and these male gaze-inspired designs are also fundamentally flawed most of the times.
Why are the male warriors decked out in heavy duty armor and the female warrior is wearing nothing at all? :I
Besides that, comparing wanting to be a lunatic like Jerry Seinfeld and wanting to fuck a girl like Mai Shiranui is totally different and irrelevant, since comedy is not really part of the problem. :v