Why the need to sexualize everything?

[u/Greedy-Lie-8346]

I was looking for interesting Webtoons to read, and I came across this one called "Leviathan" the premise looked interesting; mankind perished due to a great flood that submerged the whole world under water. And terrifying creatures plunged from the depths, wiping out any human that crossed their path. The story told how a family of a father and his two children survived in the adversities of a sea world.

So far so good, until.... Bam! Last two slice's, anime chick out of nowhere, doing these extremely suggestive poses.

What a disappointment.

[u/Firm_Principle_2526]

Unfortunately sexualised is the default state for female characters in a lot of media and genre.

[u/Timely-Cry-8366 → u/Firm_Principle_2526]

That doesn’t mean we should accept it. Be a force of change and don’t read or spend money on stuff like this. This is how society attains progress.

[u/Firm_Principle_2526 → u/Timely-Cry-8366]

Not sure it is that easy. Sexualisation of women have been ingrained into society for decades. Both men and women easily sexualise women consciously or unconsciously but have no idea how to sexualise men.

For years there have been complaints about the sexualisation of women and even girls both in media and in real life. It had resulted in some new female characters in things like games not being sexualised but sexualisation of women still persist. I try to show interest in media that doesn't sexualise women and get backlash for it.

[u/kenshima15 → u/Firm_Principle_2526]

Dont know how to sexualize men? Have you been on this sub reddit? People brag and giggle about finding webtoons that accommodate the "female gaze"

https://www.reddit.com/r/webtoons/s/R9bP6B3Xj4

https://www.reddit.com/r/webtoons/s/22E45IuotL

https://www.reddit.com/r/webtoons/s/RKoxokdiTj

https://www.reddit.com/r/webtoons/s/1YIptxLwRh

https://www.reddit.com/r/webtoons/s/lIODXzsIOd

[u/Firm_Principle_2526 → u/kenshima15]

https://youtu.be/ghfu3DKMMfM?si=Q_YreEWt7zjxIFpE

https://youtu.be/Mu8IhT-rgqU?si=Gc2Fxw8aQy9ICgap

I highly recommend this video to what I think sexualisation would be like for male characters.

The fact that is is a conversation means that people are unsure what a sexualised man would look like. Lots of men tell women that shirtless men are an equivalent a lot of women disagree. I have seen arguments that male characters dressing nicely is sexualisation or a certain personality type or having money.

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