Double standard in comic books

Those body image issues caused by power fantasies are legit, for sure, but they are different than the issues caused by sexualization and objectification of female characters.

This comic isn't making fun of male body image issues or saying they don't exist or aren't legit, it's lampooning the idea that they are the result of supposed rampant sexualization and objectification equal to that of female characters, and the unfortunate tendency of some men to dismiss the problem of female sexualization and objectification as "exactly the same way the men are treated", often with a side of "and I'm not bothered by it, you women are just crazy feminazi PC SJWs". The comic is pointing out how male character designs are used to dismiss complaints about female character designs, not itself wholesale dismissing complaints about male character designs.

As for the 'attractive' batman pictured, I assume the artist at least prefers it that way, and if you look at pop artists that target women, or are made fun of for being hugely popular with teen girls, you find skinny men who men call effeminate and who have huge fanbases of women who proclaim their attractiveness And in Japanese manga, anime, or video games targeted at women or girls, you will also find thay most of the men match the verbal description at least - skinny, pretty, leathe, or at the very least more or less average, never a brick wall of buff. So there are a lot of examples of male designs being targeted at women in the way the comic describes. Obviously a lot of women will find the stereotypical buff man to be more attractive, just as a lot of men will prefer women outside the stereotypical image that is thrown into everything in an attempt to appeal to them, but this is about how comic books would try to appeal to women.

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