Every time I go on tumblr, I'm struck by how little I'm interested in men compared to other women.
I definitely am interested in them. I even married one. But my gods! Some days it seems my entire feed is thirst, and women forgiving men every little thing. A male character can commit the most heinous of crimes, and if he's even just slightly physically attractive, there will be long treatises excusing said crimes, and lambasting any characters (particularly female ones!) who dare to say, "your behavior is troublesome."
I come away feeling like I just can't relate to any of these people. Whether a male character is physically attractive has absolutely no bearing on how I feel about him, and I'm more likely to "side" with female characters. I find that I completely disagree with the common criticism that female characters are poorly written; in fact, in my experience, the best written ones are the ones most likely to be hated, because they push back against the male characters.
I'm not really sure where this is going. I think mainly I've been realizing that my attraction to men is super muted compared to other women, because the only way I can explain what I see is that, when they've got the hots for a dude, they go blind to his faults, and dislike anyone who dares to point them out.
Tumblr and attraction to men?
I definitely am interested in them. I even married one. But my gods! Some days it seems my entire feed is thirst, and women forgiving men every little thing. A male character can commit the most heinous of crimes, and if he's even just slightly physically attractive, there will be long treatises excusing said crimes, and lambasting any characters (particularly female ones!) who dare to say, "your behavior is troublesome."
I come away feeling like I just can't relate to any of these people. Whether a male character is physically attractive has absolutely no bearing on how I feel about him, and I'm more likely to "side" with female characters. I find that I completely disagree with the common criticism that female characters are poorly written; in fact, in my experience, the best written ones are the ones most likely to be hated, because they push back against the male characters.
I'm not really sure where this is going. I think mainly I've been realizing that my attraction to men is super muted compared to other women, because the only way I can explain what I see is that, when they've got the hots for a dude, they go blind to his faults, and dislike anyone who dares to point them out.