Men Are Strong, Women Are Pretty: Difference between revisions

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For female characters, passivity does not detract from their attractiveness. In extreme cases, female characters who are ''very'' active will be seen as [[No Guy Wants an Amazon|undesirable]], or that they can only love a man [[All Amazons Want Hercules|stronger]] [[Best Her to Bed Her|than themselves]]. Furthermore, a physically unattractive woman will always be unattractive regardless of how proactive she is. Male characters are viewed as less attractive if they are passive. In fact a [[Magnificent Bastard|dynamic]] [[All Girls Want Bad Boys|evil man]] is more likely to be viewed as [[Draco in Leather Pants|attractive]] than a [[Non-Action Guy|decent but weak man]]. A physically unattractive man's dynamic qualities can also make him more attractive.
 
Some male characters who are physically attractive-particularly in a "[[Pretty Boy]]" kind of way -- will be seen as [[Non-Action Guy|weak]], less than a man, or [[Mistaken for Gay|suspected of being gay]]. This holds doubly true if they spend time [[The Dandy|cultivating their attractiveness]] (in fact, many male characters with [[Mr. Fanservice|a large female following]] tend to be disliked by some male audience members -- possibly because [[Stupid Sexy Flanders|he's a threat to their sense of masculinity]]).
 
In summary, physical attractiveness only ever adds to a woman's sex appeal while being active [[No Guy Wants an Amazon|may]] or [[Hot Amazon|may not]] detract. Whereas for men being proactive only ever adds to a man's sex appeal while being physically attractive may or may not add to his desirability.