'Among other things, these toxic "nice guy" narratives are exposing the kind of insidious paradigms of "acceptable" masculinity long implanted in our culture by film and TV.'

chasingshoesales · 2021-10-15T01:58:03+00:00

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pickadaisy · 2021-10-15T02:56:01+00:00

This was an awesome critical analysis, thanks for sharing!

Fun_Sherbet · 2021-10-15T15:36:20+00:00

That was a good read, I hope this conversation continues to get louder. Media needs to be held accountable. I also like the YouTube channel Pop Culture Detective for excellent analysis of misogynistic tropes perpetuated in movies.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWoP8VpbpYI&ab_channel=PopCultureDetective

^ here's one titled Predatory Romance in Harrison Ford Movies

SIDE THOUGHT that goes on a bit of tangent and comes back to the main point: i'm just now making this connection but.. does anyone else notice how common it is for men to be into movies and make that a part of their personality? There's nothing wrong with liking movies, but it's this thing where they are all updated on all the latest movies and that's what they talk about about amongst each other. Back in my pickme days when I hung out with men a lot (blech) I noticed that if they had nothing to talk about men could always talk to each other about whatever movie was new - like, the manosphere is somehow on the same page in that arena? Which is kind of sad because we see how woefully lacking their relationship building skills are? Maybe I sound like a weird alien cuz i've never been that interested in staying updated on movies, i really don't give a shit about marvel or dc or whatever. BUT I work in a job where I see how much money men spend on superhero movie artwork. IT'S A LOT. I've seen men spend thousands of dollars on this shit. Alongside sports merch, I see time after time how much men value their movie worlds and fantasy heroes. These corporations know how much these boys are out here spending on merch, too. It's wild. ANYWAY I say all of that because it reinforces just how impactful the misogynistic tropes in media are. Just like how porn lies to men about what sex is, movies lie to them too, and most of them don't question it.

Outrageous-Knowledge · 2021-10-15T21:30:51+00:00

You know what’s sad? Women eat this shit up. Swoon over narratives with toxic, murderous men, the so called “dark romance” genre.

Title	'Among other things, these toxic "nice guy" narratives are exposing the kind of insidious paradigms of "acceptable" masculinity long implanted in our culture by film and TV.'
Author	Gourmay
Upvotes	200
Comments	12
Date	October 15, 2021 1:06 AM UTC (4 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/FemaleDatingStrategy
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