Why are all male characters in movies muscular and built in a way that's not even close to reality ?

Juicecalculator · 2023-07-09T17:36:05+00:00

Chris hemsworth just talked about him needing a mental health break from Thor cause the work outs were too extreme.

AAKurtz · 2023-07-09T17:35:59+00:00

Because female gaze good male gaze bad

Also men are success objects to women

diacylglycerol83 · 2023-07-09T17:22:04+00:00

100% agree. Men are the ones held to unrealistic body standards these days as dating app stats show. Instead of being valued for our personality, kindness, skill as a father, or intelligence; we are objectified and reduces to looks and money; and being held to increasingly unrealistic standards looks wise

Justthenextinline · 2023-07-09T17:44:56+00:00

I agree but this isn't only the movie industry but social media too. So how should we get rid off it? It is clear that beauty standards for men keep rising every year and I don't see this trend reversing. Sadly, steroid abuse is becoming normal in this industry and on social media. To add fuel to the fire muscularity (not Mr. Olympia stage ready of course) is highly attractive for the other gender (even if they say they prefer dadbods, they certainly don't mean skinny-fat guys but muscular guys with some fat). Getting jacked takes years for people without godlike genetics and a lot of men, increasingly, turn to steroids for a short cut. More men than ever feel dissatisfied with their bodies and play with their health only to meet these ridiculous standards. I train for almost a year, eat extremely well and I put on some muscle but it is a painfully slow process, so I know how hard it is. We would need some kind of body positivity movement for men and condemn the usage of steroids to protect younger guys but I don't see the opportunity right now. It looks like it's about to get worse. With everything that gives u a competitive advantage over other men when it comes to the other sex, it is nearly impossible to get rid off.

CountingMyDick · 2023-07-09T18:22:36+00:00

I've said it since I was 15 and first got into lifting.

The female "beauty standard" that feminists cry about is more than obtainable for like 90% of women. Flat stomach (no abs), little bit of muscle tone, healthy BMI. Go to the gym three days a week, eat like 200 calories below maintenance, and you'll be there in a year if you're starting from "average."

The male "beauty standard" that's rarely challenged by the mainstream media is literally unobtainable without 2 (if not 3) of the following: elite genetics, steroids, five plus years of treating the gym as a part-time/second job.

Not saying you have the look like The Rock to get a woman, or that all women necessarily prefer the "ideal." Just stating the cost of a "perfect" body for each gender.

hmspain · 2023-07-09T19:08:06+00:00

When I see a ripped actor eating in a movie, I imagine the instant after the camera cuts... SPIT THAT OUT! LOL

JazzFan1998 · 2023-07-09T19:10:45+00:00

Yea, one tme at work some young woman was takking about Micheal B Jordan and how built and sexy he was.

I sure I'd be fired for commenting on the physical beauty of any woman in movies or elsewhere, since I'm a man. SMH.

Valkorion58 · 2023-07-09T17:31:05+00:00

Unrealistic beauty standards have been an issue in the Industry forever. Sex sells basically, and all these people see dollar signs. They don't give a damn about realism.

RennietheAquarian · 2023-07-09T18:55:43+00:00

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ANUS_CONE · 2023-07-09T18:40:49+00:00

Jumping in here to talk about the “dad bod” interest of late. A “dad bod” is not your average 35 year old out of shape software developers body. It’s still a very physically fit body type that takes a lot of work and effort, and doesn’t just happen for everyone. Women say they love dad bods as if it applies to the male equivalent of lizzos body, but what they’re talking about is actually more in line with (current) vin diesel or 50 cents body. Wildly out of reach for the average dude. Just like single women assume all men make six figures, they assume that that body is an easy thing to do, so they don’t feel bad for having that “preference”.

Repeat_after_me__ · 2023-07-09T18:22:50+00:00

Also when you look at the houses they live in!!!!!!

Off topic from men’s rights/topic a little although it likely plays into the idea of a man providing in a subconscious way….

It’s why I loved the sopranos, yes they had a big home but considering what he did for a living it wasn’t that grandiose.

Euphoric-Beat-7206 · 2023-07-09T18:11:53+00:00

Well, Hollywood has a certain degree of beauty standards for both men and women unless it is a role that calls for "Hollywood Ugly".

A "Big Fat Party Animal" for example can be out of shape.

A guy like Chris Farely or John Candy... You see them on the street... "Average Wal Mart Shopper"... See them on the TV... "haha fat guy funny!"

Rallings · 2023-07-09T21:48:23+00:00

Sex sells. It's not much different than how most female characters are extremely attractive. And even the "ugly" characters are still fairly conventionally attractive.

Mudliar · 2023-07-09T17:47:47+00:00

I have also seen McKinsey consultants being shown with muscular bodies and dating around with clients after work. IT professionals are shown to do shirtless jogging in the morning and have the swagger of a star. Investment bankers are shown to socialize well, dress well and have broad chests and are always perfectly groomed with gelled hair.

In reality, these professions need 16 hour workdays and immense travel and sacrifice in terms of personal time commitment. Mostly everyone is having family problems and health issues.

Indian-origin Hollywood filmmakers have only shown India as a country of slum dwellers, ignorance, backwardness, spices and dance sequences.

Does Hollywood show the reality of USA? Or China or Saudi?

All men who live and work in USA are not handsome hunks. Probably in Sweden, yes. In Hollywood movies, they show that all bankers/ consultants/ engineers in US have bulging biceps, six pack abs, broad chest and v shaped back. In reality, most of these people are fat and bald like hell. Streets of USA are filled with addicts, homeless, criminals and ugly, racist thugs pooping everywhere. Black/ LGBTQ have to face constant discrimination at workplace.

They show that most Chinese people live in monasteries and focus on karate all the time. In reality, Chinese government has shut down most of monasteries or placed loyal Communists there. Even small dissidence can lead to horrible human right violations and abduction by their police (like Jack Ma)

All Saudi people don't have sports cars/ camels or always sitting and having Mezze for lunch. In reality, women are beaten by husbands and just have to bear it. One man can have sex with multiple women at the same time. Even small things like a petty crime or an affair can lead to horrible human right violations

Rederez · 2023-07-09T20:01:59+00:00

It depends. If you're talking about superheroes movies, especially Marvel and DC movies... then you're right. But those are superheroes movies, so people expect buff actors (and actors often wear fake muscle under their costume)

Now, if you're talking about typical action movies, then it's a hard disagree. Those movies usually starred actors with a lean and fit body type like Jackie Chan or Keanu Reeves. This kind of body is definitely achievable by most men. Even better, those actors also come in a wide range of heights!

Top-Gas-4121 · 2023-07-09T18:30:33+00:00

There's 'some' truth to what you say. But realistically, most male and female actors are naturally particularly attractive. I get it, that getting 'muscular', requires more work than just being 'in good shape'.

Stepan_icarus · 2023-07-09T19:53:22+00:00

You can get alot farther than you think with sleep, a good diet, and a decent gym regiment. You won't get a superhero physique, no, and it's more dedication than the average person is willing to devote for the long term, but it is worth it for the discipline and the overall health benefits, both mental and physical. What you see on screen is impossible to achieve for most anyone that wants a balanced life and doesn't take steroids, but you can get close enough with a few years of good hard work.

2023-07-09T22:23:32+00:00

Ehhh I dont really care. I like the motivation it gives me

xxTheMagicBulleT · 2023-07-09T22:27:34+00:00

Cause all movies want to have eye candy to draw more people. That go both ways. Crazy good-looking girls. Most girls can't tip to at all. And for men the most extreme looks are what women find attractive.

And for girls it's harder to make women really be drawn by looks so you have the more extreme the rock kind of looks. This is what many women find more attractive. So it gets used more.

It's proven that it draws more people and makes more money so the keep doing it.

So in very short why it is so a thing?

Women and money

2023-07-10T09:33:10+00:00

Have you seen louie anderson, dom deluis, chris farley, etc? There are plenty of guys who've been movie stars that did not have an Adonis physique. Maybe it's the movies you are watching. Or maybe you just notice the buff ones more than the others (believe me I understand completely).

I think in general though you are speaking to the narrow scope of what the majority of people consider beautiful in men. There is a grain of truth that health signals fertility on a primal level, but we are all so much more than what our hunter gatherer ancestors used to be.

Society often fails to recognize a work in progress, fails to pick up fallen comrades in this war called life. We shirk our responsibility to each other and rob ourselves of the future. Sometimes, with a little patience and love, things damaged and ugly can be restored. Sometimes they only require that we change the way we see them.

Because there is the nobility of scars worn from wounds born, which speaks of a life lived fully with lessons learned- still striving despite constant adversity. It is the strength of perseverance. Guts to face your fear and do what needs doing. Grit, intelligence, wit, wisdom... Experience.

what_i_reckon · 2023-07-09T18:06:37+00:00

Because it’s a movie.

Normal sane men don’t expect regular women to look like movie stars, and normal sane women don’t except regular men to look like movie stars.

But when we go to the cinema we all expect the people on the big screen to look great. Because, well, it’s a movie.

ultravoltron3000 · 2023-07-09T18:14:39+00:00

To be honest this is true of women in movies and TV as well. My ex wife used to watch Gilmore girls. Every scene is her eating donuts and fast food while keeping a perfect figure.

2023-07-09T18:53:58+00:00

I drink 12 beers a day and I have abs. Also an alcohol problem

Bowler377 · 2023-07-09T19:32:10+00:00

At this stage of my life, I'll gladly settle for being a super thin twink like a teenager again.

qtyapa · 2023-07-09T20:19:26+00:00

Lot of female characters are also HWP and attractive, that is not the case in general too.

Drayenn · 2023-07-09T21:25:56+00:00

Tbh i think its fine. Everyone knows those standards are unrealistic but we like how it looks good anyway. I worry more about the actors health.

I do think however, men and women should be treated the same.. no shame about promoting good looks.

Tanman55555 · 2023-07-09T22:20:13+00:00

Beer is just calories you can do both dont be soft

diacylglycerol83 · 2023-07-10T03:07:37+00:00

Look at romance novel covers.

Its suggesting that women are amazing for exisiting and men must improve to better serve them, luckily there is enough right wing/pua content to harrass men in this regard.

jdliberty2015 · 2023-07-10T03:26:06+00:00

Give me a hot man with natural male beauty. Think Clint Eastwood in the 70s/80s, Harrison Ford in the 90s, etc. They didn't go to extremes.

Killin4ssault12 · 2023-07-10T03:31:17+00:00

I don't understand why catering to the male gaze is a bad thing but to the female gaze isn't.

jo_nore_mews · 2023-07-10T06:02:13+00:00

Honestly I'm not bothered by male beauty standards, even if they're seemingly out of reach. We should idealize hyper-masculinity and its promotion should serve to inspire men to improve and build themselves.

LIGHTDX · 2023-07-10T06:49:26+00:00

What movies are you seen lately? Because i'm clearly not watching those.

memes_251199 · 2023-07-10T07:56:21+00:00

You(including me) have but across the beauty standards up in our mind. Society will think different according to its own culture and time. My dad who was in army was lean was rejected by the bride family because he was lean(had six packs of sorts). Because that time being healthy with chubby cheeks meant the man was from a healthy family.

So now six packs is sexy, in the future something else will be. You don't care about it. Atleast that's what I do. I work out for being fit and strong.

Acheron98 · 2023-07-10T08:07:38+00:00

For the same reason that the chain-smoking waitress who’s supposed to be 45 is played by a hot 30 year old with flawless skin and huge tits. Hollywood never casts normal looking people unless they need an “ugly” person. There’s countless examples, male and female of characters who are supposed to be below average, played by reasonably attractive actors and actresses. Basically Hollywood wants to put you down and make you feel like shit, and they want you to pay them for the privilege.

magicalecazam · 2023-07-09T21:38:11+00:00

No man actually cares about this. These are the concerns of spiteful mutants who want Lara Croft to be fat. Go back to your whisper networks, lady.

Professional-Lab-157 · 2023-07-09T21:26:05+00:00

For the same reason that females in movies are all hot. Sex sells baby. They want thirsty women buying tickets too.

ThePiachu · 2023-07-09T22:04:41+00:00

Same reason why all female character sin movies are thin and attractive - because Hollywood is obsessed with impossible beauty standards, people don't like watching unattractive people in movies, celebrities are obsessed with their looks, etc. Take your pick!

hottake_toothache · 2023-07-09T23:12:30+00:00

People in movies and TV are more attractive than in real life.

ToWelie89 · 2023-07-09T19:23:47+00:00

Do you only watch Marvel movies or what?

OldTrapper87 · 2023-07-09T19:51:55+00:00

Your right let's make superman fat and balding just so everyones feelings don't get hurt.

We aren't a brunch of soft push overs and we don't need fat heroes to make us feel better because we aren't women, I guess that investment banker has lots of time to hit the gym.

Why aren't there many ugly and fat models ? Why isn't the weather guy overweight like most people in American? Why are pop star's looks more important then anything else ?

Beauty sells it's that simple.

This positive body movement in womens groups claiming you can be overweight and healthy is bull shit the last thing we need is to have it spill over into us.

The people you complain about are actors who maintain a perfect body so we have something to aspire to be just like in 1940 when America created Superman we all needed a perfect hero to look up to.

Muscularhyperatrophy · 2023-07-10T00:59:19+00:00

While rare, you can have a 6 pack/be built and go to the club often. It’s easier if you’re young and work out a lot and have been working out for a while. Doesn’t matter what type of shit I personally funnel through myself, I’m around as muscular as the average muscular Hollywood actor. Will this last a while for me if I maintain my shitty food and alcohol habits? Fuck no. I bet relatively soon when I turn 30, my age will catch up to me. Is it impossible and unrealistic? No. I’m not the only one like this with very good genes for shedding weight. I know around 25 dudes in my army unit who are the exact same and they range from 21 to 28 years old.

Also, you’re forgetting something really important; the average Hollywood actor who’s muscular doesn’t even train properly, they’re just pumping steroids. Why wouldn’t they, though? They’re getting paid to look attractive and if they’re not training super hard and if they don’t have genes that respond super well to steroids, then taking medium doses of test and some diuretics would allow them to look relatively muscular and very lean without looking like some blown up animal ballon looking ifbb pro bodybuilder.

It’s really fucked up that the unrealistic standard of what men should look like is often derived from cosmetic and hormonal enhancement, nonetheless, it should be our conscious effort as men to realize how fabricated Hollywood/media is with mens physiques and that what’s naturally attainable for the average person is almost impossible unless you’re literally treating gaining muscle and staying lean as your life’s purpose.

BurnAfterEating420 · 2023-07-12T22:58:46+00:00

This is what a 50 year old man has to look like to portray a superhero character, 40 year old man, 42,49, 52, on and on...

What about the women? this is what a 32 year old woman has to look like to play the most powerful hero in the MCU, she just has to fit in the costume.

This probably my favorite. notice the two men show the results of years of body training, the women are kind of skinny

SuspiciousCulture548 · 2024-03-14T13:17:18+00:00

Who do you think is bigger weight-wise Kellan Lutz or Henry Cavill? What do you think is the weight difference?

Hot_Currency_6616 · 2024-04-20T22:20:26+00:00

The reason why all male characters are muscularl and built that isn't close to reality because of escapism

Agitated_Cow_5151 · 2024-05-11T22:27:38+00:00

I noticed young male actors on Netflix have big traps but not much other muscle

SuspiciousCulture548 · 2024-09-07T15:33:43+00:00

Who do you think is bigger weight-wise at their heaviest, Kellan Lutz or Henry Cavill? What do you think is the weight difference?

PuzzleheadedMetal452 · 2025-02-23T01:47:39+00:00

They are All empty heads. Real men are creating and running things not in movies trying to show off

RoryTate · 2023-07-09T18:18:35+00:00

In terms of the overall industry, there are still a vast and wide range of male shapes and sizes in entertainment. Off the top of my head I can easily think of bankers, salesmen, and other mundane side characters or extras, who are overweight, weak, etc. In fact, the male extras in a bar scene are more commonly far below average in terms of looks, from the movies I can think of. IMO this criticism falls into the "cherry picking" fallacy of people like Anita Sarkeesian, where the myriad counterexamples are invisible because they are deliberately ignored to try and support a preconceived conclusion.

Also, your complaint accepts that "cultivation theory" – which is often ridiculed as the "Hypnotoad Hypothesis" of media consumption – is correct. And I most definitely do not agree with that. You would need to establish actual damage to male self-esteem and valuation – in measurable and concrete ways – that is directly correlated to these male beauty standards, in order to have my support with this type of advocacy.

Otherwise this really does feel like "tilting at windmills".

FaeryLynne · 2023-07-10T00:12:36+00:00

Have you ever watched any Adam Sandler movies? Jack Nicholson? Kevin James? Mike Myers? Every single one of them plays characters that are normal, even overweight. And they're all hugely popular actors.

I think that you only think all male characters are built that way because your brain latches on to them and makes them all that's noticable to you. Like thinking that "every time I get in the shower someone calls", when it's really like 1 time out of 10 but that 1 time super annoys you so it's the only time you actually remember.

2023-07-09T17:41:59+00:00

Because it's movie

Wewinky · 2023-07-09T21:13:15+00:00

No idea, not gay so don't care what other dudes look like.

WeEatBabies · 2023-07-09T17:32:03+00:00

Why can Superman fly and shoot laser beams out of his eyes?

Because it's fantasy, nothing more, people want to escape the reality of the real world for 2 hours, let them.

mhdy98 · 2023-07-09T18:03:41+00:00

Would you rather have a positive image on display or one of a weak man ? Those things increase competition and your want to have an athletic body, i fully endorse them

Dependent-Pin-1978 · 2023-07-09T22:02:55+00:00

You should just hit the gym

therobohour · 2023-07-09T22:14:04+00:00

That's simply not true,watch better movies

i_Ainsley_harriott_i · 2023-07-09T23:32:23+00:00

I don't know man, can't agree with you from the start so i can't say anything. I think you are generalizing movies a lot about the "muscular men"

Longjumping_Brain109 · 2023-07-10T01:26:07+00:00

Men don't get as sexualised as women in movies. But they push far more unrealistic expectations. Therefore the portrayal of females and males in movies is equally as bad.

Jean_o_tails · 2023-07-10T01:54:19+00:00

Because men and boys tend to enjoy that sort of power fantasy, as do plenty of women and girls.

Lolaindisguise · 2023-07-10T13:25:24+00:00

The same reason that most famous women are skinny big boob chics - sex sells

bladedvoid · 2023-07-09T18:29:46+00:00

Who cares? The world wants to see hot men and women. This sub is too whiny.

Thatfuzzball647 · 2023-07-09T19:19:40+00:00

Jesus Christ shut up. This isn't a men's rights issue your just complaining about stuff that happens to literally everyone in fiction

hellswrath88 · 2023-07-09T17:25:56+00:00

Umm...because we like being ripped and muscular? You want realism in movies and this is tagged as humour?

Fickle-Rutabaga-1695 · 2023-07-09T17:37:05+00:00

😐 This is a MEN’S forum.. … …..

2023-07-09T18:05:46+00:00

Even historical persons are like this.

Zeioth · 2023-07-09T18:36:47+00:00

Because Hollywood only cares about getting bucks out of you, and if hiring actors who use steroids is what It takes, they don't give a shit.

A simple test would solve the issue, but coincidentally the government only care about getting bucks out of you.

NibblyPig · 2023-07-09T18:40:14+00:00

Movies are supposed to be fantasy, as a guy I love seeing big strong dudes fighting each other. I think it's in every man's blood, to want to fight and compete with each other and witness displays of physical prowess.

Throwawaydhxj · 2023-07-09T18:54:34+00:00

Well depends what you watch. Kinda wierd watching a fat superhero defeat villains or a navy seal in iraq who big.

DimSumWithDem · 2023-07-09T19:42:17+00:00

we must become like them.

2023-07-09T20:55:06+00:00

Hey it is possible, my partner drinks every couple weeks and has abs. Also lately I've been seeing more and more lanky guys in film and TV.

SirIsaacGnuton · 2023-07-09T22:06:16+00:00

Yes, the rippling abs of Seth Rogan. Hollywood has long filled its pictures with unrealistic physical specimens of both sexes, but the women's roles are more often there as eye candy so it's harder to find an average looking woman than it is to find an average looking man.

Let's face it, Hollywood loves the superhero genre with it's bad acting, lack of character development, and over reliance on action and CGI. If that's what you like then you're going to get rippling abs and fashion models.

There are movies that don't fit that mold that have normal looking people. They're not going to be action movies.

I have to wonder if you realize that women have been asking this question about their roles in TV and movies for decades. It's only recently that male roles have been distorted like this.

GreeceZeus · 2023-07-09T22:08:34+00:00

Honestly, I don't really mind that. I don't necessarily need "realistic body types" in films, neither in men nor in women. I agree with pointing out to feminists that there isn't just Barbie for female standards, but that there is also He-Man for male standards, but I still don't want to complain and copy paste every one of their arguments.

So yes, there are unrealistic standards in men AND women in popular culture. But I don't care. Instead of saying "This is unrealistic", I say "I will go to the gym and get a healthy body".

NinjaJuice · 2023-07-09T22:58:21+00:00

That’s how I look naturally, when I was young

Now I have a beautiful dad bod no abs just a keg

ind3pend0nt · 2023-07-10T00:57:14+00:00

Enters Jack Black. That dude is sexy as fuck.

Slight-Discussion108 · 2023-07-10T01:05:47+00:00

Because men want to be them and women want to be with them.

kiadragon · 2023-07-10T01:06:40+00:00

LOL. Men don't care about 'unrealistic male beauty standards'. We know the score and don't spend our time complaining women don't find us beautiful enough.

That is a different group.

Hippoliciouz · 2023-07-10T01:28:55+00:00

You're watching a really tiny cross section of movies. Like very narrow. I'd suggest branching out, try something subtitles.

AntImpressive5433 · 2023-07-10T03:03:37+00:00

Not your reality...

LUCKYMAZE · 2023-07-10T03:17:25+00:00

women like it that way

AllGearedUp · 2023-07-10T03:24:45+00:00

I know this is satire but I don't think the idea of "unrealistic standards" holds up at all for adults. If you are so far from thinking for yourself that you can't realize these things are ideals and not expectations, I don't have much sympathy.

For adolescents maybe, especially girls. But even in that case, that's the job of parents to handle. It doesn't make sense to blame movies for the issue if your daughter is upset with how she looks. She needs wisdom, not censorship.

The other odd thing is that the so-called standards are vastly different for men and women. The "standard" for women is to basically not be overweight. You can do that by not eating too much. The stereotypical male hero shows off a body that would require 15+ hours of intensive strength training a week and very strict diet control. It would be much harder to attain.

Sendmeloveletters · 2023-07-10T03:55:59+00:00

Used to be guys are just pussies now

HeatScissors003 · 2023-07-10T04:04:24+00:00

Something tells me you haven't seen Sakigake! Otokojuku.

2023-07-10T04:32:18+00:00

Yeah, in action movies. Plenty of reg lookin guys in film.

espositojoe · 2023-07-10T04:56:21+00:00

That's one of the things that sets us up for disappointment and failure. Guys who work can't spend all that time in the gym, and if we did, wouldn't we have to be pretty vain? High risk for narcissism, too.

Too many women will pass up a stable, normal-looking guy for some unemployed, muscle-bound dude who rides a motorcycle but doesn't have a checking account. I've gotten some female co-workers to admit to that!

sosadmother · 2023-07-10T04:58:52+00:00

Is just like corn movies. Where the women are nothing like what is at home. 🤭

Catslash0 · 2023-07-10T05:17:37+00:00

We like to escape from reality. Who doesn't want to see a 350 ibs man of pure muscle punch a robot in half. The problem is that women cry about theirs while most guys just think about going to the gym more.

leothelion634 · 2023-07-10T05:58:54+00:00

Dont forget men must be 6'3 or else! Better get those limb lengthening surgeries!!!!!

Sewblon · 2023-07-10T06:09:13+00:00

why is the tag humour?

SlavRoach · 2023-07-10T08:18:29+00:00

if u are 20 its entirely possible

Ami277cz · 2023-07-10T10:32:04+00:00

I would just like to point out that it has been changing a little bit now considering that for example timothee chalamet is popular now, we are slowly getting to portrail of the various image of men in media, albeit slowly.

stompin77 · 2023-07-10T10:33:17+00:00

Surely shrek and Jack sparrow are not your typical muscle men yet they are the most popular movies. I think you need to watch different movies. Just sayin.

noxious1112 · 2023-07-10T12:08:51+00:00

Watch better movies lmao

Nocturnal_Sociopath · 2023-07-10T13:36:07+00:00

Those guys are supposed to be people you look up to. Like Rocky, Tyler Durden etc. Those are what you should aspire to be. If they weren't unrealistic, men would stop working out once they got the realistic hero's physique. The women pulled this body positivity bullshit and look at where it landed them. Let's not pull this bullshit.

2023-07-10T15:21:00+00:00

If you watch Always Sunny in Philadelphia, there is a season where Mac gets in amazing shape.

Rob mcCelhenney plays the character, and did a great release about how much time, money, and discipline that went into becoming that way

Basically, it’s unrealistic, and he wanted everyone to know that

JordanRamsay141 · 2023-07-10T16:25:20+00:00

Dawg stfu 😭💯

MaxTheCatigator · 2023-07-10T16:33:20+00:00

Define realistic, obese is not that.

towarzysz_boczek · 2023-07-10T20:36:56+00:00

I don't see a problem, when i wanna watch some action movie i want to main character to be fictional, also it motivates me to exercise

Revolutionary_Law793 · 2023-07-10T21:29:02+00:00

As a liberal and humanist I agree with you completely. I hate bodyshaming men. Men can have body dysmorphic disorders the same way women do, but people dont empathize with them the same way.

Balages · 2023-07-10T21:30:29+00:00

There were a lot of news about young boys hitting the gym in record numbers. One of the main reason was hollywood and a lot of talking heads used the marvel movies as an example

2023-07-11T00:31:43+00:00

Hollywood is the coolest psy-op ever.

If you make the movies they want, the CIA will pay you for it. Welcome to the club.

Gotta keep the males fit for war somehow.

espositojoe · 2023-07-12T04:29:51+00:00

It's yet another thing Hollywood/News/Entertainment monopolies do to put women off on real men. Like a Harlequin Romance novel. Blech!

McGauth925 · 2023-07-16T20:52:41+00:00

It's because that's considered admirable and attractive in our society, the same way beautiful women are. Women like strong men, and men want to be strong men. Strong men don't get pushed around. It's about perceived power and desirable traits to pass on to children.

Title	Why are all male characters in movies muscular and built in a way that's not even close to reality ?
Author	burgerkingburp
Upvotes	588
Comments	279
Date	July 9, 2023 4:58 PM UTC (3 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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