Even if both are treated as something bad. Gender still plays a role in the narrative and perception though. In one situation the victim is just a poor soul who got killed by the evil guys. While in another situation, the victim is just a brave hero who stand up to the evil guys.

Men getting praise in this context, is definitely not a good thing. I repeat not a good thing. it's promotes the idea that men are disponible, therefore men must sacrifice themselves. Sounds familiar?

Renée Good and Alex Pretti. Despite both being brave protesters. Yet the man still gets his victimization downplay, by people (especially Feminist) calling him a hero.

This narrative is so common in the media too. Where both men and women are victims of a attack from a awful Ice-like group. And the female victims are always considered poor souls who got their life taken away too early by this evil group. While the male victims are considered brave heroes who stand up to the evil groups.

I see this narrative a lot with men dying in third world countries, by the hands of Drug Cartels or Terrorist groups. As a Haitian, a lot of male victims of the gang violence are considered brave heroes for dying.

Matter of fact this narrative isn't that different from the "50 people dead, two women dead" narrative. Instead it's a woman and a brave hero were killed. The man gender doesn't matter in both cases.