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When did the sexualization of women in comic books take hold? Why was it people seemed more interested in the body instead of the story? Why not the sexualization of men? (lemmy.world)
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My follow up post was going to be about men. But you guys beat me to it.

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[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 8 points 1 day ago

Sexualization of women in media predates comic books, by a lot.

Why not the sexualization of men?

Comic books are mostly made by men for a male audience, so it's to be expected that male comic book characters don't get sexualized as much as female characters.