it’s all funny haha “men wanna fuck other men” but what they actually want to say is that there should be a subgroup of women like prostitutes who hold no value or respect and exist to be passed around until a man wants a ‘respectable’ woman for marriage
And the weird part is I've never heard a woman complain about how attractive or unattractive a male character is, they just play the fucking game. But with men it's "uGHhHhH how am I supposed to play a game iff the female characters tits aren't in my face☹️☹️ she has wrinkles!!"
i think what gets to me every time this convo comes around is that men not only don't understand the hot girl enough to get that her friend is doing what she wants them to, but also that they assume hot girls have the same disdain for their less attractive friends that men do
notice how every fandom with a sizable male fanbase eventually develops a subgroup of men who swear they “don’t care about shipping” yet remain deeply committed to monitoring female audience behavior and ensuring all fictional thirsting complies with ethical regulations
It's amazing how echoes of this simple interaction exist in everything related to fictional power fantasies. Thor Jensen really got to the root of it in 10 words