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allthingshyper: ironwoman359: tinydooms: lumiereswig: bubblyskootch: bemusedlybespectacled: fandomsandfeminism: typette: I remember posting somewhere once in a thread about why girls aren’t exploited in animation anymore where some guy said, “all the disney girls are drawn to be generally attractive, but I don’t think there are any eye-candy men… or are there? Are there any Disney men that lots of girls like?” and I mentioned Roger. Tons of girls replied agreeing with me and the original guy was like “wait, Roger? from 101 Dalmatians? What’s attractive about him, he’s tall and lanky and has a big nose, he isn’t muscley at all! Wouldn’t you all prefer Gaston or something? Or do you girls think his big nose is indicative of something else?” and I was like “no, you idiot, he’s a silly, goofy guy who likes animals and can play a bunch of instruments, that’s why he’s attractive. What’s the matter with you? Gaston, seriously?” This is why we need more girls in animation. And more guys like Roger apparently. This is why I laugh my ass of whenever dudes talk about how men are “objectified” by the media too. Because 9 times out of 10, what men think is “women objectifying men” are characters like Gaston. And Gaston is NOT a woman-driven fantasy. Gaston is a male wish fulfillment fantasy. Gaston is not what women want, he is what men want to be. He is hyper-masculinity to an extreme degree, dripping with sexism and testosterone. The fact that men think that Gaston is what women want says an awful lot about those men. While I don’t want to generalize, female fans tend to prefer a very different kind of male hero. We like the Rogers, the Milos, the Hercules. Genuinely kind, often awkward men who are sometimes vulnerable and respectful to women. Yes, this is a generalization. I own up to that. But I think it’s important to remember that there is often VERY big difference between what MEN want to be and what women WANT in our media. Reblogging this again because fucking this. And hell, even the muscley dudes (see: Khal Drogo, Hercules, Thor, Captain America) are loved, not because they are muscley, but because they are sweet and loving and adorable. We love Thor because his mispronounces “Hubble” as “Hooble,” not because of what he can do with a hammer. Reblogging for the awesome comments. I’m just here to say I love the animation of Roger so fucking much. look how fucking smooth and graceful and agile he is. 2d animation is amazing and i just want to hug it All of this. This is why we love Newt Scamander, Spencer Reid, Alec Hardison and Elliot Spencer. Why we love Ron Weasley and Remus Lupin, why we love Data and Captain Picard. Heck, this is why we love Yakko from Animaniacs, who is a cartoon character of unknown species, and certainly not physically attractive as he is not HUMAN. He doesn’t even respect women in the traditional sense…he certainly doesn’t respect their boundaries, though he definitely believes that a woman can do anything that a man can. But so many of us had character crushes on Yakko Warner because he’s a hilarious sass king, he cares a lot about and is very protective of his little siblings, and he always outsmarts the bad guys. According to generalization, people who like men like men who are…ya know, likable. What a concept. Gaston treats Belle like a piece of meat for him to hunt and own. He literally admits he only fell for her because she was “as beautiful as me and that makes her the best - and don’t I DESERVE the best?” He feels entitled to Belle, willing to arrange their wedding OUTSIDE HER FRONT DOOR before he even asked her to marry him - and then blamed his humiliation on her when she said no like any sane person would. He’s the fucking VILLAIN for a reason. -- source link