r/comics • • 16h ago

OC [OC] Same thing?

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u/CeramicToast 7h ago

The difference between idealizing and sexualizing.

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u/Nearby-Weird9535 2h ago

the difference being who the media is intended for.

In lit-smut male love interests are sexualized, while the female main character are idealized, because that corresponds to what the audience is supposed to self-insert vs fantasize about