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View submission: R/Askmen discusses getting swarmed by women
Yes. But even though the main consumer base of comics and videogames is male, companies have a huge effort to try to appeal to women, and bringing more women into the fanbase.
When a fandom is male dominated, there is an effort to make it for everyone. When a fanbase is female dominated, it’s just the way things are.
Comment by Even-Narwhal-75 at 28/01/2025 at 04:52 UTC
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Patriarchy frames (cisheteroallo) maleness as the default, the same way that white supremacy frames whiteness as the default. That's why things that are associated with (cisheteroallo) masculinity are framed as neutral.
That said, when a fanbase is female-dominated, the backlash actually tends to be pretty significant. Think about how Cartoon Network literally stopped producing their Justice League series because it was popular with girls. Or how in its fifteen (dear God, fifteen!) seasons, Supernatural never stopped mocking the young women who made up the core of their audience. Books aimed at women are "chick lit." Books aimed at men are books.