End it now.

[lafinjack.livejournal.com]

Comments

[yes-justice.livejournal.com]

I know which one is more cuddly!

[chron-job.livejournal.com]

[chron-job.livejournal.com]

Made proudly with MS Paint.

[not-hothead-yet.livejournal.com]

Hear hear!

I love me some Christian Bale but ain't nothing wrong with Adam West

[hardblue.livejournal.com]

I don't know about more attractive, but the new Batman
does look more formidable. Adam West looks
like a trick-or-treater.

[musicpsych.livejournal.com]

I have thought about that recently, to be semi-serious for one moment. Just in that it does seem like a lot of male superheroes are unrealistically buff.

[lafinjack.livejournal.com]

Yep, power fantasies.

[musicpsych.livejournal.com]

Yeah, there's that. I think body image, too, along with what it means to be a "man." With body image, it could cause guys to harm themselves (drugs, overly excessive gym usage), or their self-confidence to dip, if they want their bodies to look like that but can't quite get there.

With the "what it means to be a man" part... It could cause guys to feel "less than men" if they can't look like that. Or feel like they have to overcompensate in other ways (acting more aggressive, taking more risks).

A century ago, a strongman was something you saw at a carnival/circus. Now, it's something we're supposed to want to aspire to.

[kittymink.livejournal.com]

STOP BAT-SHAMING.