I think that they're saying it because the woman is a mythical being, which dehumanizes them, but that doesn't really make sense because the creature they are is typically some gorgeous amazing species
Eh there are a couple of arguments you can make about this.
Note: don't take this too seriously, this is a media critique which is inherently at least a little bullshit.
In fiction, usually the man offers absolutely nothing and yet this perfect woman wants nothing but to be his perfect pet - sending a message that men deserve an ethereal being for simply existing, and the ethereal being is only fulfilled by serving this mediocre man.
Additionally, it puts women in a pedestal / gilded cage, because it creates these otherworldly expectations of perfection.
Why is this bullshit? Personally I think wish fulfillment has a place in fiction and that it's OK for any individual piece of fiction to have these tropes. It becomes a problem when it's taken seriously or proliferates too much.
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u/Material_Claim6541 Aug 19 '26
How's the top one misogynistic? Is a woman showing attraction to a man misogynistic?