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BECAUSE ITS NOT REAL. bishounen stereotyping in manga, that is.
as the stereotypes means looks is all for bishounen. and this is not exist today. so don't get expectations up by wishing there would be a man who always improve their looks, enhance their skill, and enrich their life (both material and immaterial) to please/satiate your eyes alone. if there is one, i think that would be an exceptional case
(argument modified to gives the point more clarity)
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Idyllic physical appearances for men depend on the culture, actually. Nowadays, in most places I do believe the most commonly appreciated style is "handsome", but I also recall reading somewhere that in Japan's history, beautiful men were the ideal. Not sure how related that is to this topic, but I wanted to put that out there. No one's ever "supposed" to be anything.
thank you, i'm enlightened. i cannot oppose your remaining paragraphs as we are not in opposition. i am in agreement on that from the very start.
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but heck manga's fiction.
this is the very reason i replied. manga is a fiction, and at times, too far from reality. don't include manga's stereotyping into consideration of what is real. also, judging from the rest of your reply, you kinda miss my point as don't attack drawers' or writers' freedom to create what they desire.
you are free to enjoy whatever you want to enjoy. i enjoy something is logical, or something that's not too far to reality. bishounen concept in manga is hideous in my eyes, this explain my interest in clicking this thread.
as the last stressor,
sure there is pretty boys in reality. but i haven't once met one who follow manga's stereotyping.
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