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I believe Hollywood negatively affects men more than women CMV

Alright, so let me first elaborate by saying that, yes, many movies portray women quite unrealistically (referring to both physical and emotional attributes), and I won't disagree that they are often objectified or even placed in a movie just to be a 'pretty face.' However, I don't believe it is an invention of Hollywood, so much as a concept that cultures are generally obsessed with (Helena of Troy, damsels in distress, etc.) It seems like Hollywood perpetuates the same crap with women as the magazines, books, fashion, old stories, etc.

However, what is unique to Hollywood is that if you closely examine the male characters in many movies, particularly romantic comedies, you'll find that they all seem to share strong messages on how to court, attract, and interact with women.

The male protagonist is usually some guy, who is generally perceived as the 'nice guy,' and he has a deep yearning for some attractive woman. Of course, she's not available to him, because she is usually depicted as being naive and/or being romantically involved with some self-absorbed prick who doesn't treat her well.

The male protagonist's persistence is almost always shown in a positive light, and he doesn't take 'no' for an answer. A bunch of events happen, usually through the protagonist's nice guy efforts, and then the woman 'comes around' and finally 'sees' what she has been resisting all along.

When I was growing up, I got brainwashed into this shit, because I knew that girls LOVED those kind of movies and I generally thought 'so THAT'S what women want.'

As long as the man's intentions are semi-noble and if he's a 'nice guy' who tries to stimulate her on an emotional level, then obviously he's the protagonist and of course he'll get the girl. So while it is unfair how movies make women feel about their own appearances, I think the way that men are portrayed is equally, if not more, detrimental because it send a message home on how courting and mating 'really are.' 

By the time most men realize that none of these tactics work, many of them (not all, but many) become disillusioned, cynical, and in some cases misogynistic.
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> However, what is unique to Hollywood is that if you closely examine the male characters in many movies, particularly romantic comedies, you'll find that they all seem to share strong messages on how to court, attract, and interact with women.

Women, on the other hand get messages that all boil down to their looks, fragility and incapability to control basically any situation.

> The male protagonist's persistence is almost always shown in a positive light, and he doesn't take 'no' for an answer. A bunch of events happen, usually through the protagonist's nice guy efforts, and then the woman 'comes around' and finally 'sees' what she has been resisting all along.

These movies teach women that they're always wrong for being attracted to the handsome guy, that they shouldn't care about actually feeling a sexual attraction towards their future partner and that some, often fake, kindness should sway them. They are the most beautiful, intelligent, perfect being and, yet, they should lower their standards because someone showed a little kindness. Having standards means your a bitch. Not having standards means you're naive and 'easy' and insecure. You are only the prize and you better not act too human or you get in the way of the hero's personal journey through life.

You got brainwashed by movies made mostly by men, for men, and then make the conclusion that this is what women want. You didn't get screwed by hollywood, you got screwed by a lack of awareness. It sucks, and hollywood does affect men badly in several ways, but it's certainly not worse than women.

No woman is good enough. You can't be a female hero if you're not pretty, not even when you have the muscles to pull it off. You can't be a hero, because you're the prize for the hero, you're the object in the museum. Pretty, only to be observed. You act for one, well you will be damn sure that you act wrong and you'll have to be saved. Depth means you're a complicated woman, irrational, and you're in the way. Superficiality also means you're a typical women, because women only care about looks. Women are taught that everything a woman does is because she's a woman, and she'll be representing women in every way possible. A mistake is the end of her, success better be in favor of a man, or she's a selfish bitch.

That might be slightly worse than having the wrong expectations of women in real life and then ending up hating women (you think hating women is a negative thing for a man? Think of the women it affects in the long run).