comic books and the female image

I was a big comic book fan, although it depends on the era. I'm not too impressed with the current state of comics.

In defense of comics, the guys are also drawn unrealistically with impossibly small joints to go along with muscular aesthetic physiques. Comics to me are fantasy, and while I do think the people in comics look better than people do in real life I have no problem with it. Yes often times the women are drawn very shapely and attractive but I don't find it to be the same as porn. Obviously, it could be used that way and if it is a problem for someone then they should avoid it [ think Chris Griffen on family guy, lol].

 

P can be anything that appeals to one's prurient interests. I would often prefer to PMO to hentai manga over P videos of "real people". Because women in comics can be drawn to unrealistically emphasize sexual characteristics, they may actually be more damaging to the addict brain. Even with makeup and lighting, human beings are messy and imperfectly shaped; reality is messy. Comic women can be drawn with perfect skin, symmetrical features, and super-sexualized bodies.

I am not huge fan of comics, but I do enjoy animation and the art of comics. So I hope after my addict brain rewires, I will one day be able to read a comic for the story and characters, without becoming sexually arroused by the female characters. Because even if its a shampoo commercial, if it peaks my prurient interests, I consider it P -- and thus verboten.

 

Check this out, it is an entry from my journal I wrote it a few day ago:

What I want to say is that pictures and videos of woman's have a different impact on us than women's in real life. I feel like I will never be "Ok" with just seeing a beautiful women on a screen. I feel like I will always want to masturbate to it.
On the other hand, I don't feel that way when I see a beautiful women in real life. I want to connect and talk to her, not to masturbate on her picture....

@Endless Night I think you should also read my comment.
I doubt that will ever change. I would also like to enjoy a movie or tv show without thinking about PMO each time I see a beautiful actress, but...

 

^ I was thinking of posting that very same meme to make my point, lol.

I don't think the unrealistic portrayals are such a bad thing for me at least. To me, it's a fantasy I don't think I will be crawling up walls like a spider or jumping 40 feet in the air anytime soon either. I liked how they portrayed the female characters in comics back in the 80s although I was a child then and didn't see the sexual side of it as much. Perhaps it did have a negative effect on me, but I don't see it and still like comics.

As for he-man, being muscular and strong is healthy. The only thing that I can get that is negative from that he man doll is that he has such a small waist. I always wanted a small waist, but now realise it isn't actually a great thing or conducive to better athletic performance.

Obviously, He-man is beyond what is healthy for men, but I got no problem with how he looks. Not everyone is built like a mack truck either and for some slimmer, builds are more healthy and obtainable. Like Micheal Jordan or Usain bolt, or a famous tennis player. This body image stuff comes from feminism I think and that is a very poisonous and batshit crazy ideology, IMO. If your not obsessed with what other people think of you and about what girls think of you, then you probably won't have much body image issues. Do it for yourself and what you like and think is achievable and compete with yourself and don't concern yourself with what girls think is hot which will change with the wind from muscular freak to gay twink, etc.


P.S

Refresh my memory. Other than his amazing Journey what was so unrealistic about the attributes of Odysseus? Certainly a brave fellow who had some pretty amazing adventures but I don't recall him being like Achilles or something of that nature.

 

^ Your probably right about Odysseus based on all the things you said. My memory is terrible, from what I do remember he was a captive suitor for a Goddess on an Island and fought a cyclops [ although he used mostly craft rather than strength] unrealistic may not have been a bad choice of words, lol.

Saul, however, was definitely not the hero of the story, that one I do remember, lol.

Models aren't usually all that beautiful underneath all the paint anyways. Beauty is an illusion, people are just people. Would you really be a different person if you had big bulging muscles, took steroids, got some plastic surgery and looked like an adonis? Same with girls except most of their looks come off in the shower.