Eesh... I totally agree about the weirdness and id-revealing when it comes to 'he says what he thinks. Which is really sexist stuff.'
In response to Damian's behavior towards women many in fandom take it for granted that he's going to be an awesome ladies' man.
CREEPY. Also, imo, a mixing-up of tropes. What that suggests to me is that fandom assumes a naughty, misogynist child will grow up into a charming rogue. Only charming rogues, or indeed arrogant-yet-charming men (which is something only men can get away with) get their charm from their conviction that they are awesome and other people will agree, as well as liking other people. Whereas this insulting-hot-women bollocks suggests someone who thinks they themselves are crap, and perhaps if they're rude to those whores they'll go out with them.
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Date: 2011-01-11 12:24 pm (UTC)In response to Damian's behavior towards women many in fandom take it for granted that he's going to be an awesome ladies' man.
CREEPY. Also, imo, a mixing-up of tropes. What that suggests to me is that fandom assumes a naughty, misogynist child will grow up into a charming rogue. Only charming rogues, or indeed arrogant-yet-charming men (which is something only men can get away with) get their charm from their conviction that they are awesome and other people will agree, as well as liking other people. Whereas this insulting-hot-women bollocks suggests someone who thinks they themselves are crap, and perhaps if they're rude to those whores they'll go out with them.
Charming rogues /= Nice Guys.