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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier
I mean... The other day I read through an entire feminist article about unrealistic portrayals of the female body in Disney films and how that makes women and girls feel about their normal bodies. This had all the usual "patriarchy", "making women ideal", boohoo nonsense that all of these articles do. Not a mention of men, at all. Furthermore, it focused HEAVILY on Belle in beauty and the beast in her ball gown and her tiny waist.
Ahem...
Gaston, the villain:
[obnoxiously massive picture here]
 . Yeah... And it's the unrealistic expectations of the female form that are the main problem.
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He's the villain... in what way is he therefore an ideal for men?
If anything you've chosen the worst possible example since the hero is the Beast, a character designed to be loveable in spite of his appearance

I could understand if you pointed out the ridiculous abs&pecs of Batman/Superman/Captain America etc