[Variety] Disney's Boy Trouble: Corp seeking ways to win back young men

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the-pi-guy said:

chakkra said:

Okay, here's the thing, stories targeted to the female demographic (books, TV series, movies, etc) have always been told from a female perspective. Why? because most women relate more to a character from their perspective. There's nothing wrong with that, that is basic nature, everybody understands that. That's why you have never seen men complaining, calling women sexist for watching stories from their perspective, and demanding to have more "representation" in female-targeted stories.

But somehow we got to a point in time where a group of people in charge looked at the things that men were watching and said "Wait a minute! why do men prefer stories told from their perspective? That's wrong!".

The problem is not preference. There's nothing wrong with preferring stories told from male perspectives, as a male.  

Acting like it is offensive, when more stories are told from female perspectives is when it starts to be a problem.

When you act like Star Wars is "supposed" to be targeted towards men, that's a problem. 

You can complain that Star Wars doesn't make enough content that is geared towards you, but that isn't the same thing as "Star Wars is *supposed* to be targeted at men. 

There is a difference between having a preference and insisting that something has to be a certain way and getting morally outraged because the universe won't pander to you specifically.  

The thing is its stupid though.
85%+ of their audience for these IPs were males.

This is like Mattel that make Barbie dolls, suddenly going on whatever the reverse of a feminist trip would be... Imagine a man takes over Mattel, and he hates women.... so he says, we won't make Barbie dolls that are Female in form.

Kids will just have to learn to play with male barbie dolls.... from now on, its just Ken. It's "kenough". 
Don't like it? You sexist monster! teach your kid to play with male dolls!

Then if anyone says anything about it on the internet, you get replies from defenders that go "I don't understand why people are offended!"


 
"When you act like Star Wars is "supposed" to be targeted towards men, that's a problem. "

Gender rolls are real.
If I told you a story was about Mid-evil Knights, that have swords of light, that run around decapitating one another.... in space, on big space ships.
Its a story about good vs evil, honor and doing the right thing. 

You don't automatically think "Wow the women love stories like that, I bet it will be a big hit with the ladies!".

Lets not be stupid about this.
Yes Starwars is 100% ment to be for the guys.
That is okay.

There are plenty of things that target women, that guys don't enjoy.
Why is it bad that guys have their own thing?