>>7454877>>7454878Men can be objectified as well, it just doesn't happen nearly as often and is often misunderstood. Men drawing what they perceive to be "attractive men" typically create characters that don't appeal to most womens' sensibilities. This is also not objectification, it's a power fantasy. A man drawing a huge guy rippling with muscles isn't thinking about the ladies, he's internally musing (whether intentionally or not) on how awesome it would be to be that ripped. When women are in charge of drawing attractive men in comics, they skew far away from that archetype, typically going for softer features and a lithe, slim frame.
There's also the matter of the inherent power imbalance between men and women. For instance, how the majority of comic book artists (or high-ranking company leader positions, for that matter) are men, or how women have traditionally been relegated to lesser/demeaning roles throughout history, or even down to the fact that men are typically larger and stronger, and often have the ability to take them sexually by force if they wish. When's the last time you remember a man telling you they were afraid of being raped when walking to their car, or that they would never go out alone at night for fear of sexual assault?
Objectification of men does exist, but to such a small degree and with such little historical and social clout behind it, that it's a literal drop in a bucket.
