Individuals Give Details On How Toxic The Beauty Standards Of Hollywood's Males Are And People Online Participate With Examples

Hollywood has a long history of turning men into body ideals, and the pressure does not always look as harmless as it seems. From shredded torsos to impossible levels of leanness, the standard can be just as punishing for men as it is for women.

In this story, people reacted to a conversation about male objectification and the way film and TV keep pushing unrealistic physiques. The discussion quickly moved from celebrity examples to everyday frustration, with social media users sharing their own takes on how extreme those expectations have become.

The reactions only get more pointed from here.

Men are as objectified as women

You can say this conversation began during an interview Dormer did with Radio Times, where the entertainer reacted to Emma Thompson's past comments about sexism and ageism in films. At first, Thompson stated that some forms of sexism and hostility towards women have become more entrenched and, indeed, more pervasive, and that, generally speaking, opportunities for women are still "totally s**t."

Dormer added that, from what she has seen, male actors face the same level of objectification as females, and they suffer from it as well. Below are what individuals have been saying about the discussion on different social media platforms.

That set off a wave of reactions online.

My God

the-critical-feminist

She's right

cruxofargon

Continuation...

cruxofargon

Changing Tatum

cruxofargon

Spartacus

cruxofargon

A big deal?

cruxofargon

You want proof?

eldritchgentleman

Chris Evans

eric-coldfire

Unrealistic physical standards

guyveranimefan87

Isn't he ripped?

guyveranimefan87

Unrealistically muscular

guyveranimefan87

Roll it

guyveranimefan87

About Professional Bodybuilders

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According to experts...

guyveranimefan87

Point to note

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A Draconian training

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Muscular bodybuilders

guyveranimefan87

Muscle dysmorphia

guyveranimefan87

Thanks Nollywood

guyveranimefan87

And the comments keep rolling in...

That emotional hit feels similar to Christina Applegate, who couldn’t face her reflection for a year.

This person is not buying the hype.

Had no idea at all

fierceawakening

Dehydrated to a point...

brunhiddensmusings

Okay so...

brunhiddensmusings

That's the benchmark

brunhiddensmusings

Check this story out

wodneswynn

Same thing happened again

wodneswynn

Bodybuilding culture

wodneswynn

Embrace your inner barbarian

wodneswynn

Confirmation time

littlegreydove

Training with a bunch of dudes

systlin

The endurance of a newborn puppy

systlin

Picture this sort of build

systlin

Keep picturing

systlin

They are fast

systlin

Love and support are important

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Here is what other people had to say about this topic on different social media platforms:

Another commenter points to the same problem from a different angle.

I'm ready to go

Alan Trammel

Looking at those two pictures

Gaby Bernier

Fluffy and squishy men

Rose Sa

A better stance should be made

Andrew Gilbert

It is a big win

Vince Moellman

Why unreasonable standards exist...

Kinsey Sowar

One funny thing is that when we attempt to get away from these images and go, for instance, to the seaside, we sit down and our reptilian brain adjusts our bodies so our stomachs don't look too protruded. This is just one of many examples, but we would love to know what you think about this.

So drop a comment down below.

Those standards are hard to escape.

Want more Hollywood body-control drama? Check out why Boy Meets World’s Danielle Fishel “couldn’t show her arms”.