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Originally Posted by teh603
Y'know, has anyone bothered to research romance covers' effects on male self- image?
Although I'd make a case that G.I.Joe has more of an impact, since that's a show actually pointed at boys. Or maybe Spongebob?
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I would say that the romances would have more of an impact simply because they are not targeted at men. The last thing men are going to want is to see that putting ripped, buff bods on a book aimed at women is going to be successful. Firstly, it gets a bit closer to a similar objectification that women have been suffering and secondly, because it's much more likely to make a man feel inadequate in the eyes of women. The only worse thing you could do is expose a very sizable...
Of course, you don't even have to sell sex to have this kind of reaction. Just make sure the guy owns a yacht or some other obscenely expensive status symbol.
Strangely enough, I think don't this has as much impact if the book is aimed at men - like James Bond and other macho "men's adventure" type heroes. The effect is different when the character is your fantasy rather than the fantasy of the opposite sex.
Of course, this could all be utter crap, but it seemed plausible as I was writing it.
