[Netherrealmer]

What is female centric media, They are movies, music and films marketed to women. The biggest examples are Romance movies(Twilight,To all the boys I love before,Tallgirl) Rom-coms, chick flicks,soap operas,teen drama,YA, Boybands, Bubble gum male popstars (Justin Bieber, Aaron Carter),Medical dramas and non competitive reality shows.(Kardashians,Honey Boo Boo, Real Housewives) and Ironically...... True crime.

Male centric media are action movies,fantasy,mystery, westerns, Thrillers,Horror movies,Videogames, Japanese Girl groups, alternative music, rock music,Action, Sports, Shounen Anime, Superhero movies,Competitive reality shows (Survivor, American Ninja Warrior, Amazing race) and political dramas.

I do admit I cannot stand a lot of female media, I do not like boybands, soap operas,teen dramas and those Medical dramas. Seriously Medical dramas always have sex scenes in hospitals its ridiculous. Majority of women in this board had expressed dislike of horror films, videogames, and media with sexy female character characters.


There are many male medias with female protagonists so men are not really close minded about female characters. A lot of female media actually have male protagonist. So men are open about female leads they just cannot stand content marketed for women like the romance movies. Women do like male leads but an ideal man for a man is different from an Ideal man for a woman.

It is possible to make male media that can appeal to women but there seem to be a struggle to make female media that can appeal to men.

There are male medias that did appeal to women.Videogames like Resident Evil,Bayonetta and final fantasy are popular to women because they have handsome male characters, strong female characters and has romance. All those games are marketed to men

Though I cannot stand majority of female marketed media, there are are some shows created for women that did appeal to me like Wednesday,Dr.X,The Good Place and Orphan Black but those shows do have action elements so they did appeal to men.

I think its possible to make a female centric media that can appeal to men.

Well Powerpuff girls and My Little Pony friendship is magic are shows created for little girls but somehow develops a large male fanbase.They are both written by a woman named Lauren Faust. Maybe if Lauren Faust can crossover to making adult content, she can make a romance movie or romcom that can appeal to men.

[Mika]

One major reason I see is most of the female-centric media are centered around cliches (bitching characters, showing skins, or even bedroom romps, etc.)

[Netherrealmer]

I dont really think men hates romance perse because there is romance in Action movies, adventure movies and videogames. romance movies though are unrelatable to men since the male characters are idealized.

[monster_masterpiece]

I dont really think men hates romance perse because there is romance in Action movies, adventure movies and videogames. romance movies though are unrelatable to men since the male characters are idealized.

Men are more realistic than women this is majority of them doesn't prefer romance but a few minority accord an attention to romance movies.

[mrki444]

It is possible to make male media that can appeal to women but there seem to be a struggle to make female media that can appeal to men.

I guess most female want be as man. Equal, doing same jobs, being paid as man. We know statistic say, women on same postions are less paid than man. I guess less man want be as women. We have such cases but in much smaller numbers.

[Netherrealmer]

Men do like the romance in videogames, Anime and action movies. They just don't like the female's vision of a romance. A lot of male marketed movies and games have female protagonist too but they are usually either sexualized or made likable.

[nela13]

What is female centric media, They are movies, music and films marketed to women. The biggest examples are Romance movies(Twilight,To all the boys I love before,Tallgirl) Rom-coms, chick flicks,soap operas,teen drama,YA, Boybands, Bubble gum male popstars (Justin Bieber, Aaron Carter),Medical dramas and non competitive reality shows.(Kardashians,Honey Boo Boo, Real Housewives) and Ironically...... True crime.

We can't forget that 70% of television consumers are women and most want something to escape from their reality but it doesn't justify some of these shows, like Kardashians or Honey Boo Boo, most soap operas are also awful. About Romance movies, well it is just a type of movie like any other if women are the ones that watch it... it is definitely true like it is true that most violent movies are made for men (due to testosterone for sure)

[Netherrealmer]

I am sure it is possible to make a female centric media likable for men. I mean My Little ponies is created for little girl but for some reason it became an obsession for adult men. John Cena, Bill Clinton, Ryan Reynolds and Chris Evans are pony fans.

Men will always hate Male bubble gum popstars and Boybands because they do not look like what idealized men for them.

[mrki444]

I watched latest movie about Wakanda. I think this time it was done mostly for females since women's have all main roles in movie. Also black population and Latino should be satisfied.

[Netherrealmer]

That still counts as a male marketed movie. Most women dont like superheroes even if they are female.

[Lushh]

Maybe if Lauren Faust can crossover to making adult content, she can make a romance movie or romcom that can appeal to men.

Let your voice be heard. Where can we find Lauren Faust, Twitter? Let's do it!

[Netherrealmer]

She tried to make Medusa a Disney Princess once but it got canceled. She always have out of the box ideas.

[Mika]

I dont really think men hates romance perse because there is romance in Action movies, adventure movies and videogames. romance movies though are unrelatable to men since the male characters are idealized.

Maybe our mind is conditioned to watch males doing actions and romance, and women only romance. This reminds me of Charlie's Angles. I remember a lot of male rejected to watched the movie because it is girly action.

[Netherrealmer]

Men liked the Lucy Liu, Cameron diaz and Drew Barrymore version though. They hated the the Elizabeth Banks reboot because she marketed it in a super feminist way that's why it flopped.

[arunima]

I have seen males liking romance and females liking action movies. I am a female and I do like female centred media but not all of them. I really enjoy good action movies.

[mrki444]

That still counts as a male marketed movie. Most women dont like superheroes even if they are female.

Are superheroes movies on start decided for which market they are intended or market decide it with comments?
Captain Marvel could also be female marketed media, Supergirl even more.

[Netherrealmer]

Supergirl is liked by men, Captain Marvel is hated because the actress is political.

A miracle happened.... This videogame is created for little girls but it got pre-ordered by millions of adult men.

[Jem Smith]

Majority of women in this board had expressed dislike of horror films, videogames, and media with sexy female character characters.

Have they? I don't remember seeing any other women on this forum expressing a dislike of horror movies. I do remember at least two of us repeatedly expressing that we like them. There are also horror movies that are unquestionably marketed at women, as well as being written and directed by women, so I think it's misguided to describe the entire genre as male centric.

https://www.indiewire.com/gallery/best-feminist-horror-movies/

As for 'sexy' characters, like I said before, I don't think it's female characters looking attractive or sexy that some women object to, rather it's when they're extremely unrealistic to the point that it doesn't make sense for the character.

-- 15 Sep 2024, 08:56 --

alternative music, rock music,

This part is especially weird to me. A lot of women listen to alternative and rock music. Heck, a lot of women PERFORM alternative and rock music. Did you never hear of Courtney Love, Joan Jett, Meg White, Bikini Kill, Fiona Apple, Ani DiFranco, Tessa Violet, Peaches, Goddess and She, Delores O'Riordan, Amanda Palmer, Janis Joplin, Stevie Nicks, Shirley Manson, Avril Lavigne, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Suzie Quatro, Alanis Morissette, Ari Up, PJ Harvey, Bjork, Tori Amos or Amy Winehouse, to name just a few?

What gave you the impression that these two whole huge genres were not for and not appreciated by women? I'm guessing you haven't heard of the Riot Grrl movement.

-- 15 Sep 2024, 09:01 --

Superhero movies

Surely not all of them. Wonderwoman stands out for one. Also the recent Marvels. While it's a TV show and not a movie, the Jessica Jones series was VERY popular among women. That's just the ones actually marketed at women with female characters though. Plenty of women watch other superhero movies.

-- 15 Sep 2024, 09:15 --

Men are more realistic than women

Right, and the average action movie is soooo realistic.

I've had real world romances, but I've never had to jump from a burning building or keep a bus moving at a certain speed so it didn't explode.

-- 15 Sep 2024, 09:25 --

The Good Place

Why do you think The Good Place was created for women?

It's a sitcom with an ensemble cast, written by a man (Michael Schur) known for writing sitcoms with a broad appeal like Brooklyn 99. Is it just that it has a female main character (although only just, it's from her perspective to start with but the 4 major characters have almost equal screen time) ?

[Netherrealmer]

Whenever there's a thread here about horror movie, there's always this girl who will always say, I don't watch horror movies. And we're talking about Forum Coin. And then, about boy bands and rock music. Yes, there are some women who loves rock music, but majority of women and girls prefer boy bands. There's a reason why you barely see rock bands on the charts anymore. Because women are the biggest consumer of music. And about the realism, I'm talking about guys' vision of romance. If you will look at romance movies, the guys are perfect. Or even sometimes the girl is perfect herself. If you will see more male-marketed romance, it is more subtle. And both characters are very flawed.

[Jem Smith]

Whenever there's a thread here about horror movie, there's always this girl who will always say, I don't watch horror movies. And we're talking about Forum Coin.

I was also talking about Forumcoin. There have been several threads on Forum coin with women discussing how they do like horror. From memory I think Sweetie Banana started one a while ago. I have not noticed the reverse here.

Elsewhere online, horror groups I'm in have a high proportion of female members. And like I said, there are horror movies that are specifically made to appeal to women, so it doesn't make sense to say that the entire genre is not for us.

And then, about boy bands and rock music. Yes, there are some women who loves rock music, but majority of women and girls prefer boy bands

Maybe for teens and younger women, not for most women. At least, not in my experience (not the case for any of the women I know, socially or through work or study). Rock bands also definitely do chart here. I can't think of a single local boy band from the last 30 years.

Re realism, I was actually just laughing at the comment "men are more realistic than women". That's ludicrous. I wasn't trying to argue that rom coms are true to life. They aren't, and aren't even meant to be. It's just silly to act as though other genres like sci fi and action movies are necessarily realistic by comparison.

Re. horror, a brief search of the General forum found a bunch of posts from Verity (don't know if they are a woman but it's a woman's name) about horror movies they saw and enjoyed, and this thread where cmoneyspinner comes across as neutral on the genre.
viewtopic.php?f=14&t=29121&p=756083&hilit=horror#p756083
And this one where Spontaneo doesn't like violent movies but Hilda likes horror among other genres.
viewtopic.php?f=14&t=31486&p=894673&hilit=horror#p894673

In Popular culture there's one from Sweetie Banana about the new exorcist movie, one from me about Fear Street. Gotta get back to work now, but you get the idea.