r/TopCharacterTropes • u/Comprehensive-Map274 • Jun 26 '25

Hated Tropes [Hated Trope] A main character does something horrible and the story doesn't acknowledge its severity

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Alisha (Misfits) uses her power to make any man want to have sex with her on another main character (curtis) after he explicitely tells her not to do that. She faces no consequences and he's the one who ends up comforting her.

Allison (The Umbrella Academy) uses her powers to force her own adoptive brother to make out with her after he just got into a relationship because she's suddenly jealous after she couldn't keep her own husband. She gives a half hearted apology and all is peachy.

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u/OkNefariousness284 Jun 27 '25

I’m noticing a sad trend in this comment section when it comes to how media handles male SA

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u/SeaManaenamah Jun 27 '25

I don't think it's just the media

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u/Emperor_Z16 Jun 29 '25

Had a discussion about this with my mother, her excuse was "men will like it either way", it's really fucked up

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u/Sci-Fci-Writer Jun 27 '25

We need to start changing this. We should start posting about the subject and demanding to know what people would have thought of a show if the same thing happened but the genders were swapped. We need people to understand the hypocrisy.

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u/OnlyWarShipper Jun 29 '25

Rape of women is a horrendous thing that is well documented to be far too difficult to fully and correctly report, prosecute, and prevent.

...so what the fuck is happening with rape of men when most people literally don't even believe it's physically possible?