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*Double Standard: Rape, Female on Male: Women can't 'really' rape men, it is implied, so he must have wanted it or been so weak he's not worthy of sympathy.
*Men Are the Expendable Gender: Unlike female characters, male characters don't start with audience sympathy, they have to earn it; male deaths aren't portrayed as being as significant or emotionally impactful as female deaths. While the trope is doubtlessly demeaning to men, it has Unfortunate Implications for women as well. Think of the commonly associated dramatic phrase,
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