History Main / TestosteroneBrigade

** Most Diva fans hated Wrestling/MariaKanellis during her WWE run (she was an AcceptableTarget on ''Website/DivaDirt'' for a long time). Male fans loved her, [[MsFanservice for obvious reasons]].

** Mean Girls also has a huge following among ''gay'' men, who love the catty characters and endlessly quotable catchphrases.

* ''Film/ThePrincessDiaries'' was what turned Anne Hathaway into a star, and many male fans watched it for her - along with those of Music/MandyMoore. The character Michael is also something of an AudienceSurrogate for boys watching as well, giving them someone to relate to.

* ''You're So Cupid!'' is a 2010 MadeForTVMovie about teenage sisters playing matchmaker, and caters to an EstrogenBrigade for Jeremy Sumpter. But quite a few guys tuned in to gush over the beauty of Danielle C. Ryan as the {{Tomboy}}ish sister Emma, with gorgeous blonde hair.

* ''You're So Cupid!'' is a 2010 MadeForTVMovie about teenage sisters playing matchmaker, and caters to an EstrogenBrigade for Jeremy Sumpter. Quite a few tuned in to gush over the beauty of the {{Tomboy}}ish sister Emma and her gorgeous blonde hair.

* The producers of ''Series/{{Charmed|1998}}'' tried to invoke this around the fifth season and so made sure the actresses' clothing was as sexy as possible. They also created plenty of episode plots where the sisters would be transformed into various magical creatures that required a different skimpy outfit. Creator/AlyssaMilano got the worst of it; a common joke was that her belly button deserved its own billing in the opening credits. (In fairness, a series with Shannen Doherty, Creator/RoseMcGowan, Creator/HollyMarieCombs, and Alyssa Milano was always going to have this.) Season 8 adds the beautiful Creator/KaleyCuoco to the line-up as well.

* ''Series/SexAndTheCity''. It's a show about [[MsFanservice four sexy]] [[ChristmasCake older women]] who like to [[EverybodyHasLotsOfSex have sex]] and talk about it -- and this being {{Creator/HBO}}, they don't cut away from the nudity. (Out of the four main cast, Creator/SarahJessicaParker was the only one who had a no-nudity clause and didn't have to bare her naughty bits for the show -- and perhaps not coincidentally, she's also the one who is most frequently called [[HollywoodHomely "ugly"]] in lads' mags and gossip blogs.) While its male fanbase is often stereotyped as being [[FagHag composed primarily of]] CampGay men who watch it for the fashion, during its prime it also had a very large contingent of straight male fans, as it featured a ton of female skin and enough of the male perspective (at times) to occupy straight men's interest.

* This has been the rule for most female pop/R&B {{idol singer}}s and {{girl group}}s within the last 30 years. The girls come for the music, the boys [[StealthPun come]] for the ladies singing it. Oftentimes, female musicians go for HotterAndSexier images (or have it [[MusicIsPolitics pushed onto them]]) specifically to invoke this. This is especially true for KoreanPopMusic groups and idols, so much so that some idols (such as Music/BlackPink's Lisa and Music/{{Twice}}'s Tzuyu) have been been voted the WorldsMostBeautifulWoman by TC Candler voters, and that girl groups [[https://www.koreaboo.com/lists/kpop-fans-male-female-voted-favorite-groups-2021-separately-results-might-surprise/ made the entire top ten]] most popular K-pop acts among males on Reddit in 2021.

* This has been the rule for most female pop/R&B {{idol singer}}s and {{girl group}}s within the last 30 years. The girls come for the music, the boys [[StealthPun come]] for the ladies singing it. Oftentimes, female musicians go for HotterAndSexier images (or have it [[MusicIsPolitics pushed onto them]]) specifically to invoke this.

** One Disney Princess in particular worth mentioning is Elsa from ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'', who, despite being a queen and not a princess like her contemporaries, has become probably the most famous animated sex symbol since Jessica Rabbit due to her long blonde hair, clingy outfit, and SexyWalk. It helps that Elsa's and Jessica's dresses [[VaporWear have]] similarities. Yes, there are ''definitely'' a lot of Elsa fanboys on the internet. This is also the character that made a name for cosplayer Anna Faith Carlson, just for being a really accurate cosplay of Elsa!

* ''Anime/SailorMoon''. While it is primarily a shoujo anime, it has quite a bit of a male following as well, with all the Sailor Senshi being really hot, kickass {{action girl}}s. There are Testosterone Brigades for approximately all ten of the female leads.

* ''Film/TheSchoolForGoodAndEvil2022'': A lot of male fans are only interested in this female-aimed film because of the fact that the actresses are good looking, particularly Creator/CharlizeTheron as Lady Lesso.

** One Disney Princess in particular worth mentioning is Elsa from ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'', who, despite being a queen and not a princess like her contemporaries, has become probably the most famous animated sex symbol since Jessica Rabbit due to her long blonde hair, clingy outfit, and SexyWalk. It helps that Elsa's and Jessica's dresses [[VaporWear have]] [[ShesGotLegs similarities]]. Yes, there are ''definitely'' a lot of Elsa fanboys on the internet. This is also the character that made a name for cosplayer Anna Faith Carlson, just for being a really accurate cosplay of Elsa!

* The Creator/DisneyChannel, being a veritable TeenIdol machine that employs a lot of attractive young people (see the point above about teen shows), often winds up with Testosterone Brigades. Some (of-age) Disney stars, past and present, that attract this include Music/SelenaGomez of ''Series/WizardsOfWaverlyPlace'', Music/DemiLovato of ''Series/SonnyWithAChance'', Music/BridgitMendler of ''Series/GoodLuckCharlie'', Music/MileyCyrus of ''Series/HannahMontana'', Creator/HilaryDuff of ''Series/LizzieMcGuire'', Creator/DebbyRyan and Creator/PeytonRList of ''Series/{{Jessie}}'', Creator/LauraMarano of ''Series/AustinAndAlly'', Creator/DoveCameron of ''Series/LivAndMaddie'', Creator/BellaThorne and Creator/{{Zendaya}} in ''Series/ShakeItUp'', Zendaya again (plus Veronica Dunne) in ''Series/KCUndercover'', and Lauren Taylor of ''Series/BestFriendsWhenever''. (Proving how old this trope is, it goes right back to when Disney ''began'' in TV (Through ''Series/TheMickeyMouseClub'') - as demonstrated and proved by Annette Funicello.)

* This is the point of the article [[http://www.filmjunk.com/2009/02/06/top-10-chick-flicks-that-men-secretly-love/ Top 10 Chick Flicks That Men Secretly Love]].

* The ''Film/BringItOn'' movies. For the women that they were aimed at, they're about [[TheCheerleader cheerleading]] as SeriousBusiness. For men, they're about seeing Creator/ElizaDushku, Creator/KirstenDunst, Christina Milian, Creator/HaydenPanettiere, Creator/AshleyBenson, and a whole bunch of other good-looking young women in [[AllGuysWantCheerleaders cheerleading uniforms]]. Amusingly, one of the TV spots for the original film even intentionally invoked this.

* Female-fronted symphonic metal bands such as Music/{{Nightwish}}, Music/{{Epica}} and Music/AfterForever. While metal music as a whole already has a very large male following (and an EstrogenBrigade), a good number of these bands' fans are listening and going to concerts for a bit more than just the music.

** Creator/DisneyXD shows, while actually targeted towards boys, also apply, such as Caitlyn Taylor Love from ''Series/ImInTheBand'' (which carried over to another Disney XD show, ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderman'', where she portrays Ava Ayala/White Tiger, and the effect is still the same), Creator/OliviaHolt on ''Series/KickinIt'' (which carried over to Disney Channel's ''Series/IDidntDoIt'' while adding Creator/PiperCurda to the mix), Creator/KelliBerglund from ''Series/LabRats'', Oana Gregory from ''Series/CrashAndBernstein'' (Creator/LandryBender never really got hers until ''Best Friends Whenever''), and Paris Berelc and, even though they're not part of the main cast, Cozi Zuehlsdorff and Brooke Sorenson from ''Series/MightyMed''. Kelli and Paris also carry theirs over to ''Series/LabRatsEliteForce''.

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls''. Much like the above example, this show garnered a decent male fanbase without resorting to {{Fanservice}}. Many can speculate as to why, but it's probably no small part due to it being one of the few shows with G-rated ass-whooping on Cartoon Network at the time.

** ''{{WesternAnimation/Pocahontas}}'' applied a lot of AdaptationalCurves to its heroine by ExecutiveMeddling - in real life Pocahontas was [[AgeLift only twelve!]] The animators were told to make her as sexy as possible, so she has a beautiful mane of RapunzelHair and a skintight dress that teases exotic Fanservice. There's one very gratuitous moment where she's crawling up a rock and [[MaleGaze her ass is fully on display]].

* ''You're So Cupid!'' is a 2010 MadeForTVMovie about teenage sisters playing matchmaker, and caters to an EstrogenBrigade for Jeremy Sumpter. Quite a few tuned in to gush over the beauty of the {{Tomboy}}ish sister Emma and her gorgeous blonde RapunzelHair.

* The Creator/DisneyChannel, being a veritable TeenIdol machine that employs a lot of attractive young people (see the point above about teen shows), often winds up with this no matter how [[TastesLikeDiabetes sickeningly sweet]] and kid-friendly they make their shows. Some (of-age) Disney stars, past and present, that attract this include Music/SelenaGomez of ''Series/WizardsOfWaverlyPlace'', Music/DemiLovato of ''Series/SonnyWithAChance'', Music/BridgitMendler of ''Series/GoodLuckCharlie'', Music/MileyCyrus of ''Series/HannahMontana'', Creator/HilaryDuff of ''Series/LizzieMcGuire'', Creator/DebbyRyan and Creator/PeytonRList of ''Series/{{Jessie}}'', Creator/LauraMarano of ''Series/AustinAndAlly'', Creator/DoveCameron of ''Series/LivAndMaddie'', Creator/BellaThorne and Creator/{{Zendaya}} in ''Series/ShakeItUp'', Zendaya again (plus Veronica Dunne) in ''Series/KCUndercover'', and Lauren Taylor of ''Series/BestFriendsWhenever''. (Proving how old this trope is, it goes right back to when Disney ''began'' in TV (Through ''Series/TheMickeyMouseClub'') - as demonstrated and proved by Annette Funicello.)

** Wrestling/MickieJames got over big time with men due to her [[PsychoLesbian lesbian stalker gimmick]] in which she would [[GirlOnGirlIsHot kiss women]] and in one instance [[CanonDiscontinuity grabbed Trish's privates and seductively licked her fingers afterwards]] getting an earth-shattering pop for it. Even after abandoning those characteristics, she still remains popular due to her sex appeal, GirlNextDoor nature and the fact that she, like Trish, can actually wrestle.

* For more than a few male viewers, Creator/HaydenPanettiere is the primary/only reason to watch ''Series/{{Nashville}}''. (And, it has to be said, ''Series/{{Heroes}}.'')

* The producers of ''Series/{{Charmed|1998}}'' tried to invoke this around the fifth season and so made sure the actresses' clothing was as sexy as possible. They also created plenty of episode plots where the sisters would be transformed into various magical creatures that required a different skimpy outfit. Creator/AlyssaMilano got the worst of it; a common joke was that her belly button deserved its own billing in the opening credits. (In fairness, a series with Shannen Doherty, Creator/RoseMcGowan, Creator/HollyMarieCombs, and Alyssa Milano was always going to have this.) Season 8 adds the beautiful Kaley Cuoco to the line-up as well.

* ''Series/ThePartridgeFamily'' specifically cast Susan Dey as Laurie to invoke this - so guys watching could have someone to swoon over who wouldn't put off Creator/DavidCassidy's EstrogenBrigade.

** Although not an official Disney Princess, Esmerelda from ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' attracts this for a very sexy scene where she performs a pole dance for an adoring crowd. She's drawn to be far more voluptuous than the typical Disney heroine, and gets a feisty ActionGirl personality too.