If you're male, do you use an anime girl avatar for your profile picture? If so, why?
| Many boys and men use a female figure as their profile picture on various forums, and also tend to select female characters in MMORPGs and other games. Very rarely does the reverse happen where a girl or woman will choose a male figure. From observation over the years, this is especially pervasive among the anime community. So MALers, if you (currently) identify as male, why do you use an anime girl avatar for your profile picture? Not here to judge, just genuinely curious. The poll is meant for males only but if you're female and you use a male avatar, you're welcome to add your reason in the comments. |
| Because I like the character. I also try to represent as many of my favorite characters a possible. |
| Just simply because their my favourite characters. But at times I deeply regret using them because I still currently use Junko Enoshima & Rin Tokikaze as my PSN Avatars and got mistaken for female so many times. Some were really creepy also. I'm also currently using Junko as my Goodreads & MyWaifuList avatar also. |
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| Frankly, I think anime girls are cute so the more I can look at them the better right? So I simply pick one that’s cute and make it my profile pic so I’ll get to see her more often. Basic logic. Ironically my profile pic is a dude currently (Rimuru)! :) |
| I'm more confused as to why a guy would use an anime boy as their profile pic. That's pretty gay tbh. |
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| Because most likable characters are girls so both guys and girls will use them more. I have seen girls use males before though and plenty of guys use males too. I have had both male and female forum sets over the years. In the past I used males then switched to females. Often it's just an expression of a character they like and want to look at whenever they post or sometimes it's from relating to the character or just liking their design alone. Better question why do you use the Reddit mascot character as your avatar on MAL? |
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| >Because anime girls are cute. I think it is pretty well understood in the anime community that we don't use profile pictures to represent ourselves. We use them to put in pictures that we like to look at. So, in a sense, the pfp still does represent us. It's just that it represents what we like, rather than what we are. |
| We can't all have soulless corporate mascots as our avatars. But to actually answer the question, I choose my avatars based on whatever strikes my interest at the time. Usually, an image of a character that I like. |
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| I use a guy, 'cause he is hot and I'm into guys. Guess the same goes for those, who use girls. I don't think this topic was meant for me, despite being male lol |
| I like power. I think power is a great character. Power is my favourite character from Chainsaw Man. I want to show that I like power so I put power as my Pfp. Also Power is cute. I hope this pretty much explains it. |
| If there's a hole there's a goal-Master Oogway |
| anime girls are cute, many men wanna hit let them be |
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| They want to be women but they are too afraid to commit |
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| If I had to be honest 1. Anime girls are cute 2. 2d>3d 3. Represents the hobby you like so people know what to expect from you. 4. Attention (getting more responses is preferable) You also stick out more among non weebs. I think being born female is life on easy mode, but you have to play the cards your dealt irl. In life irl and online people are treated according to their appearance. |
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| They like the character, catfishing, it looks cool, it represents them well, etc. |
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| why do men watch porn with women? same answer |
| I just put characters I like, sometimes I'll put guys too but I tend to prefer female characters more in general. |
| times change they treat profile pictures and forum avatars as their wall posters instead of self-insert representation of their ideal self but personally a lot of times since im old boomer i still self-insert my idealize self but ye not always |
| maybe because they just want comfort from women, or maybe they reject reality and society while liking "waifus" and stuff making it their own Profile Picture / Forum Picture (just my opinion though) |
| i tend to relate to female characters in anime more because i don't identify with many of the common male character tropes (macho/chuuni/edgelord/immature aloof knucklehead/etc). i am a sensitive emotional guy so i like a sensitive emotional character who is permitted to be vulnerable without being treated like they're a failure and/or they just need to sack up. |
| I assume the reason is usually either 1. They like the character 2. They think the picture looks nice 3. Both of the above But what do I know since I'm neither male nor female and my profile picture isn't a preexisting character, lol |
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| i only recently started using them. im not even attracted 2 them. i just like the character. i usually use hot anime guys as my profile pics. |
| Anime girls are cute. Aesthetically pleasing |
| Why not? Just like females have anime boys as their profile. |
| my understanding is they like to look at it and since they're the one visiting their own profile the most, i guess its understandable. i only have guys as my profile pic since i like it to be someone that can represent a part of me. but i havent changed it in years and i no longer care what it is |
| Yes - Because I want to be a girl (your vote) btw guys please don't take this as a sign of gender dysphoria please please please- |
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snooze- said: gender dysphoria huh. I'll be sure to spread the wordYes - Because I want to be a girl (your vote) btw guys please don't take this as a sign of gender dysphoria please please please- |
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ExcaliburAO said: snooze- said: gender dysphoria huh. I'll be sure to spread the wordYes - Because I want to be a girl (your vote) btw guys please don't take this as a sign of gender dysphoria please please please- NOOOO PLEASE DONT AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH |
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snooze- said: Too late. Already tagged everyone on discordExcaliburAO said: gender dysphoria huh. I'll be sure to spread the word NOOOO PLEASE DONT AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH |
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Gween_Gween said: anime girls are cute, if you use an anime guy as a pfp you are saying "Im gay or i see myself on this character", so if you are hetero and use an anime guy as pfp you are cringe Ooooh my pfp is my favorite character therefore I must be gay |
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MilkShakeT said: Gween_Gween said: anime girls are cute, if you use an anime guy as a pfp you are saying "Im gay or i see myself on this character", so if you are hetero and use an anime guy as pfp you are cringe Ooooh my pfp is my favorite character therefore I must be gay Nope, you are cringe, didnt you read my whole comment |
| I'm a simple person so its either I like the character or the art. |
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JoyBoy_316 said: I just put characters I like. Same. One day I will change when / if I get bored of it, and it may be another female character, but its just as likely that it will be a male character too. Opticflash said: Many boys and men use a female figure as their profile picture on various forums, and also tend to select female characters in MMORPGs and other games. I find it funny that you mention this way really, because it goes against the narrative in western media that men hate women. Gaming journalists especially think we hate playing as women in video games. MMO's clearly prove this argument to be 100% false. I prefer games that allow us to create our own character, I usually end up playing the game as a male and female character if the option is available. |
| Be yourself and don't care what others think |
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| You ever heard of a Fujoshi? Women use are fucking so in love with yaoi boys. |
| I CELEBRATE myself, And what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you. |
| Probably for the same reason some girls use anime boys as theirs, they find the character cute |
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| They’re just identifying as who they truly feel like on the inside...a big titty cute anime girl. |
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| girls are great, why wouldn't they? |
| It's a fictional character so it doesn't matter. I could have an anime animal as my pic and that would be fine as well. |
| Both liking the character and the aesthetic of the image, but also, I generally choose pictures which makes me feel represented, at least partially, in terms of personality, interests, worldview or simply mood, regardless of gender or nature. When it's a character, they're most likely among my favorites for the same reasons. As for games, I just pick females to look at a pretty 2D girls, no big mystery. |
| Maybe it's since the waifu is cute or a fine women/girl. |
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Sheklon said: Yeah, I relate a great deal to Hinata Kuraue (my profile pic) and just wanted to pick something comfy for her. I don't need to be a teenage girl or think of her as my "waifu" to connect to her character. I just mix & match and it's not my fault if someone gets the wrong idea without ever interacting with me.Both liking the character and the aesthetic of the image, but also, I generally choose pictures which makes me feel represented, at least partially, in terms of personality, interests, worldview or simply mood, regardless of gender or nature. When it's a character, they're most likely among my favorites for the same reasons. As for games, I just pick females to look at a pretty 2D girls, no big mystery. |
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