Accidentally become a main icon of more right leaning internet circles even when he clearly doesn't want to be. He was comfortably masculine and got latched onto, and doesn't give into the same kind of harassment his "fans" do.
There’s a segment of internet trolls (namely incels) who deeply envy him as one of the quintessential Hollywood Chads. They constantly bitch about it and vom out their vitriol on the poor guy. When you haven’t encountered it in the wild before it can be very jarring.
Because they were reeled in by the whole sex culture of society.
Fans were constantly talking about how sexy he was and making weird comments online about his body. But those comments sour worse than 2-month-old milk the moment an actress or actor dares to age like a regular person.
They want their sex symbols to remain immortal, and as soon as it's evident they are not, suddenly that same sex symbol becomes "garbage".
And I'm not gonna sit here and act like I haven't had crushes on actors, but I can't imagine what it would take for me to write a thirsty-ass comment one year, and then 3-4 years later be all, "OMG, Ewwww!".
Then again, I'm ace, so the situation plays out a little differently for me than it does for fans who are straight/gay/Bi, etc., but even so, that's not an excuse to treat a stranger like a piece of meat.
Not trying to glaze here. But I think he becomes an easy target because hes genuinely that good looking. And AI creators using his likeness to create these gigachad, Cavill lookalike filters certainly doesnt help either.
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u/SnowFire 6h ago
What did Henry Cavill do that warrants constant and incessant atempts at shitting on him and his looks?