The concept of the Tumblr sexyman was, of course, started on Tumblr, meaning it cannot be older than Tumblr itself. (See Characters Considered to be Tumblr Sexymen). etc - Vanniez-Playland, Jul 27, 2020Ī dedicated wiki, Sexypedia, exists to catalogue the various characters given the Tumblr Sexyman treatment, although there may be varying levels of agreement around the extent to which each character qualifies for the title. Ī tumblr sexy man is a character from any sort of media classified as hot by tumblr. Video essayist Izzzyzzz stated that the early 2010s Rise of the Brave Tangled Dragons and similar crossovers that focused on generic, attractive characters at the time, could be considered a "PG-13" version of the Tumblr sexyman. However, these criteria may have begun to change circa 2015 with Sans ( Undertale, 2015) and then Benry ( HLVRAI, 2020), whose depictions in fandom seem to subvert the typical Sexyman trope (while still qualifying them for the title in other ways). Another example is Bill Cipher ( Gravity Falls, 2012-2016), who was a fan favorite villain that often got humanizations in which he was made into a skinny white boy. It may be used on characters that are considered (subjectively) attractive or non-human who have been altered by fandom on Tumblr.įor example, the Once-ler ( The Lorax, 2012) is sometimes considered the original Tumblr sexyman because Tumblr users made him popular and attempted to make him appear more sexy. The Tumblr sexyman, broadly, is a phrase used to describe any popular male character from fandom that is popular among Tumblr users, to the point that it could be argued the characters themselves are their own fandom. 3.2 Characters Considered to be Tumblr Sexymen.
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