Straight Men Love Monsters

Text on the meme

Why can't men have "falling in love with a monster" movies like women have "The Shape of Water"? Falling in love with monsters is what all straight men do.

What it means

A screenshot of an anonymous imageboard thread shows a person embracing a green monster, followed by the reply: “Falling in love with monsters is what all straight men do.” The joke contrasts romantic monster films aimed at women with the many monster-focused movies enjoyed by straight men, such as monster movies and creature features. EN: A screenshot of an anonymous imageboard thread shows a person embracing a green monster, followed by the reply: “Falling in love with monsters is what all straight men do.” The joke contrasts romantic monster films aimed at women with the many monster-focused movies enjoyed by straight men, such as monster movies and creature features.

Who

The Shape of Water characters / персонажи «Формы воды»

Objects

imageboard post / пост на имиджборде anonymous user label / метка анонимного пользователя person / человек green humanoid monster / зелёный гуманоидный монстр embrace / объятие white shirt / белая рубашка dark trousers / тёмные брюки white bathroom tiles / белая плитка в ванной red-and-white wall / красно-белая стена sink / раковина mirror / зеркало text caption / текстовая подпись reply post / пост-ответ timestamp / временная отметка