Hear me out: Perceived double standard in dating preference conversations

Most young women would rather date the guy on the left than the guy on the right.
That's not sexist or even controversial, it's just fact.
But yesterday, I made the same point using a woman and all hell broke loose.
Funny how that works...

This meme opens with text claiming most young women would rather date the fit, conventionally attractive man on the left than the heavier, less conventionally attractive man on the right, and frames this claim as non-controversial factual observation. It then notes that when the poster made the identical argument referencing women (stating men prefer dating more attractive women over less attractive women), they received extreme negative backlash, ending with the sarcastic line "Funny how that works...". Two side-by-side headshots of men against plain gray backgrounds appear below the text to illustrate the two options referenced. The meme aims to highlight a perceived double standard in how conversations about gendered dating preferences are received depending on which gender is being discussed.

This meme was first shared on the social media platform 9GAG under the original title "Hear me out". It uses public stock photos of two men paired with original user-written text to make its point about gender dynamics, and has since been reposted widely across other platforms including Reddit, Twitter/X, and Facebook in communities focused on dating discourse and gender discussions.