Questionable crushes
They’re supposed to be gross, so why are they so hot?
Tiny sunglasses. The Masked Singer. Shoes with separated toes. People these days are into some extremely questionable stuff. We can probably chalk a lot of this up to strange personal taste, but our collective infatuation with shouldn’t-be-but-are-kinda-hot fictional characters is worth more than an eyebrow raise. Honestly, we know we shouldn’t lust over them. And if we stopped thirsting, and started thinking about them as what they really are, we’d probably (maybe) be turned off. But that wouldn’t be any fun, and besides, most of this lot have at least one redeeming quality, right? Right?
1. Your crush: Puss in Boots The hat. The cape. The sexy Spanish accent. Three reasons an animated cat became the ideal dinner (and fancy dress) party date. What it says about you: You’re after someone with a tough exterior and a soft and sentimental side. Or maybe you just want someone to drink lattes with.
2. Your crush: Bane Does the ‘B’ in ‘BDSM’ stand for ‘Bane’? (Actually, we shouldn’t joke about the mask. This villain’s backstory is brutal.) What it says about you: You (loudly) announce every time your phone battery hits 69%. There’s legit nothing you can’t turn into a sexual innuendo.
3. Your crush: The Incredible Hulk He’s a meathead but also the sort of guy who’d suggest watching The Goldfinch instead of It Chapter Two because he’d rather feel stuff than jump out of his seat. What it says about you: As clichéd as it sounds, your affection for The Hulk means that you always look for the
