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No, there is no anti-male bias in media that exceeds how girls and women and non-binary folks are portrayed on a daily basis. Not even close. You just happen to notice where it may exist because the constant shit put on folks who are not male is ubiquitous as the air we breathe.
Anti-woman, anti-NB bias is part of everyday life. So much so that folks barely take notice. When something anti-male pops up, it becomes *a story*. It's a novelty when it happens.
Example: there are approx. a bajillion music videos where women are objectified and degraded. Unless it's "extreme", no one notices. In 2013, three women law students made a feminist parody of "Blurred Lines" that was temporarily taken down by YouTube. dailymotion.com/video/x14450y
The music video is clearly satire, but it was reported for hate speech because a lot of dudebros took issue with how men were treated in the video. So, whoever the hell monitors this shit at YouTube took it down (probably a dude). Note: it was eventually restored after backlash.
For what it's worth, the anti-male bias that few in your camp seem to care about is how boys and men are forced into rigid gender roles that cause or accelerate anxiety, depression, self-harm, and harm to those around them. Maybe--just maybe--that's worth talking about.
