The most iconic Tumblr sexymen[sic] of all Tumblr sexymen: The Onceler. Oh my god did the Onceler take Tumblr by its neck and wring it until it died horribly. I have never seen such a trend.
“Timothee Chalamet Willy Wonka is what happens when a Hollywood focus group tries to create a Tumblr sexyman,” another remarked, referencing the famous 2010s blogging site.
Fox’s dramatization of Sans’ Tumblr Sexyman triumph damn well could’ve been an episode of Mob Psycho 100 because it’s pretty on the money with its depiction of the con-man psychic and his bowl-cut ward.
A Tumblr sexyman, my many hours of research tell me, is pretty much just a, uh, sexy man? But on Tumblr? A sexy man on Tumblr. But, crucially, one with a sizable (and oh so vocal) fanbase.
From my perspective, Ghost from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II is what I would consider to be a ‘TikTok Sexyman’, which is TikTok’s own version of the Tumblr Sexyman (this will make more sense of that [link redacted]).
Congratulations, Lucifer Morningstar, on joining the esteemed ranks of Tumblr Sexymen like Alastor, The Once-ler, Bill Cipher of "Gravity Falls," Waluigi, King Dice of "Cuphead," and for some reason, Sans from "Undertale."
After testing the waters with a viral bug race poll, Tumblr’s userbase turned its attention to a more contentious topic: Selecting the ultimate Tumblr Sexyman.
Just take a little stroll down the Champs d’Internet and you’ll find all sorts of oddities to treasure. What’s in the storefront of Tumblr? Why, it’s the sexiest of the Tumblr Sexymen, of course!
The Tumblr Sexyman is believed to have started with the release of the Lorax movie, according to The Mary Sue. Their article on Tumblr Sexymen says that what makes a character a sexyman lies between being evil or a series of unique traits that separate them from being “normal”.