Oh Mark

No, I know they ask male actors, but it isn't considered sexist. However, when a woman is asked, it is.

There's actually one major example. http://static.fjcdn.com/pictures/The+press_57da26_5164264.jpg

While technically sexism (as well as racism) can go both ways, it really matters a lot which way it's going. In showbiz as in most parts of society, there is basically one sex and one race in charge, more or less. Things have changed since the 50s but there's a long way ahead. Now, top->down sex- and racism will usually have a deeper effect on the target than vice versa. This is not to depreciate any personal experience, numbers and gravity matter though. I agree - when male and female actors get asked the same question, it's basically the same. But this applies only to those roles that are laid out as obvious sex symbols, young f*ck toys. How many chubby successful boys are there, and how many girls? Gets worse: how many men compared to women. Even worse: how many older men and older women? It's tricky, but not always the same things are really the same.

Guys, it isn't sexist, it's good acting. Of course there is pressie to look lean and fit as Black Widow, beacayse Black Widiw is fit and lean. Nobody thought it was sexist when they asked Christian Bale if he felt pressured to get beefy to play as batman, because it isn't. Chris Pratt was asked the same thing whe ln he played Starlord, and nobody thought twice.