unlike the teats,
Teats? Really? We're talking about humans, not farm animals.
Finally, in the U.S., male frontal nudity has always been a far greater taboo than female.
"Taboo" isn't the issue. We see less male nudity in US entertainment because men aren't the objects, they're the objectifiers. Women's bodies have been used to sell every freakin thing for as long as I can remember (for ex., jiggly 20-y-o women in bikinis for car ads -- really?????) -- women have long been seen as objects to be used for whatever means the user chooses, whereas men are seen as people who get to make up their own minds about how they proceed in life.
........... Has any male pop star *ever* worn the kind of skimpy, overly-sexualized crap that we see on Miley, Lil Kim, Rihanna? No -- because men are performers 1st and hunks 2nd. Do we *ever* see male celebrities subjected to the endless scrutiny about weight gain? Does a huge percentage of the male population get pec implants and butt implants and PENIS-SCULPTING SURGERY, for gds sake, to live up to some horribly restrictive societal notions about how they should look???? The double standard the OP writes of is just an extension of the horrifying double standards that exist thruout the world and affect every part of every woman's life.
On TV in the US, an actress is expected to show everything but nipples and pubic hair (men have been able to show far less), plus women actresses are out-and-out expected to show skin (not so for men). So more women show skin then men, and each of those women shows more skin than any male counterpart. We see lots of young, nearly naked women on screen because that's what they're *there* for -- to gratify the male gaze. Until recently, women didn't even have a platform to say, "Hey, I'm not here solely for your gratification!" or "Hey, we women want to see some man candy, too -- enough with the double standard, let's have some gorgeous man-torso-with-butt-and-thighs!"
The OP is on target re: the double standard. And like the OP, I'm neither prudish nor salacious -- I don't care whether shows opt for naked corpses or for covered ones, but enough with the double standard already!
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tehck
8 years ago
Teats? Really? We're talking about humans, not farm animals.
Yes, teats. They're what all mammals have, including humans. Feminists tend to dislike it when people are properly described as animals because that connection leads to political incorrect ideas like instinctive gender roles, which every mammal on earth clearly has. I know you want me to say "breasts," but I hate that word. It's one of the most awkward and unpleasant sounding tongue twisters in the English language, and the fact that you dislike my word choice doesn't make it any less viable than yours.
Secondly, I thought the OP's point was about the relative frequency of male and female frontal nudity. I pointed out that there hasn't been a lot of either, and to base your conclusions on the last episode or two is misleading.
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bab7410
8 years ago
Uh, have you been watching* the show? I've seen the recent episodes, I've said the same to myself as the OP.
I'm also fairly certain you're hardly prone to refer to male nipples as "teats" in your everyday water cooler talk. It's a caricature on females, not only is it immature & questionably inappropriate, your notion on how women convey sexism as 'that awful feminism thing' is disturbing. Clearly you have spent very little time understanding the balance of power, objectification, and struggles that the EVERY female identity undergoes. We could be surrounded by strangers in our overalls, and find ourselves the objects/victims of a much louder form of obnoxious male privilege. I am uncertain as to why you would expect anyone to value your opinion as it condescendingly mansplains female perception away as 'unnecessarily cerebral,' if you will.
Yeah, there's no difference between you and one of those troll gamers that end up on IMDB on relentless basis as far as I can see. 'Another 'feminist' opinion to no doubt discount. Oh 'sweetie,' no feminist would find herself *insulted* by labels applied to us by your kind. We have been dealing with this type of arrogance and contentious response every five tweets, facebook posts, message board threads, in person- household or office personalities etc etc.
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