Anyone else notice the amount of female nudity in Hollywood films and see the imbalance. I notice that when male actors take their clothes off it is usually just a butt shot, or a penis shot for cheap laughs. But has any male actor ever been nude in a film for an extended period of time where it wasn't for cheap laughs and the nudity was critical to the plot of the film?
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You're right--even films that portray male sexuality feature very little male nudity. We saw a very brief shot of a totally naked Richard Gere in American Gigolo, and as far as I know he got no awards noms even though he displayed the full range of emotions in the film--he had to go from being a smooth, seductive, but emotionally cool person to a man dealing with feelings of fear, betrayal and deep love. The male nudity in Boogie Nights (that last shot) was patently and intentionally fake.
Feminism is the "radical belief" that women are people, and should be paid and treated equally.
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Why do female actors have to take close off
Hunt's full frontal nudity was absolutely gratuitous. She is yet another victim of the pimp juggernaut called Hollywood. Pretty much every actor hates doing sex scenes or just kissing their colleagues but bite the bullet. Seeing Hunt falling for this was just sad. She is a has been who didn't parlay her Oscar to successful roles. But baring it all suddenly gave her another nomination.
shareI don't mind male nudity. I appreciate it far more than female nudity. Women's bodies have been done to death (which is why I believe younger and younger actresses who are basically children will start doing more nudity). Very sad.
sharebecause sadly male nudity is still considered a taboo in hollywood and other american media.
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because sadly male nudity is still considered a taboo in hollywood and other american media.
This used to be true a couple decades ago, however female nudity is much more prominent than male nudity nowadays. I have seen far more vaginas in movies than penises, but admittedly i havent watched every movie ever.
Nudity shaming is a problem in US that is not limited to a single political faction and your attempt to politicize everything is disgusting. Its a cultural problem, not a political one.
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What are you talking about? You really believe female nudity is more prevalent than male nudity and it is more prevalent today than it was decades ago? Not only was full frontal female nudity more equal to full frontal male nudity decades ago, but Hollywood rarely ever shows women full frontal anymore. The reason is because back then, most women had pubic hair to cover her vagina. Today, more and more women shave and trim their hair, so their vaginas are more visible. Because of this, Hollywood shows women topless only, or in the rare event that women are shown nude below the waist, they force women to wear fake pubic hair (merkins) to cover the vagina so it is not visible on screen. Fake pubic hair is not vagina - it's fake hair. Films like Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, A Serious Man, Harold and Kumar 2, and tons of other films and tv shows on HBO, Showtime, etc. show women with fake pubic hair, so none of those ever showed a vagina even though people falsely claimed they did. The merkin industry is booming because of the pansies in Hollywood who fear vagina exposure that they will do whatever it takes NOT to show that body part off, even though they have no issues showing closeup, lingering shots of penises all the time, including completely shaved.
Nudity shaming is in fact a problem in the US, but society is also shaped by popular culture (i.e. Hollywood movies). In Hollywood, vaginas are considered ugly, gross, disgusting, filthy, nasty and have no business being shown in mainstream cinema. This is why few Hollywood films even show vaginas, while tons show penises all the time. Most female "nudity" is topless only, and for men to be considered nude, they must show their penis. Their chests and butts aren't good enough, while for women, those parts are good enough, which is why topless reigns supreme. 3 parts of a woman to only 1 part of a man - this is why people stupidly think women are nude in films more than men. Not true. If you compare equal parts to each other, male skin is FAR more prevalent than female skin.
In terms of genitals, you've stated vaginas are shown in Hollywood films more than penises. Please list for us these films. Good luck. And remember, we're talking about actual vaginas, the lips and slit - not breasts and not pubic hair, which these days is fake pubic hair "merkins."
And it's silly for you to suggest that the fear of vaginas is not a political one. Hollyweird is run by politically correct liberals. These are people that have no interest in vaginas, nor like them. This is why films refuse to show vaginas, and on top of it, constantly make fun of that body part, calling it ugly, dirty, smelly, and can potentially kill you (remember how actor Michael Douglas claimed to have gotten cancer from it?). Hollywood even refuses to distribute foreign films and independent films that have vagina exposure, like they did with this film, the movie Trance, Take This Waltz, etc. Anytime a vagina is exposed, the PC liberal pansies in Hollyweird take a big dump in their pants and refuse to go near that film. This has created a sense of fear over vaginas. Have you ever met a woman that is into Hollywood, likes movies, and who isn't insecure about her vagina? I haven't. Have you ever met a politically correct liberal who isn't afraid of vaginas? I haven't. Hollywood's fear of that body part has spilled over into our society.
In fact, in many liberal forms of media, vaginas are taboo. Conservative Fox News allows the advertisement of tampons, pads, and even vaginal creams. Meanwhile, liberal networks like CBS, NBC, etc. ban tampon commercials while allowing Viagra commercials to air all the time. Penis supplements - a ok. Vagina items - shameful, evil, ban them. See a trend? PC liberal pansies and vaginas do not mix, hence why we don't see vaginas in Hollywood.
Its clear your more interested in grinding your political axes than discussing these problems therefore i will not bother to make a full response.
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You won't make a full response because you concede that I am correct and you are not, so you have no valid rebuttal to refute my statements. Thanks for reaffirming that my statements are true and accurate by your lack of response.
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two sides to any story maybe its because males are smarter they have more pride abd feel they don't need to expose themselves like that for a reward.I mean if you were aware you would see that male nudity doesn't get you far.Why are these women agreeing to do these roles with all this nudity ? No one forced them to do it they want to do it they are just giving the people who vote what they want .No one wants to males nude ,they want to see males deliver those great performances they want to see the males talent because beside the butt shot or the occasional penis shot.No one cares to see it this isn't europe where they are blase about it.Sex is a commodity in this country skin sells it gets attention if the actresses don't care why should you? It don't seem to bother them they agree to it and on top of that get rewarded its a win/win .
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