and another thing
why is it that in movies we are very often treated to shots of "sexy" women with their breasts out (and the occasional vagina, thanks to Basic Instinct) and yet never do we get to see a flurry of naked men?
robbie said to me that it's probably because penises are seen more as "comedic" than parts of a woman's body (which is true in a way, but that's only because you only ever SEE them IN comedy films. if they were put in arty, serious films, they wouldn't be seen as comedic in the context)
it's not that i particularly want to see lots of naked men in my films (i'd probably rather not) but, as i may have mentioned, i am not particularly keen on watching naked women prancing around. at least if there was a few naked men in movies then maybe men might start to understand how images of naked people can affect one's view of oneself and how they can just make you feel really, really shit about yourself.
i'm fed up with all this.
robbie said to me that it's probably because penises are seen more as "comedic" than parts of a woman's body (which is true in a way, but that's only because you only ever SEE them IN comedy films. if they were put in arty, serious films, they wouldn't be seen as comedic in the context)
it's not that i particularly want to see lots of naked men in my films (i'd probably rather not) but, as i may have mentioned, i am not particularly keen on watching naked women prancing around. at least if there was a few naked men in movies then maybe men might start to understand how images of naked people can affect one's view of oneself and how they can just make you feel really, really shit about yourself.
i'm fed up with all this.
posted by Meesh at 12:47 pm
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if you're talking about arty/serious films then there's a lot of male nudity, for instance the garden, by Derek Jarman, is almost entirely naked men dancing about in a garden. It's simply in the mainstream that it's less comon or acceptable or whatever. Don't really know why i thought i'd weigh in on this, i was bored and it was late.
Hope you're having fun with life for the most part
a slight further point, i think that the problem with nudity, as you point it out, is more the sexualisation of that nudity that the mere lack of clothes. Nudity, a lot of the time can be simply another mundane aspect of the world.
Yes, exactly, I appreciate your input. Nudity is so often over-sexualised that it really has become absolutely ridiculous.
As for nudity in films, I was talking more mainstream, serious stuff, since I'm more a cinema-goer than a DVD buyer. uuuusually.
hope you're well, and thanks again for the replies : )
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