Submitted by GTRacer1972 t3_y5st8s in television
I've been noticing the trend more and more in a lot of shows. Even in movies. Years ago it was the males form you couldn't show nude. The only tv show I watched that shows more female nudity would be Game of Thrones. Possibly Spartacus, but everyone seemed to be naked in that. Like all the time.
Who said they aren't allow female nudity?
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even then there is female nudity in Sex Education, sure it's not a person but Aimee literally makes vulva cupcakes at one point.
anyway I would prefer a show where the main characters are teenagers not have full frontal nudity but oh well
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> Why are tv shows like "Sex Education" allowed to show full-frontal male nudity, but not female?
It's a choice.
> Years ago it was the males form you couldn't show nude... The only tv show I watched that shows more female nudity would be Game of Thrones.
I can't say I've kept track this, but I do recall Oz infamously had it and that was back in '97. Likewise, I recall Ash vs Evil Dead having female nudity, as well as Altered Carbon, Westworld and a few more. Like, it isn't something I keep track of, but it is something they can do and choose not to. Either for reception, artistic or some other reason.
There's not much to see from a front angle of a vulva, just pubes really. Dicks have a bit more dynamism.
Altered Carbon Season 1 had plenty of nude women and men.
Righteous Gemstones has so many penises. I guess because it's funny.
That show was funny as hell, but the penises everywhere got to be too much. Also the penises were all too small, why did they not have anyone who could really hang dong on there?
Righteous Gemstones Season 1/2 Review: The dongs did not hang.
I think what you’re experiencing is the prosthetics are good enough these days, that it’s practical to have them for dicks.
Sex education and Pam and tommy was the other big one, use prosthetics rather than actor nudity.
Shows like game of thrones is all really and kinda apart of the shows culture for male and female actors.
That’s a factor if there isn’t much of another explanation. I don’t think the rules or laws around it have changed. Nudity use to be way more common than it is now.
regarding pam and tommy, sebastian stan did another movie, i think it was called monday, where he did full frontal nudity. the thing is, sebastian was born in europe, he's not circumcised, so even if he agreed to do full frontal for tommy and pam, he couldn't, because tommy's not uncut
Sure but I think that choice was regardless of if he was cut since it suppose to be large too which I assume you wouldn’t be casting the role with that requirement. Also for other reasons if you’ve seen it, it was written as a prosthetic abilities
it's not really a matter of "allowed" unless you're talking about broadcast television.
GoT doesn't have to follow the same rules, it's on a paid channel.
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Cersei's Game Of Thrones Nude Scene Cost How Much To Shoot?
https://www.cinemablend.com/television/Cersei-Game-Thrones-Nude-Scene-Cost-How-Much-Shoot-67684.html
Finally, cell phones were confiscated while shooting was underway, with TMZ reporting that only 4 people were actually on hand when Headey made Cersei’s famous walk of shame.
All of the extra privacy, security guards, permits and payoffs added up to a lot of money. The scene was shot over four days in Dubrovnik, Croatia at a cost of $50,000 per day. That adds up to $200,000 just to shoot nudity outside. Despite the expensive price tag for a scene without VFX, Game of Thrones is lucky that the scene moved forward and was shot, at all.
I read an interview with Lena where she said she used a body double because she was uncomfortable being nude in front of that many extras.
There is a wide push within certain parts of the industry to balance the scales between all the historical female nudity and lack of male nudity. I'm not making a judgement statement on if that is good or bad, but I'm not sure how you can deny it is happening.
Westworld season 2 was where I first noticed it though
I would say it’s a mix of a) audiences being more comfortable with male nudity now and b) women having more power on set to say what they are and aren’t comfortable with.
Because of things like the Me Too movement, there is a shift now with women speaking up if they’re uncomfortable with certain things on set, as well as intimacy coordinators becoming a common thing. Like it or not, women are likely to face more publicity, backlash and disturbing fan interactions if they go fully nude on screen, especially on popular shows. I would surmise more are opting out of going nude to protect themselves from unwanted attention. Emilia Clarke in GOT refused to go nude in later seasons, Ana de Armas recently came out saying she worried what response she’d get from her nude scenes in Blonde. Sydney Sweeney has talked about feeling less respected for her acting because of what she shows of her body on screen, and asking Euphoria’s creator for less nudity unless it was necessary to the story. While in the past they may have been more hesitant to speak up, there are systems in place nowadays to ensure actresses are comfortable in the spaces they perform in. And if there’s no need to do it, then why would they?
Also, a lot of male nudity on screen uses prosthetics these days so that’s one thing. But I also think men are more likely to go full-frontal because their nudity isn’t as “sexualized” as the women, and they can get away with it (mostly) without much media attention. It’s a brave thing to do, and I think it’s great if it’s serves the story but we should never expect anyone to go nude if they’re uncomfortable with it.
Sadly, especially in American culture, nudity is always seen as a big deal and is usually inextricably linked to sex. Also, I'm pretty sure there is more media coverage whenever a man has an upcoming nude scene.
Like you said, it isn't as sexualised like when women strip down, which makes it okay for people to bring it up in almost every interview or something. The attitude between how women and gay men perceive and respond to male nudity is very different to how straight men and lesbians react to female nudity.
I definitely agree with the last paragraph though: male actors normally get away with using fake appendices for most of their nude scenes, which is hardly balancing the scale in my opinion. Sure, women have merkins to cover their vaginas but it's a rarer occurrence to see that than a man's (fake) cock. A woman's breast, however, is another story.
You can show male genitalia, but not an erection. That seems to be where they draw the line. A lot of what you see is also prosthetic.
There's erected penises in euphoria
They’re prosthetics/fake.
The real question is why does that make a difference in being able to show it?
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I assume it’s based on what actors agree to. Dudes may not mind as much?
It's the new world order where women have taken over the mainstream culture. You cannot see any women anymore. Only men. Women are in suits and not dresses. It's a plot to make us all ga.... Just kidding lol hahahha
Male nudity isnt stigmatized. Same reason you see male shirtless scenes in every movie and people cheer, female topless is seen as misogynist unless you have a very good artistic reason to show it.
It's seen as empowering to have naked men but not naked women these days.
Obvious double standards but what are ya gonna do.
because today it's about female empowerment, you can't empower a female who is showing her bare arse. Long gone are the days of Lucy Lawless showing her glory in Spartacus
What are you on about? Plenty of shows have female nudity
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testingtor t1_isliycp wrote
They are allowed, they choose not to.