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by itsoktocry 732 days ago
Buddy, when two people are having sex in a movie, it's a "sex scene", however you choose to explain the nuance.

>Persistent, infantile, somewhat misogynistic rumours.

What makes it "misogynistic"?

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> Buddy, when two people are having sex in a movie, it's a "sex scene", however you choose to explain the nuance.

I'm not your buddy and I'm trying to draw what I think is a pretty important creative, cultural, artistic distinction. But if you don't see it, that's fine.

> What makes it "misogynistic"?

Have you ever considered how the balance of male and female nudity works in Hollywood? Who is always the most exposed?

As a result it's very nearly intrinsically misogynistic to suggest two actors really had heterosexual sex on a film set. The portrayal and the balance of power makes that clear.

(I mean consider how the distinction works if it is two men or two women... how do you decide what is portrayal and what is sex?)

> Have you ever considered how the balance of male and female nudity works in Hollywood?

Using balance and Hollywood in the same sentence looks strange to me.

I find most of Hollywood movies unbalanced.