# Are there equal amounts of male and female nudity in movies? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 12, 2003, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-equal-amounts-of-male-and-female-nudity-in-movies/188002 "2003-07-12T17:39:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![syncrolecyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f08c70/32.png) [@syncrolecyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/syncrolecyne)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2003, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-equal-amounts-of-male-and-female-nudity-in-movies/188002/41 "2003-07-15T05:36:26Z")
A few years ago, Kevin Costner did a film called “For Love of the Game” - a film about (huge surprise) baseball. Supposedly, Costner was buck naked in a shower scene, with his ‘bat’ exposed. And a suburban test audience (probably a bunch of unsuspecting people herded in from the food court with the promise of a free junior mint box) responded with an outburst of laughter. The penis scene was cut in the release version, which upset Costner. As it was a Costner film made after 1993, the film flopped as much as his wet willy did. Anyway, I suspect that is why there isn’t too much R rated frontal nudity in all but the most dramatic or serious films (“Piano”, “Quills”) - films that don’t attract the multiplex crowd - which is just not involved enough to accept that in a film. Unless it is outright fluff like ‘Basic Instinct’ or ‘Wild Things’. I also remember when that scene in “Wild Things” came on, there were probably 50 teenage girls in there who went “whoahhhhhhhhhh!” at the same time. ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2003, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-equal-amounts-of-male-and-female-nudity-in-movies/188002/42 "2003-07-15T12:38:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Lamia \* > \*\*Heh heh. You may be on to something here. \*\* I think it was Jerry Seinfeld who poked some good natured fun at this apprehension, when he likened the situation to being in a shoe store. “Just hold this guy’s hand and walk around the store. See how you like it”. Back to the topic. One thing I didn’t see mentioned is that the male organ is, by nature, “out there”; while when you look at a naked woman in a fairly long shot, all you see is the pubic hair. So nearly any nude shot of a man, except from behind, is going to show the penis more than a comparable shot of a woman will show vagina. Being averse to showing the actual organs, many filmmakers would tend to show more female nudity. ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2003, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-equal-amounts-of-male-and-female-nudity-in-movies/188002/43 "2003-07-15T12:42:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Evil Captor \* > \*\*I have to call “bullshit” on this one. I’m a guy, whenever I go to the beach all I wear is a pair of swim trunks, largely because for me a lot of the fun of going to the beach is getting out in the surf and snorkeling. But I also spend a lot of time just walking around looking at shells and women. > > Granted, I don’t wear thongs any more after that unpleasant mass blinding incident (it’s really unsettling to hear so many people screaming “My eyes!” “My eyes!”) but really, I don’t feel at all encumbered by a pair of comfy bathing trunks, and anyway given the way little fish nip at whatever’s hanging out when I snorkel, I wouldn’t WANT to be swimming with my dangly bits exposed. > > \*\* I’m actually fine with trunks too, just don’t see why they have to be cut like Kobe Bryant’s business attire. LOL about the “mass blinding incident”, though! ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2003, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-equal-amounts-of-male-and-female-nudity-in-movies/188002/44 "2003-07-15T13:13:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by syncrolecyne \* > \*\*A few years ago, Kevin Costner did a film called “For Love of the Game” - a film about (huge surprise) baseball. > > Supposedly, Costner was buck naked in a shower scene, with his ‘bat’ exposed. And a suburban test audience (probably a bunch of unsuspecting people herded in from the food court with the promise of a free junior mint box) responded with an outburst of laughter. The penis scene was cut in the release version, which upset Costner. As it was a Costner film made after 1993, the film flopped as much as his wet willy did. > \*\* I’ve heard that story too, but after watching the movie I know it’s better it was cut. It would have been a huge (hehehe) distraction in an otherwise good movie. It would have served no purpose other than Kevin wanted to show his johnson to the world. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2003, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-equal-amounts-of-male-and-female-nudity-in-movies/188002/45 "2003-07-15T14:00:29Z")
**Walloon** Don’t we see Kevin Spacey in American Beauty? I’m not sure as I was laughing my head off during those scenes. Nudity in main stream film is on a slight upswing. (I think) It seems that sometime in the early-mid 80’s we became a very ‘moral’ nation, what with Ronnie and the White House and Ed Meese as the AG. At that time sex came under attack by both AIDS and the ‘Moral Majority’. (I’ll you decide which is worse) The PG-13 rating was added to the code and 7-11 stopped selling Playboys and Penthouse. Even the slasher films reduced how much nudity they showed. Oh they still had their ‘sex’ scene. (long pointy object inserted into a womans abdomen, she gasps and falls over) but showing the boobies of the female victims went on a decline. But things are getting better. But I’ve always thought there were more female bodies displayed than men. Counting up particular films is pretty useless, unless you are going to be thorough and do some sort of huge graph and show the number of boobies, bottoms and naughty bits by sex, per year, along with comparing the number of films with them to the total number of films released. Now as far as **Grousser’s** comment goes about aestethics. Well, I don’t agree with him but I do see his point. Where are the female ‘Maxim, Stuff, FHM’ magazines. Is there a national magazine that shows sexy pictures of todays young male stars in as little clothing as possible? Is there a magazine where bascially that is why it operates? ---
**Author:** ![ddgryphon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8c91f0/32.png) [@ddgryphon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ddgryphon)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2003, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-equal-amounts-of-male-and-female-nudity-in-movies/188002/46 "2003-07-15T14:38:19Z")
Re: Kevin Bacon, men being visually stimulated, etc. As my 9th grade health teacher once observed: “All men need to be ready for sex is to see or be with a naked woman – and sometimes just be with a woman.” Now this was many years ago. When I think of male nudity in movies, it seems that it is rarely in the context of being with a similarly naked woman and if it is in that context, I think, unlike Kevin and his erect Bacon, most actors avoid the shot of a fully erect johnson. FWIW I haven’t really paid much attention to nudity in movies, but as I think on it – thanks to this discussion – that is my observation. While most actors are fine with Mr. Happy hanging out there – provided he’s not an embarassment – but once he’s ready for work, I think filmmakers and actors alike prefer him out of sight. ---
**Author:** ![Lamia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2003, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-equal-amounts-of-male-and-female-nudity-in-movies/188002/47 "2003-07-15T16:18:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ddgryphon \* > \*\* > FWIW I haven’t really paid much attention to nudity in movies, but as I think on it – thanks to this discussion – that is my observation. While most actors are fine with Mr. Happy hanging out there – provided he’s not an embarassment – but once he’s ready for work, I think filmmakers and actors alike prefer him out of sight. \*\* I think it’s maybe more than just their preference – the MPAA has granted movies with full-frontal male nudity “R” ratings, but a fully erect penis is often enough to push a movie into “NC-17” territory. That’s box office death. So even if the actor is ready and willing (and many actors probably don’t have the stamina for multiple takes), the filmmakers will likely have to either edit the scene or make a big pitch to convince the MPAA that it’s artistically necessary. ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2003, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-equal-amounts-of-male-and-female-nudity-in-movies/188002/48 "2003-07-15T21:30:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Spectre of Pithecanthropus \* > \*\* > Back to the topic. One thing I didn’t see mentioned is that the male organ is, by nature, “out there”; while when you look at a naked woman in a fairly long shot, all you see is the pubic hair. \*\* One reason why pubic hair should be removed. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Baldwin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baldwin/32/7264_2.png) [@Baldwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baldwin)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2003, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-equal-amounts-of-male-and-female-nudity-in-movies/188002/49 "2003-07-15T22:51:10Z")
> [@](#): > > One reason why pubic hair should be removed. I’ll never understand the weird fetish for making a woman look like a little girl below the waist. But, to each his own. In the comedy-horror movie _Return of the Living Dead_, Leanna Quigley spends a considerable amount of time stark naked. Since the movie was made in the early 1980’s, I expected to see bush, but instead she looked smooth. Not just shaven, but smooth like a Barbie doll. No sign of labia – and I was _really looking_ Then I listened to the director’s commentary on the DVD and found out that the studio went a little nuts about the nudity and required them to put a flesh-colored latex prosthetic over Ms. Quigley’s Mississippi Delta, which must have been uncomfortable. (A little research on the Internet confirms that Ms. Quigley is in fact a natural blonde.) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-equal-amounts-of-male-and-female-nudity-in-movies/188002/50 "2003-07-16T01:17:03Z")
Everybody knows about [this site](http://cndb.com) , don’t they? It’s the imdb.'s evil twin (though the one more consulted for rental decisions). ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-equal-amounts-of-male-and-female-nudity-in-movies/188002/51 "2003-07-16T01:18:17Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Yookeroo \* > \*\*One reason why pubic hair should be removed. 😃 \*\* Yeah, in the movie “Romance” Carolyn Ducey has a nude crotchrope scene – the only nude crotchrope scene outside bondage films, ever, you probably will not be interested to know. But she’s got so much pubic hair that the rope just disappears into her bush just south of her navel. I mean,when she’s stark naked she has more cover than most women in a bikini at the beach. No thongs for her! ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-equal-amounts-of-male-and-female-nudity-in-movies/188002/52 "2003-07-16T04:34:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Baldwin \* > \*\*I’ll never understand the weird fetish for making a woman look like a little girl below the waist. But, to each his own. \*\* It’s not that she looks like a little girl, it’s that she’s even more naked :eek: with nothing blocking the view of such a beautiful sight. And pubic hair in the teeth is no fun. ---
**Author:** ![stringy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@stringy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stringy)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-equal-amounts-of-male-and-female-nudity-in-movies/188002/53 "2003-07-16T05:26:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Shalmanese \* > \*\*I think it’s fairly well accepted that males tend to get more aroused by visual stimulus than females. This has been borne out by psychological studies, anecdotal evidence and the fact that theres a whole LOT more porn aimed at guys than women on the web. \*\* I’d like to see those studies. “Anecdotal” and “evidence” are two words that don’t belong together, as anyone in Great Debates or General Questions can tell you, and somewhere in IMHO I think there was a discussion about how there’s more porn for guys because the porn industry is run by men, who pretty much just cater for themselves. It’s well accepted, but that doesn’t make it actually true, just one of those things that gets repeated often. And if it _is_ true, then so what? Women should be put on display cos men like it? What if the women don’t want that? Or what if we don’t mind, but would like there to be more men getting nude too? We don’t get a say in the situation at all? I get so sick of hearing men justify why the amount of nudity is movies is just fine the way it is - well, of course _you_ think it’s fine, it caters specifically to your wants. But couldn’t you spare a thought for the women (half the world’s population!) who are bored of seeing boobies flashed for no reason, and would like to see some bare male arses (Aussie spelling) flashed for no reason? Can’t you find it in your heart to ask Hollywood for a movie that you can take your girlfriend to where you both get to see something a little arousing? Come on, guys, have a little sympathy! Stop telling women that the nudity amounts don’t need changing, and celebrate more nudie bits for _everyone_! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-equal-amounts-of-male-and-female-nudity-in-movies/188002/54 "2003-07-16T22:23:30Z")
And why would the porn industry be dominated by men? There’s nothing stopping an entrepreneurial woman from recruiting a bunch of guys for movies which would suit her tastes. Clearly, there’s some underlying asymmetry, here. And women most certainly do get a say in the movie situation. You buy tickets, too, don’t you? Hollywood puts boobies in movies because when they do so, they sell more tickets. If and when they sell tickets by putting in bare male arses, they do/will do that, too. And sure, you like seeing nekkid men, but that’s just the annecdotal evidence you were just complaining about. Do as many women enjoy male nudity, as men enjoy female nudity? Do they enjoy it as much? ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-equal-amounts-of-male-and-female-nudity-in-movies/188002/55 "2003-07-16T23:49:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by stringy \* > \*\* > Come on, guys, have a little sympathy! Stop telling women that the nudity amounts don’t need changing, and celebrate more nudie bits for _everyone_! 🙂 \*\* Fair enough! ---
**Author:** ![stringy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@stringy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stringy)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2003, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-equal-amounts-of-male-and-female-nudity-in-movies/188002/56 "2003-07-17T05:23:27Z")
**Chronos** , that asymmetry in the porn industry is caused by the fact that until a very short time ago, women weren’t allowed to work outside the home, and we were taught about our sexuality by men. We’re working our way into different industries, educating ourselves, but attitudes like yours that say “this is the way things have always been, this is the way they should stay” make it uphill work. I buy tickets, yeah, but the majority of powerful people in Hollywood are old men, and I have my doubts about their decision-making abilities (“Analyse That” being their idea of a surefire winner - what a pile of crap it was). If I avoid _every_ movie that shows women’s nudity in an exploitative manner, or any movie that _doesn’t_ show male nudity, for the sake of influencing box-office earnings, then I won’t get to see many movies. And hey, in spite of the unbalanced nudity, I still really enjoy watching movies. I’m not going to stop, I just wanted to have my say about the nudity issue, like the OP asked for. Like you, I only have anecdotal evidence. In the abscence of any hard data, I think mine holds up as well as yours. I don’t know why you find it so strange or annoying that women want to see appropriate nudie bits. Why can’t we all enjoy it? At least **Spectre of Pithecanthropus** understands what I’m trying to say - thanks, dude. ---
**Author:** ![Grousser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9d8465/32.png) [@Grousser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grousser)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2003, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-equal-amounts-of-male-and-female-nudity-in-movies/188002/57 "2003-07-17T06:43:18Z")
Hey! Just don’t misunderstand my words. First of all, **Lamia** I don’t find naked men repulsive. I’m a man, but I’m a rational one. I don’t think my body is repulsive, nor Michael Angelo’s David nor any male’s. That’s what you thought I was saying. I only meant by social standards, where it’s more frequent to see bikini girls announcing cars, malls, etc., not men in “tangas”(is this word ok?). I won’t mind if that happens. Welcome the new era. To **Stringy** : > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by stringy \* > Actresses have tough decisions to make in this regard - young men looking to get into Hollywood are not asked to make these decisions as often. Once an actor or actress has some sway with the studios, then you can tell whether they love to show their bodies to the world. I don’t think Demi Moore was sacrificing herself for the twelve million dollars that were paid to her. She naked a lot before that. Sharon Stone does it to. I don’t think they mind about exploitation. And for the others, many excellent actresses, like Meryl Streep, have taken off their clothes or shown some body parts in the pinnacle of their fame. > [@](#): > > You say that sexual roles need to be taken into account I never said that. Check my post again. What I said it was no need to account the amounts of nudity, just enjoy them. That’s what I entirely agree with you here: > [@](#): > > Come on, guys, have a little sympathy! Stop telling women that the nudity amounts don’t need changing, and celebrate more nudie bits for _everyone_! Ok, I think that’s fair enough too, just don’t make sex wars… that’s my very message. > [@](#): > > You ask if women want to see more or if they want to win - you give only two choices there, and phrase it so that it sounds like some sort of competition, which it isn’t. That’s exactly what I tried to say: If it isn’t a competition, why the need to check the exact amounts? > [@](#): > > What about a third option? I think women want to be _respected_ as sexual beings, which means not being exploited (happening less often) as well as having our desires considered (also improving, but more slowly). In terms of Hollywood, this means showing a variety of nudity - male and female, titillating and meaningful, or even no nudity (wacky idea, I know 🙂 ) depending on the situation. I don’t think we get that variety yet, although moves are being made in that direction and I believe we will reach that point sooner rather than later. Completely agree. Don’t think men don’t respect women because men like to see them naked. Women like it too, ok? We can be naked with pleasure if that makes you women happy (I’m talking about actors, not me). You see? We think the same, you just use to misunderstand me. 😉 Greetings **Grousser** (trying hard not to make enemies before friends) ---
**Author:** ![Nightime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Nightime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightime)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2003, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-equal-amounts-of-male-and-female-nudity-in-movies/188002/58 "2003-07-17T08:07:58Z")
If you include breasts as nudity for females, but not for males, then I’m sure there is more female nudity. However, I think it is wrong to equate a female showing her nipples with a male showing his rear. Both sexes have both those parts, people. And nipples are clearly more innocuous. Heck, in some cases you couldn’t even tell just by looking at the nipples whether it was a male or a female. So it only becomes “nudity” when you find out it was a female. The truth is, males show just as much or more than women. I find it annoying that females often act as though showing their breasts is equal to a man being completely nude. The reason that there is more female “nudity” is simply because nipples are hardly nudity at all. If you insist on counting them only for females, you will come up with there being more female nudity, but the truth is that males show just as much or more. ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2003, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-equal-amounts-of-male-and-female-nudity-in-movies/188002/59 "2003-07-17T08:14:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by stringy \* > **Chronos, that asymmetry in the porn industry is caused by the fact that until a very short time ago, women weren’t allowed to work outside the home** Weren’t allowed? I don’t know about Australia, but in the United States 1.9 million women worked outside the home in 1870 (14.8% of the workforce), 2.5 million women did in 1900 (18.2%), and 10.7 million in 1930 (22.0%). > [@](#): > > \*\*I buy tickets, yeah, but the majority of powerful people in Hollywood are old men \*\* Shall we agree that “old men” means men over 60? Here are the most powerful executives in the American entertainment industry, as ranked by _Entertainment Weekly_ in 2002: 1. Jeff Bewkes (~51) & Chris Albrecht (54), AOL Time Warner 2. John Calley (73) & Amy Pascal (56), Sony 3. Leslie Moonves (54), CBS 4. Kaz Hirai (65), Sony 5. Barry M. Meyer (60) & Alan Horn (60), Warner Bros. 6. Bob Wright (~60), Andy Lack (56) & Jeff Zucker (38), NBC 7. Doug Morris (65), Universal Music Group 8. Ron Meyer (59) & Stacey Snider (43), Universal Pictures 9. Brian Becker (54), Clear Channel Entertainment 10. Sandy Grushow (~43) & Gail Berman (~47), Fox Entertainment 11. Jamie Kellner (56), TBS 12. Richard Cook, Nina Jacobson (37) & Thomas Schumacher (45), The Walt Disney Studios 13. Tom Freston (58) & Judy McGrath (51), MTV Networks 14. Herb Scannell (46), Nickelodeon, TV Land, and TNN 15. Tom Rothman (49) & Jim Gianopulos (~51), Fox Filmed Entertainment 16. Michael Lynne (63) & Bob Shaye (65), New Line 17. Bruce Rosenblum (~46) & Peter Roth (46), Warner Bros. Television 18. Jonathan L. Dolgen (58) & Sherry Lansing (59), Viacom/Paramount 19. Nancy Tellem (50), CBS 20. Leonard Riggio (62) & Steve Riggio (49), Barnes & Noble “Old men” are 9 of these 35 people. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2003, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-equal-amounts-of-male-and-female-nudity-in-movies/188002/60 "2003-07-17T14:14:42Z")
Actually, the problem with the porn industry is that it’s driven, not by guys generally, but by the subset of guys who buy porn regularly – let’s call 'em porn addicts. In her 'True Porn Clerk Stories" – here’s the url – [http://www.improvisation.ws/mb/tpcs1.php](http://www.improvisation.ws/mb/tpcs1.php) Ali Davis makes it clear that most video store porn rental business comes from regulars who rent up to six videos a day, every day. While there are a lot of guys who rent occasionally, they just don’t account for the sheer volume that regulars do. (Davis said that just about every guy who came into the store rented porn, it was just a matter of how often). I think porn would be a lot more “couples friendly” if it weren’t for the regulars. They’re the ones who have to see the money shots, and who like to see girl on girl action (because they’re threatened by naked guys) and who don’t give a flip about what the guys look like. There is a female producer (and former porn actress) named Candida Royalle who has produced a line of couples-friendly adult tapes, but I think it remains a niche in a sea of stuff designed for porn addicts. Me, I’m stickin’ to hentai, at least they have plots. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-equal-amounts-of-male-and-female-nudity-in-movies/188002.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-equal-amounts-of-male-and-female-nudity-in-movies/188002.md?page=4)