# Why is it ok for movies to show totally naked girls but never show naked men? Is that fair? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 13, 2018, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-ok-for-movies-to-show-totally-naked-girls-but-never-show-naked-men-is-that-fair/806525 "2018-01-13T11:58:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2018, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-ok-for-movies-to-show-totally-naked-girls-but-never-show-naked-men-is-that-fair/806525/1 "2018-01-13T11:58:46Z")
**They even show a female’s private parts. That should never be shown in a movie** ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2018, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-ok-for-movies-to-show-totally-naked-girls-but-never-show-naked-men-is-that-fair/806525/2 "2018-01-13T12:02:14Z")
> [@summerlily72](#): > > **They even show a female’s private parts. That should never be shown in a movie** You are of course entitled to your opinion. Of course, when I become Emperor, I will make an edict requiring that they be shown in _all_ movies. ---
**Author:** ![pool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pool/32/4152_2.png) [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2018, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-ok-for-movies-to-show-totally-naked-girls-but-never-show-naked-men-is-that-fair/806525/3 "2018-01-13T12:32:17Z")
I saw Kevin Bacon’s Willy. ---
**Author:** ![Mops](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mops/32/16494_2.png) [@Mops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mops)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2018, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-ok-for-movies-to-show-totally-naked-girls-but-never-show-naked-men-is-that-fair/806525/4 "2018-01-13T12:36:23Z")
Reported for forum change. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Shine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr_shine/32/464_2.png) [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2018, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-ok-for-movies-to-show-totally-naked-girls-but-never-show-naked-men-is-that-fair/806525/5 "2018-01-13T12:42:02Z")
wy iz it ok 4 them 2 show toples men b4 9 but not toples wimin ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2018, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-ok-for-movies-to-show-totally-naked-girls-but-never-show-naked-men-is-that-fair/806525/6 "2018-01-13T12:51:51Z")
Moved from General Questions to Café Society. **samclem** , moderator. ---
**Author:** ![Grumbacher\_Red](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85e7bf/32.png) [@Grumbacher\_Red](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grumbacher_Red)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2018, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-ok-for-movies-to-show-totally-naked-girls-but-never-show-naked-men-is-that-fair/806525/7 "2018-01-13T13:09:17Z")
I think it is partly because of sexism, sure, but really you have to consider that even if a woman is standing or reclining naked in a normal position, you really can’t see anything of the sensitive bits of her lower reproductive parts, as they are mostly easily obscured. And it looks the same whether she is aroused or not. As for men, it is all out there. And it certainly doesn’t have the same appearance depending on his state of arousal. There’s a perception that a naked woman’s body is somehow more “tasteful” or “artistic”. Not saying I agree, but it is what it is. ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2018, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-ok-for-movies-to-show-totally-naked-girls-but-never-show-naked-men-is-that-fair/806525/8 "2018-01-13T13:23:15Z")
nobody wants to see men naked 😛 ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2018, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-ok-for-movies-to-show-totally-naked-girls-but-never-show-naked-men-is-that-fair/806525/9 "2018-01-13T13:27:01Z")
Never saw The Crying Game I reckon… ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2018, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-ok-for-movies-to-show-totally-naked-girls-but-never-show-naked-men-is-that-fair/806525/10 "2018-01-13T13:37:16Z")
Or _Mrs. Henderson Presents_. ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2018, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-ok-for-movies-to-show-totally-naked-girls-but-never-show-naked-men-is-that-fair/806525/11 "2018-01-13T13:43:29Z")
There are, of course, examples of fully naked men shown in movies. But it is certainly true that fully naked women are much more likely to be shown in movies. As noted, that’s primarily a function of the visibility of the penis and testes, one suspects. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2018, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-ok-for-movies-to-show-totally-naked-girls-but-never-show-naked-men-is-that-fair/806525/12 "2018-01-13T13:48:36Z")
Have you seen Borat? If not, be careful what you wish for! ---
**Author:** ![brainstall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/35a633/32.png) [@brainstall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brainstall)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2018, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-ok-for-movies-to-show-totally-naked-girls-but-never-show-naked-men-is-that-fair/806525/13 "2018-01-13T13:56:57Z")
One of the reasons I found\* OZ\* so interesting and unusual… full frontal male nudity. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2018, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-ok-for-movies-to-show-totally-naked-girls-but-never-show-naked-men-is-that-fair/806525/14 "2018-01-13T14:04:12Z")
I am in the more ‘artistic’ camp. Have you noticed in old renaissance art the man bits kinda look like foilage? ---
**Author:** ![Sveltington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ab097/32.png) [@Sveltington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sveltington)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2018, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-ok-for-movies-to-show-totally-naked-girls-but-never-show-naked-men-is-that-fair/806525/15 "2018-01-13T14:09:42Z")
It is not fair! As a hetero female I am a huge fan of FFMN if it fits into the plot. I want MORE! 😃 See “A Room with a View” 1985. Julian Sand, Rupert Graves and Simon Callow. Female nudity is so ubiquitous I rarely notice. ---
**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:** [January 13, 2018, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-ok-for-movies-to-show-totally-naked-girls-but-never-show-naked-men-is-that-fair/806525/16 "2018-01-13T14:18:26Z")
**[Moderating]** **summerlily72** , you have now started four different threads on this same topic, and not returned to any of them. If you wish to continue the discussion, do so in one of the threads you’ve already started. If you do not wish to continue the discussion, then don’t. Either way, this thread is closed. Do not start any more threads on this topic.