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December 08, 2008
Nudity in Film: Why Bare Chests Do Not Equal Bare Breasts
A while back, I wrote a column here on whether female nudity in film is art or exploitation. One of the things I posited in that column was that the existence of female nudity as such in a film isn't what determines whether it's art or exploitation -- it's the context in which the nudity is presented, as well as how it's viewed by those watching it. Moreover, there are many times when a female body is shown in an exploitative way, even while fully clothed, that renders a scene exploitative whether her "naughty bits" are shown or not. I had a couple of comments and several emails from readers asking me whether I also view male nudity in film as exploitative, and so promised to address male nudity in a future column. So, do bare male chests in film equal bare female breasts? No, they don't -- and here's why.
Posted by kvoynar at December 8, 2008 04:21 PM
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