Does male nudity count?

[Gmans uncle]

I think this suggests something about female (and possibly male homosexual?) sexualtiy. I get the impression they (females and gay men) don't have the same reaction to male nudity that straight men (and lesbians?) have to female nudity. Maybe we're just more stimulated by it and the powers that be want us to chill the heck out? If that is a big part of it, does male nudity not count as something to be kept under wraps in the way female nudity is?

Or is there another explanation? Your thoughts?

WARNING: LOTS OF TEXT AND BIG WORDS INCOMING!

I'm a bisexual male, but I have a strong male slant, and while I can't speak for all of us I can confirm that my attraction to members of the same sex is considerably different than that of the opposite sex. (note, I'm assuming we're strictly talking about physical attraction, not emotional, keep that in mind as you read this)
When I'm attracted to a male, it usually has something to do with facial features, body figure, or hair (I'm a reeeeal sucker for longish (but not too long) black hair on a dude) things that are clearly viable of someone who's fully clothed. Male nudity doesn't really attract me all that much.
Now my attraction to females is just the opposite, things like facial features and hair are still factors, but they're nowhere near as strong in my attraction to women as they are with my attraction to men. And female nudity is defiantly attractive to me.

Now as for why I still consider myself to have a male preference is more due to something much deeper in how my brain is wired, due in no small part to the way male and female identities are interpreted socially. Simply put, I feel more protected and nurtured by being in a relationship with a man, whereas when I'm in a relationship with a woman I feel an obligation to do so myself, which I've never fully seen myself as capable of. You could interpret that as the roots of an inferiority complex, and/or a perfect example of how society impacts one's perception of gender identity to the point it being an unconscious reaction.
Also, I've always perceived my attraction to males as more "pure" so to speak, that is more complementary to my personality. I've never really seen my own gender identity as being strictly male, nor necessarily female, I guess I'm a little bit androgynous when you get right down to it.

Hmmm.... that just got waaaaaaaaaaay off topic, sorry for clogging this thread with my incessant talking about myself.

 

[Hero in a half shell]

I think you're calling three examples a trend and assuming a conspiracy without any evidence that there is one.

Are you kidding? Jean Claude Van Dammes entire career has revolved around flashing his meaty cheeks on the silver screen, see:

Spoiler: not suitable for viewers under the age of dead.

I am so sorry for posting that. Actually I'm not really, hehehe butts.

 

[gorfias]

I get the impression they (females and gay men) don't have the same reaction to male nudity that straight men (and lesbians?) have to female nudity.

WARNING: LOTS OF TEXT AND BIG WORDS INCOMING!

I'm a bisexual male, but I have a strong male slant, and while I can't speak for all of us I can confirm that my attraction to members of the same sex is considerably different than that of the opposite sex. (note, I'm assuming we're strictly talking about physical attraction, not emotional, keep that in mind as you read this)
When I'm attracted to a male, it usually has something to do with facial features, body figure, or hair (I'm a reeeeal sucker for longish (but not too long) black hair on a dude) things that are clearly viable of someone who's fully clothed. Male nudity doesn't really attract me all that much.
Now my attraction to females is just the opposite, things like facial features and hair are still factors, but they're nowhere near as strong in my attraction to women as they are with my attraction to men. And female nudity is defiantly attractive to me.

Now as for why I still consider myself to have a male preference is more due to something much deeper in how my brain is wired, due in no small part to the way male and female identities are interpreted socially. Simply put, I feel more protected and nurtured by being in a relationship with a man, whereas when I'm in a relationship with a woman I feel an obligation to do so myself, which I've never fully seen myself as capable of. You could interpret that as the roots of an inferiority complex, and/or a perfect example of how society impacts one's perception of gender identity to the point it being an unconscious reaction.
Also, I've always perceived my attraction to males as more "pure" so to speak, that is more complementary to my personality. I've never really seen my own gender identity as being strictly male, nor necessarily female, I guess I'm a little bit androgynous when you get right down to it.

Hmmm.... that just got waaaaaaaaaaay off topic, sorry for clogging this thread with my incessant talking about myself.

Not off topic at all, you've gone a long way in answering one of my questions in a way I hadn't anticipated.

So far on this thread:
1) An apparant agreement that women and gay/bi men do not have the same kind of stimulated response to male nudity that males and possibly gay/bi women do to female nudity;
or
2) Agnostic response: we really don't know that there is a trend of PG and TV and youtube male nudity that exceeds female nudity, nor that women and gay/bi men have a different response to male nudity than do men and possibly gay/bi women;
and one I think pretty interesting:
3) Straight men disproportionately govern what we see in the main stream. These men think that women, gay/bi men do not have a strong response to male nudity and likely themselves find it pretty damn funny and think everyone else does as well, so they don't think twice about including it where female nudity would not be allowed.

Some interesting feedback people, thanks!

 

[JaceArveduin]

Well, if my mom's to be believed, Deadwood shows full frontal of some dude. She was quite surprised, in fact, she was so surprised she even told me.

 

[undeadexistentialist]

3) Straight men disproportionately govern what we see in the main stream. These men think that women, gay/bi men do not have a strong response to male nudity and likely themselves find it pretty damn funny and think everyone else does as well, so they don't think twice about including it where female nudity would not be allowed.

If I may jam my filthy oar in to add another perspective to this final point; main stream media is disproportionately governed by men, AND disproportionately affected by traditionalist and/or reactionary people from the religious/right wing (as Katatori-kun suggested simply because these are the kind of people more likely to complain and thus have a disproportionately large voice in these matters) who still view the female form as any and all of these things; shameful to be sexualised, shameful to be displayed in any form, only capable of being sexual and nothing else, the 'innocent virginal special flower' type mindset where 'the fairer sex' must be protected from exploitation due to their weak vulnerability, or any other, similar, attitudes I've missed out.

The differences, then, are in the way society (or, at least, THESE people's society) portrays the different genders' bodies. Male is powerful and proud (which, in the age of cynicism has translated to humorous), and thus able to be portrayed in many different ways, whether sexual or not. Female is fragile, beautiful and intimately sexual, and thus can only be portrayed in such a way.

May I also add that all of these are trends that I would very much like to see the end of (and not just because it might make female nudity more acceptable wink-wink) but because I think it's unfair for there to be such a double-standard. In a broader societal context, I know many girls and just about all of them would love to be able to go completely shirtless in public like males can if it's hot or just because tops and bras are uncomfortable.

I have to say I agree with Gorfias, and this is a trend which I first noticed in the movie 'Eurotrip' (a movie I really like btw) where there's an entire beach full of naked men showing full frontal nudity with everything hanging out for long enough to get more of a look than I (as a heterosexual male) ever want to have again. This is at a nude beach, mentioned at least twice in that section, and when they give a shot of the female part of this famous nude beach containing 'Europe's most nubile exhibitionists' they're all topless with underwear on with not one exception. The reason I find this so jarring, and more indicative of a trend than any single movie really should be, is how much they play up that it'll be a nude beach filled with exhibitionist females, and then even in the 'unrated' version they shirk showing proper nudity, which they blatantly did for males, clearly opening up a plot hole and breaking the element they've gone so far to characterise for this sole reason.

Anyway, as per usual, my post has ended up roughly 8 times as large as I originally intended, so that's my two cents and congratulations to everybody who read all the way to here. To those TL;DR, don't worry I probably would have done the same

 

[undeadexistentialist]

and sorry about that

bit, I'm still somewhat new to posting and even newer to this 'quoting' business

 

[AMMO Kid]

If only everyone on earth was naked... then we wouldn't have these problems

 

[Silent Anima]

"Male Nudity Does Not Lead to Women's Sexual Arousal"

I... er... I can actually vouch against that.

 

[General Vagueness]

depending on individual anatomy, stance, and angle of view, you can see a bit of the female genitalia from behind... if what I've seen is to be believed; obviously it's much easier to male genitalia from behind, but you didn't in this case/these cases, did you? as an aside, I think one of the reasons the butt is typically not shown (and particularly why it's not shown in live action but is almost a standard of cartoon comedy) is the hair that can grow out of it

 

[Merkavar]

since im not a girl ill ask this. do girls like to look at fit/strong male chests?
i have to assume from what i have seen girls do enjoy looking at fit shirtless guys so what really is the differce between male and female chests? why do boobs get blurred but dudes can go shirtless at the drop of a hat.

we should fight for equality for women to be able to show their boobs like guys can show their chests.

 

[thom_cat_]

http://www.articlesbase.com/sexuality-articles/male-nudity-does-not-lead-to-womens-sexual-arousal-1132886.html
"Male Nudity Does Not Lead to Women's Sexual Arousal"

HUGE SWEEPING GENERALISATIONS


No.nononononnonoonnoo.

Do you wish me to round up lots of da womenfolk to tell you otherwise?

 

[OldNewNewOld]

It actually all depends on why the naked scene was made.
In a male nude scene, it either to show some characteristics of the character, or for a humorous reason. Rarely "because, fuck you!" and even rarer in a sexual way.
When a female is nude, it's almost always in a sexual/erotic way. I don't remember the last movie where I saw a naked women for some other reason than a sexual.

A naked male butt will be rated the same as a female, as long as it is in the same context.

 

[-Dragmire-]

... ever watch a shampoo commercial? I thought female nudity was not that uncommon in the media though I haven't watched many movies or tv shows recently so maybe I'm wrong.

 

[lacktheknack]

I'd post "The Bicycle Race" from Queen here, but I'd get suspended.

Anyways, the main reason that males can get bare butts where women can't is because males don't have genitals in their cracks.

 

[gorfias]

these are trends that I would very much like to see the end of (and not just because it might make female nudity more acceptable wink-wink) but because I think it's unfair for there to be such a double-standard. In a broader societal context, I know many girls and just about all of them would love to be able to go completely shirtless in public like males can if it's hot or just because tops and bras are uncomfortable.

I'm for public breast feeding. I know in Europe women can go topless without social disrupion. More power to them.

It actually all depends on why the naked scene was made.

I don't remember the last movie where I saw a naked women for some other reason than a sexual.

A naked male butt will be rated the same as a female, as long as it is in the same context.

Couple greats off the top of my head:
Scandal, the pool scene
Splash at the Statue of Liberty
The Grifter's hallway scene.
Opening of Much Ado About Nothing

It happens. Still titilating to me.

 

[ReinWeisserRitter]

Male nudity is weird. Sometimes it doesn't count, and sometimes it's all that counts.

Like on video streaming sites that permit nudity but no sex (Dailymotion, for example), you can see fully naked women without effort, but male genitals are right out.

Unless you pretend it's art. You can get away with almost anything as long as you claim it's art.

 

[TheDrunkNinja]

Behold the boobage at 2:31 and 2:50.
EDIT: I got this straight from YouTube, and the offending nips are on-screen for less than half a second. I hope it won't be counted against me as posting porn. This video is apparently in accordance with YouTube rules otherwise it would be taken down.

 

[alandavidson]

So the reason male butts may get more of a pass than female butts is because male butts are often seen as being humorous as opposed to sexual.

That pretty much sums it up right there. The MPAA is mostly concerned with the sexual depiction, rather than the humorous depiction. That's why "Observe and Report" got an R rating as opposed to NC-17, despite having graphic, prolonged full-frontal male nudity.

 

[Smooth Operator]

The only part where women are lagging behind is topless nudity, and I demand equality!
Where are feminists when you need em!?

As for perception, well yes men are the horndogs you really can't get past that fact.
There was a study years back on this and it showed that women get the same horny hormonal state as men only one or two days per month, while men are on 24/7.
So yes women will get the hots for a rockin body but it is extremely rare.

I hope this clears up why boys will constantly try to hump your leg and why girls have a perpetual migraine