More Male Frontal Nudity Is Appearing on Screen — But Most of It Is Fake
If you’ve noticed an uptick of male frontal nudity in TV and in movies in recent years, you’re onto something.
In 1993, I studied patterns of male nudity in my book “Running Scared: Masculinity and the Representation of the Male Body.” After the old Motion Picture Production Code was replaced by a new ratings system in 1968, frontal male nudity in Hollywood movies in certain contexts was permitted. “Drive, He Said,” directed by Jack Nicholson in 1971, was an early film to include such a scene, while Richard Gere’s nude scene in 1980’s “American Gigolo” helped to transform the young actor into an international sex symbol.
Yet female nudity remained far more common in movies, and there was no frontal male nudity on mainstream television as of 1993.
Since then, a lot has changed. Directors and audiences are becoming more and more comfortable showing male nudity.
But nowadays, while we’re much more likely to see penises in mainstream film and television, they’re seldom real. Prosthetic penises – once used for exaggerated effect – have become the norm.
To me, this says something about the unusual significance we continue to grant the penis, along with our cultural need to carefully regulate its representation. In a way, the use of prosthetic penises maintains a certain mystique about masculinity, preserving the power of the phallus.
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| by Anonymous | reply 22 | October 19, 2020 5:23 AM
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Yep, prosthetics are all the rage now. I noticed Ryan Murphy jumped on the train in "Ratched".
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | October 18, 2020 4:10 PM
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It's not like there aren't literally hundreds of guys (Sean Cody, Corbin Fisher, Gay Hoopla, and so many other sites demonstrating) who would be willing to show dick in a background scene. I mean really, there are guys who LOVE to show off, and many of the background scenes where you see dick don't actually require a ton of acting skill...
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | October 18, 2020 4:13 PM
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Is it too obscene to see real mutilated dongs with the knobs up front?
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | October 18, 2020 4:22 PM
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I like men who aren’t afraid to show it.
End the taboo! We want DICKS.
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | October 18, 2020 4:28 PM
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No one wants to see a nubbin buried in pubes. They want to see a long flaccid dong swinging around.
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | October 18, 2020 4:29 PM
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If I were an actor, there is NO WAY I would show dick in the Age of the Internet.
Even if I had a 10-inch dick someone would do a screen grab and one of you queens would type "LOL! Must have been cold on that set!"
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | October 18, 2020 4:31 PM
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No one cares what DL thinks, though, R6. But you’re right, the silly nutcase queens on here would say that.
R5, most guys’ penises aren’t that small.
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | October 18, 2020 4:33 PM
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At least the third thread on this article.
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | October 18, 2020 4:34 PM
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Lots of prosthetic dicks and CGI.
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | October 18, 2020 4:35 PM
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R8, blame the DL's crappy search feature then, because this is the first thread I've ever seen on it.
And I'm here every freakin' day because I have no life.
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | October 18, 2020 4:35 PM
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Same r10. I'd appreciate a link to these prior threads r8.
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | October 18, 2020 4:45 PM
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Those threads didn’t get much traction, though—maybe that’s why OP didn’t see them. They died quick deaths back on Oct. 9th.
| by Anonymous | reply 14 | October 18, 2020 5:06 PM
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R14 Let's try to make sure this one stays on top then.
| by Anonymous | reply 15 | October 18, 2020 5:13 PM
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Dirk Diggler HAD to be a prosthetic.
The guys dicks in the locker room scene in Euphoria totally did not have to be.
I mean, sometimes there's a character justification for it. But for random background dudes? Nah. Just get guys willing to show real dick. It's not like they're hard to find.
| by Anonymous | reply 17 | October 18, 2020 8:56 PM
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It reminds me of those Orthodox women who shave their heads and then put on wigs.
Here, I'll take off my clothes and then cover my dick with a fake dick.
WHAT IS THE POINT?
| by Anonymous | reply 18 | October 18, 2020 11:09 PM
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[quote] More Male Frontal Nudity Is Appearing on Screen
Good! It's only fair, seeing as how we've been bombarded with gratuitous (and unwelcome) tits and pussy scenes for decades now...
| by Anonymous | reply 19 | October 18, 2020 11:12 PM
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You can get a couple extra inches of 'hang' surgically.
| by Anonymous | reply 20 | October 18, 2020 11:26 PM
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[quote]Dirk Diggler HAD to be a prosthetic.
Yes, he was.
| by Anonymous | reply 21 | October 19, 2020 2:32 AM
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Yes, R21. That's what I said. It HAD to be a prosthetic because the story required a massive cock that you know damn well no hollywood actor has. It was REQUIRED to be. Get it?
The background naked dudes in locker room scenes DON'T have to be. So why are they?
| by Anonymous | reply 22 | October 19, 2020 5:23 AM
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