{"id":1274,"date":"2009-05-07T17:14:08","date_gmt":"2009-05-07T07:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.msnaughty.com\/blog\/?p=1274"},"modified":"2009-05-07T17:14:08","modified_gmt":"2009-05-07T07:14:08","slug":"the-male-gaze-strikes-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/msnaughty.com\/blog\/2009\/05\/07\/the-male-gaze-strikes-again\/","title":{"rendered":"The Male Gaze Strikes Again"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Hugh
\nSheesh.<\/p>\n

I’m shaking my head at this EW article: Is Wolverine the most homoerotic movie ever?<\/a> The writer declares the whole movie to be GAY GAY GAY because Hugh Jackman takes his shirt off and there’s a naked fight scene. Because male flesh can only ever be shown in a gay context and it’s not like there’d be any chicks in the audience of an action movie, right?<\/p>\n

Thankfully a couple of commenters have taken the writer to task, including this guy:<\/p>\n

Pete Tue, May 5, 2009 at 09:32 AM EST
\nOnce again we see sexism is alive and well. Why is everything related to MALE perception. If a film shows naked women it’s for straight men. If it shows naked men it’s for gay men. How about all the women who are just looking for a little equal representation in the eye candy? <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Bravo, Pete. If that is, in fact, your name.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, this is an excuse to include a photo of Hugh Jackman naked in my blog (even if I did get it from this gay site<\/a>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sheesh. I’m shaking my head at this EW article: Is Wolverine the most homoerotic movie ever? The writer declares the whole movie to be GAY GAY GAY because Hugh Jackman takes his shirt off and there’s a naked fight scene. Because male flesh can only ever be shown in a gay context and it’s not like there’d be any chicks in the audience of an action movie, right? Thankfully a Read More …<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,12,13],"tags":[361,404,414,499,854],"class_list":["post-1274","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hot-pics","category-naked-men","category-popular-culture","tag-gay","tag-homoerotic","tag-hugh-jackman","tag-male-gaze","tag-wolverine"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t