I should, as someone who repeatedly complains about the objectification of women, have some sympathy for a young male actor who complains that they feel bad for actively participating in the whole objectification process. Richard Madden, who had the lead role in the BBC drama Bodyguard, says he has been told to lose weight, has to go to the gym twice a day and do the no-carbs thing when he is preparing for nude scenes.
His actor mates face a similar plight: “We’re just feeding this same shit that we’re against,” Madden said. This shit is what he calls “a very unrealistic body image”. So the terrible thing that has been happening to women for ever is now happening to men as well. That’s feminism for you: making men feel equally inadequate the world over. Seriously, I am aware that many young men feel in despair about their bodies and that eating disorders are on the increase. But no one has to present an “unrealistic” body image, do they? Madden said he has started asking if a plotline requires nudity. Again, another question that female actors have never not had to deal with. Yet Chris Hemsworth felt the pressure to get in shape for his Avengers role. Then there is Aidan Turner, the Poldark guy, and Jude Law pictured in his tighty whities filming The New Pope.
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