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Actors demand on-set observers to oversee sex scenes shot for all major Hollywood films (TRUNC)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk ^ | 11 March 2018 | DANYAL HUSSAIN

Posted on 03/11/2018 2:49:46 PM PDT by Enterprise

An actors' union is calling for on-set observers to monitor all sex scenes for major Hollywood films.

The move, triggered by the Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment scandal, is part of a new code of conduct from the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, which represents more than 160,000 actors in the US.

The union, SAG-AFTRA, produced a detailed seven-page guide that aims to tackle workplace sexual harassment in films, TV shows and commercials.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Miscellaneous; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: nudity
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To: Doogle


                              "I like to watch."

21 posted on 03/11/2018 3:03:41 PM PDT by sparklite2 (See more at Sparklite Times)
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To: Enterprise

Q: If there are no observers on the set, who the heck is shooting/directing/producing all the T&A?!


22 posted on 03/11/2018 3:04:36 PM PDT by mewzilla (Has the FBI been spying on members of Congress?)
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To: Enterprise

>>Why not eliminate all nudity and sex scenes?<<

If they do that, will people still go to the movies?


23 posted on 03/11/2018 3:05:22 PM PDT by 353FMG
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To: DallasGal

I have to agree. The same came be said about the use of all the gratuitous violence.


24 posted on 03/11/2018 3:06:06 PM PDT by BBell (calm down and eat your sandwiches)
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To: DallasGal
I have yet to see a nude or sex scene that enhances any of the movies I enjoy. Get rid of them

I'm far from a prude but I have to agree. In a world where the hardest-core porn is only a mouse click away, most of the bland, vanilla love scenes in Hollywood movies are gratuitous, completely unnecessary, and often distract from the tempo of the film. They're actually something of a throwback to the pre-internet era when T&A in an 'R'-rated movie was the closest thing to sex that most people had the opportunity to view. Today, they're pointless.

When I want to see nudity and sex, I'll view porn.

25 posted on 03/11/2018 3:06:40 PM PDT by Drew68
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To: Enterprise

fluffers union protests.


26 posted on 03/11/2018 3:06:41 PM PDT by stylin19a (Best.Election.of.All-Times.Ever.In.The.History.Of.Ever)
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To: Enterprise

Why the hell do they even need sex scenes in the movies or on TV ?


27 posted on 03/11/2018 3:06:49 PM PDT by uncbob
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To: gibsonguy

I’ve seen posters on FR praising the sex on cable-tv programs. However, whether there is a genuine economic advantage for movies and tv to show sex and nudity, I don’t know. Given how easy it is to see naked people on the internet, I suspect that a program does not gain viewers by having nudity/sex: otherwise interested viewers would watch anyway. On the other hand, they could lose viewers who don’t want to see it.

On the third hand, however, the demographics of the various audiences - age, income, etc. - might still result in higher ad rates for “Game of Thrones” with nudity rather than without.


28 posted on 03/11/2018 3:06:53 PM PDT by Tax-chick ( Why not give up a bad habit today?)
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To: a fool in paradise
"Is a sex scene only one with sex or locker rooms, showers, corpses, medical scenes, etc? "

Maybe and maybe not. Why does sex and nudity need to be in any given movie? Why does the story require it, instead of just suggesting it? And who needs to see naked dead people?

29 posted on 03/11/2018 3:07:11 PM PDT by Enterprise
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To: gibsonguy
Where is there any evidence the public demands it. I think that is BS.

The only evidence for a public demand comes in the form of unsupervised teenagers and young adults at the Cineplex who will always opt for the R rated movies.

30 posted on 03/11/2018 3:07:20 PM PDT by fso301
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To: fso301

Well, there goes the entire viewership of “Game of Thrones.”


31 posted on 03/11/2018 3:08:39 PM PDT by jyo19
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To: Enterprise

Did I get this right. People are going to get paid to observe sex scenes. There is going to be a huge line for the jobs. I can see people camping out and standing in line for days and ahem nights. What a gig. When people ask what do you do for a living they can say “I oserve sex scenes.”


32 posted on 03/11/2018 3:08:41 PM PDT by seawolf101 (Member LES DEPLORABLES)
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To: Enterprise
Chance the Gardener (Peter Sellers): "I like to watch."



33 posted on 03/11/2018 3:08:58 PM PDT by V K Lee (Anyone who thinks my story is anywhere near over is sadly mistaken. - Donald J. Trump)
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To: seawolf101

Until they find out it’s for gay sex scenes.


34 posted on 03/11/2018 3:09:12 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Enterprise

Any volunteers?


35 posted on 03/11/2018 3:09:15 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: Tax-chick

Cause in 2018 it’s SO DIFFICULT to see any sex, nudity and ANY OTHER insane thing one can think of at home! :)


36 posted on 03/11/2018 3:09:51 PM PDT by dp0622 (The Left should know saying Syrian rebels in anost back in Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR!)
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To: Enterprise

If I were younger maybe I’d consider sending in a resume. :o)


37 posted on 03/11/2018 3:11:56 PM PDT by InABunkerUnderSF (Time to BLOAT again.)
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To: ClearCase_guy
So stupid. The set isn’t where it happens.

True. I have yet to hear of an accusation of sexual harassment on set-cameras rolling.

This is the bumpstock ban of the me-too movement.

38 posted on 03/11/2018 3:12:31 PM PDT by TigersEye (13 Russian Facebook trolls ... and a Siberian partridge in a Russian Olive tree.)
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To: Blue Jays

Some leading stars are quite known for bedding their co-stars in virtually every film they star in. Polite company says they are “dating”.


39 posted on 03/11/2018 3:13:04 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Wear an orange pin to mourn the victims of the Tide Pods Challenge.)
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To: jyo19
Dang.

Game of Thrones without sex? Get rid of the hot blonde
40 posted on 03/11/2018 3:14:55 PM PDT by BigEdLB (BigEdLB, Russian BOT, At your service ... #ReleaseTheMemo)
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