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Nice to see some full female genitalia shown for a change!


I appreciated the realistic portrayal of female nudity in this film, particularly where the actress Melodie Richard is undressed and her panties are removed and her vulva is clearly visible.

A pet peeve of mine is how the big Hollywood studios refuse to let the audience see female genitalia. Its ridiculous! They will have movie after movie showing full male genitalia, even extended, gratuitous scenes featuring lengthy close-ups of penises, supposedly for "comic" effect (like Hall Pass, Bruno, Walk Hard, or Unfinished Business) but NEVER show any actual female genitalia.

When the ladies are naked, its only non-genital nudity that is typically shown (breasts or buttocks). In the rare cases where a woman is fully nude, great care is taken to make sure she is in a position so the audience can only see her pubic hair, never any of her actual genitalia (clitoris/labia/vulva/anus). Even in scenes where a woman would clearly be in a position with her legs apart or where her genitalia would be fully visible, the camera pans away or uses coy camera angles to ensure her genitalia CANNOT be seen. But they go out of their way to ensure they have at least one scene of full male genitalia shown in just about every comedy nowadays. Even in dramatic movies, they won't shy away from showing a male actor's penis the way they will from showing vulva. Its such an irritating double-standard! Its like Hollywood wants people to believe women don't have genitals.

So I was happy that this film pushes those boundaries out of the way once and for all. When the female character is being undressed prior to sex, her panties are removed and we briefly see between her legs. There is a brief, but clear look at her beautiful p*ssy. This is the way it should be! Instead of panning away, the female body should be portrayed realistically and completely, the same way the male body often is. People who like women like EVERY part of their bodies and do not find any part of the female body to be obscene or offensive.

I was happy to see the film was officially PASSED with an R-rating, as it should be. Hopefully more directors will grow some balls and start portraying female nudity more realistically and more completely as well, particularly in mainstream, blockbuster movies, not just art-house films. The vulva is not obscene and it should be shown at least as often as the penis.

Melodie Richard is a beautiful woman and every part of her body is beautiful. I'm glad that she had the courage to share her entire body with us.

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Because here in Europe we're not afraid of any nudity. In America I see is a big problem with female genitals. You're not afraid of penis, even erect or ejaculation but vulva is a very big (pathetic) taboo in your country. I cannot understand that. It's only nudity. We have more restrictive rules than you when it comes to violence. Movies with nudity of any kind may watch even children in our cinemas. Nudity is natural.

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