{"id":829,"date":"2025-03-17T15:58:56","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T16:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/?p=829"},"modified":"2025-03-18T06:45:30","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T06:45:30","slug":"the-white-lotus-jason-isaacs-comments-about-womens-bodies-prove-hes-clueless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/17\/the-white-lotus-jason-isaacs-comments-about-womens-bodies-prove-hes-clueless\/","title":{"rendered":"The White Lotus\u2019 Jason Isaac\u2019s comments about women\u2019s bodies prove he\u2019s clueless"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jason Isaacs’ latest comments prove men in Hollywood are still blind to misogyny (Picture: HBO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I couldn\u2019t help but roll my eyes when The White Lotus<\/a>\u2019s Jason Isaac claimed \u2018no one would dream\u2019 of discussing a woman\u2019s private parts. <\/p>\n

Where has he been?<\/p>\n

Every season, without fail, Mike White\u2019s hit HBO<\/a> series The White Lotus sparks fervent discourse for its shocking, scandalous and outrageously explicit themes. <\/p>\n

This season alone there\u2019s an entire incest subplot<\/a>, commentary on Trump\u2019s America<\/a> and plenty of love for Aimee Lou Wood\u2019s untampered-with teeth<\/a>. <\/p>\n

One moment, however, that left fans’ jaws hanging wide-open was when Jason\u2019s character Tim Ratliff – dysfunctional dad and dubious businessman – went full-frontal nude in front of his mortified children.<\/p>\n

Following in the footsteps of Theo James\u2019 own newsworthy flash in season two, the moment sparked plenty of questions including whether it was Jason\u2019s real penis.<\/p>\n

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Discourse around Jason’s nether regions was rife – but his response was disappointing (Picture: HBO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Especially since his predecessor, Theo, had previously shared that he had used a prosthetic.<\/a><\/p>\n

Discussing the speculation on CBS Mornings<\/a>, the Harry Potter star seemed disgruntled.<\/p>\n

He said: \u2018A lot of people are debating it. It\u2019s all over the internet. And it\u2019s interesting because the best actress this year is Mikey Madison at the Oscars. And I don\u2019t see anybody discussing her vulva, which was on [the screen] all the time\u2026 It\u2019s interesting that there\u2019s a double standard for men. <\/p>\n

\u2018But when women are naked, Margaret Qualley as well, in The Substance, nobody would dream of talking to her about her genitalia or her nipples or any of those things. So, it\u2019s odd that there\u2019s a double standard.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Both Mikey Madison and Margaret Qualley have had to answer questions about the portrayal of their bodies in their respective movies (Picture: Neon\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And while Jason is more than entitled to shut down questions around his private parts if he doesn\u2019t feel comfortable – his understanding of women\u2019s plight in Hollywood couldn\u2019t be more wrong. <\/p>\n

And it\u2019s an especially concerning take from a veteran star who has not only been knee-deep in this culture for many decades but has had plenty of female co-stars who have likely undergone the scrutiny he claims isn\u2019t taking place. <\/p>\n

It feels almost futile to list all the ways in which women\u2019s bodies have been under the spotlight over the decades – from the 90s and 00s when Pamela Anderson\u2019s sex tapes<\/a>, eating disorders<\/a> and the male gaze was the order of the day.<\/p>\n

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Pamela Anderson is perhaps the most notorious example of how a woman’s body can become public property (Picture:Majil\/AFF-USA\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

To the modern day where, despite movements like #MeToo<\/a> and attempts to make Hollywood more inclusive, social media and popular discourse remains an exhausting place for women and their bodies – whether nude or fully-clothed.<\/p>\n

Brooke Shields has opened up about how being sexualised from as early as her childhood <\/a>shaped her life in her documentary Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields.<\/p>\n

In 2007, barely an adult, Vanessa Hudgens was the subject of depraved internet gossip and intrigue after her nudes were leaked. <\/p>\n

In 2013, Blue Is The Warmest Colour stars L\u00e9a Seydoux<\/a> and Ad\u00e8le Exarchopoulos were interrogated by the world about the lesbian sex scenes in the movie – and at one point admitted filming it was humiliating sometimes\u2019 as they were made to feel like \u2018prostitutes<\/a>\u2019.<\/p>\n

In 2016, the President of the United States Donald Trump publicly said that chat about forcibly kissing and groping women was simply \u2018locker room talk\u2019.<\/p>\n

People lay in wait of Millie Bobby Brown turning 18 in 2022 <\/a>to flood her social media with sexually explicit images.<\/p>\n

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Sydney Sweeney’s breasts sparked an entire anti-woke movement last year (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Last year, Euphoria star Sydney Sweeney\u2019s boobs somehow became a political symbol<\/a> representing the \u2018death of wokeness\u2019. <\/p>\n

The same year, Megan Fox told the Call Me Daddy podcast how being labelled a \u2018sex symbol\u2019 in her youth fuelled her body dysmorphia.<\/p>\n

During Trump\u2019s inauguration, Kid Rock felt empowered enough to tell a female reporter she \u2018sounds sexy\u2019<\/a> on live TV.<\/p>\n

And we see how the audience\u2019s perception of a woman\u2019s body remains a central theme of plenty of TV shows and films. <\/p>\n

For example, the Bond girl (already defined by a man) has been, up until very recently, almost exclusively associated with her sexual appeal.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s plenty of commentary yet on a woman\u2019s body and how it is treated on screen – for better or for worse.<\/p>\n

HBO\u2019s The Idol was harshly criticised for its depiction of lead character Jocelyn, with the heavy sexualisation of her body told through the perspective of the male characters. British GQ even labelled some scenes \u2018trauma porn\u2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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HBO’s The Idol was criticised for portraying ‘trauma porn’ (Picture: HBO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In 2019, rights group Plan International and the Geena Davis Institute, found that female leads were four times more likely to be shown naked on screen than similar male roles.<\/p>\n

\u2018The bigger picture is that gender discrimination and harmful stereotypes still dominate on screen… We need to stop the sexualisation and the objectification of women and girls on screen and everywhere else,\u2019 one of the lead researchers said at the time.<\/a><\/p>\n

And Jason was factually wrong. <\/p>\n

Both the best actor winner Mikey and supporting actress nominee Margaret were asked about nudity<\/a> and the use of prosthetics in their movies<\/a> – given the female body is at the crux of both of these films. <\/p>\n

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Millie Bobby Brown was flooded with sexually explicit images since she turned 18 (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As put by America Ferrara in Barbie, women can put no foot right. <\/p>\n

Simone Biles is \u2018too masculine\u2019, Millie Bobby Brown looks \u2018too old\u2019 now, Sydney Sweeney has \u2018big boobs\u2019, Sabrina Carpenter is \u2018too sexual\u2019…<\/p>\n

The amount women\u2019s bodies – both in a fictional and real-life context – have been dissected could fill pages and pages.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no end to the discourse around the female body, what it should and shouldn\u2019t look like. It is so interwoven into Hollywood culture, it\u2019s difficult to imagine the landscape without it. <\/p>\n

And unless actors like Jason fully comprehend this, they become part of the problem.<\/p>\n

Do you have a story you\u2019d like to share? Get in touch by emailing Ross.Mccafferty@metro.co.uk<\/a>.<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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