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Isn't He Lovely: Male Nudity, the Final Frontier

Social Commentary post by CristenConger on October 14, 2011 - 10:32am; tagged Blossom, body image, isn't he lovely, male nudity, nude scenes, nudity, ryan gosling.

Ryan Gosling with a white towel around his neck and a necklace on standing naked in front of Steve Carrell in Crazy Stupid LoveThe first time I really paused to consider the naked male body happened circa age 9 while watching Blossom on the floor of my parents' bedroom, where I ironically snuck in all of my parent-disapproved TV programming. I can’t remember what plot twist provoked it, but at some point, Six explains to Blossom that naked men look like "half-decorated Christmas trees." Conjuring up an image of a Ken doll in a Santa hat, my sheltered developing brain didn’t get the humor. But I did get the feeling that whatever Six really meant about the unclothed penis, it wasn't exactly complimentary. Boys naked, who wants to see that?

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