Nudity in American television is a controversial topic. Aside from a few exceptions, nudity in the United States has traditionally not been shown on terrestrial television. On the other hand, cable television has been much less constrained as far as nudity is concerned.

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But this slightly over-long documentary also serves a significant purpose, exposing literally hypocrisy in the movie industry's past to better understand the challenges of presenting sexuality on screen in the present and future. Toward that end, "Skin" begins from the perspective of the MeToo movement, discussing the pressure actresses have felt, evolving standards through the years and the logistics of filming nude scenes in a way that still makes those involved comfortable, including the use of intimacy coordinators. As critic Amy Nicholson notes, such decisions must now be "cross examined" and justified, which was hardly the case in the old days. For some actors, these career choices were agonizing. For others, it wasn't that a big deal. That includes a few of the men interviewed, with Malcolm McDowell reminiscing about his roles in s movies like "A Clockwork Orange" and "Caligula," saying, "I came along at the very moment that the floodgates opened.
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Skin is the name of a very successful web site that collects snippets of nudity from films throughout history and appends commentary telling which body parts of which actors are visible. Skin the site or Mr. The documentary also manages that Mr. Skin, er, masterstroke of playing fast and loose with so-called Fair Use exemptions to copyright law. As long as the use of the copyrighted material seems proportionate to the supposed reason for its borrowing i. Which is why a site like Mr.
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