Seth MacFarlane's Oscar song, "We Saw Your Boobs," was immature and sexist—but worst of all, it celebrated rape, writes Katie McDonough in Salon. MacFarlane listed instances in which the world saw actresses' breasts, and four of the films he listed "featured nudity during or immediately following violent depictions of rape and sexual assault." A fifth line went even further, joking about Scarlett Johansson's real-life leaked nude pictures. "Oh, your privacy was invaded and your breasts were splashed across the Internet against your will? That is hilarious!" writes McDonough.
She looks at each of the four films in question: In The Accused, we see Jodie Foster's breasts as her character is being gang raped in a bar; in Monster, we see Charlize Theron's breasts while her character is being raped; in Boys Don't Cry, we see Hilary Swank's breasts as her character is being examined by a doctor after a rape. And those three films were based on real-life events, by the way. In Monster's Ball, we see Halle Berry's breasts during sex scenes with Billy Bob Thornton; one reviewer said the scenes explored "a whole history of white male aggression towards black women, and the sexualization of black women." But don't expect MacFarlane to care about any of that context: All he cares about is that "we saw your boobs." Full column here. (More Seth MacFarlane stories.)
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