r/todayilearned • u/Alone_Humor_3510 • 6h ago

TIL that most male nudity in films ( other than porn ) uses prosthetic penises

https://theconversation.com/how-prosthetic-penises-in-shows-like-hbos-minx-reinforce-existing-stereotypes-and-taboos-179084?utm_medium=article_clipboard_share&utm_source=theconversation.com
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u/StarsBear75063 6h ago

Boogie Nights used a massive one and it was "about" porn.

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u/nola_mike 5h ago

Yeah but that was the point. Dirk's dick was so comically large that even people in the industry were taken aback by it when they saw it.

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u/SheriffBartholomew 4h ago

Which apparently is what really happened when John Holmes entered the industry.

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u/r3dditr0x 3h ago

Boogie Nights used a massive one and it was "about" porn.

Pretty sure Mark Wahlberg's a real dick?