August 04, 2015
Kevin Bacon wants male actors to show more of their private parts in movies and television.
The Philadelphia-born actor teamed up with Mashable to create a video published on Youtube Thursday.
In the video, Bacon takes a light-hearted, silly tone to address "gratuitous female nudity" and the lack of actresses' male counterparts showing the same amount of skin.
Bacon cites sex scenes in the HBO show "Game of Thrones" and the movie "50 Shades of Grey" that do not show the male actors' more sensitive areas.
"We want to be naked," Bacon says in the video. He also jokingly claims he was naked for all of "Frost/Nixon," saying pants were CGI'd onto his legs.
Watch it here (Disclaimer: Video may contain obscene and potentially offensive language):
The hashtag #FreeTheBacon, which is used in the video in an attempt to raise awareness about the issue on social media, has already gotten a plethora of responses on Twitter.
And THAT'S why @kevinbacon is one of my favorites... #freethebacon
— April Moriarity (@phred98) August 5, 2015
I highly support #freethebacon. We should definitely do this. This will change the world!
— Chanel (@Angelique_5) August 4, 2015
I have no bacon to free but if I did, I would free the hell out of it. #FreeTheBacon
— RedViolets (@VodkaThursday) August 5, 2015
Bacon stars alongside Johnny Depp in the upcoming film "Black Mass" about the infamous Boston mobster Whitey Bulger, however there's no word on whether he'll be nude in it.
