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Emma Watson’s Distaste for Channing Tatum’s On-set Speedo Dance Doesn’t Make Her a PrudeA double standard from almost a decade ago that needs to be addressed.

This incident will be a blast from the past, taking us back to 2013. Specifically, back to the set of Seth Rogan’s film, This is the End.

Despite the fact that this took place in 2013, it’s interesting to note that even in 2020, this brief encounter is still being held against Emma Watson today.

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” before, but recently I was scrolling through social media and encountered a story about why Emma Watson and Channing Tatum don’t work together professionally anymore.

I was shocked to hear about what happened, and also enraged to see that the narrative still remains that Channing Tatum was just having fun, and Emma Watson is a prude who needs to learn to take a joke.

Notably, this incident is accounted for by several eye-witnesses (including James Franco, a known misogynist, who references the incident in an interview and calls Emma Watson ‘too sensitive’) rather than the stars themselves, although when asked they haven’t denied it happened.

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In essence, during the filming of This is the End, while on set Channing Tatum came out of his dressing room sporting only a tight, orange spandex speedo/thong and did a little dance number (reminiscent of his strip teases in ‘Magic Mike’). Emma Watson walked on set, saw this taking place, and walked off the set moments later.

Since then, Emma Watson (who said nothing at the time, just removed herself from the situation), has been labelled a prude who needs to “

On its own, this little dance is innocent enough — but it crosses a line as soon as this dance was performed on-set (note: it wasn’t scripted in any way for the movie) during filming, aka. at their place of work.

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We can’t start talking about this incident without highlighting that white men make up the majority of Hollywood. They have easier access to a diversity of roles, they are given permission to make mistakes and act foolishly without repercussions, and are given a lot of flexibility in their Hollywood careers.

Women in Hollywood, on the other hand, are still struggling for equal pay and more diverse roles that highlight their true acting ability rather than using them as sex objects to ogle at.

The Glass Ceiling very much still exists in Hollywood, the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media conducted research that for every 2.3 men on-screen in a film, there is 1 woman. This includes main role, supporting and background roles.

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Women in Hollywood are still scrapping tooth and nail to claim their rightful and equal place in Hollywood, and secure the complex and varied roles that properly represent the gender distribution of our world (women make up 51% of the global population, but less than 25% of representation on screen).

Already, women are at a disadvantage with how much permission they are given to let their guard down professionally. Men have no such worry.

Yes, it’s as ridiculous as it sounds and wouldn’t be appropriate— which is precisely why Emma Watson was so put off by her co-star’s behaviour.

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That is exactly what Watson was attempting to do — Tatum, on the other hand, had to put so little effort into securing roles and respect from others that he could make a total joke of their workplace and his professional role without it making any difference.

Here’s Emma Watson behaving professionally and respectfully, watching a privileged white dude do a sexually explicit, skimpily clad dance just for the fun of it directly in their place of work and it’s just considered whatever.

If Watson were to dance around on set, aka. her workplace, in a skimpy orange bikini, that would hurt her reputation and brand as a professional actress.

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However, Tatum dancing around in an orange speedo in no way risks his reputation, or the respect he receives, from his colleagues.

By the media for everything they do, every step of the way — from the clothes they wear, to the company they keep, to the looks caught on their faces when a picture was taken in the heat of a moment.

No wonder Watson walked off of the set when she saw Tatum’s antics— she could see the blatant and ridiculous gender imbalance of Hollywood playing out right in front of her, and it was beyond insulting.

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And even 7 years later, it’s still playing an active role in our society, as the media still likes to reference this incident and label Watson as a “prude”, without ever highlighting Tatum’s complete and utter lack of professionalism.

For anyone living in privilege, who has been allotted automatic respect or opportunities in life, they may not necessarily see this situation as a big deal.

But for anyone who has ever had to work 2x, 3x as hard or even more to even get anywhere near close the respect and opportunities of more privileged folk… they can appreciate exactly why this moment was such a slap in the face for Watson as a professional woman.

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“Not everything is about privilege!” “Why do we always have to talk about how white men have it easier? They have their struggles too.” “Simply focusing on skin colour in any way in this article is racist!”

And I’m sure it will be no surprise to most of you that these comments will come mostly from equally privileged white men.

My word to those commenters? If you really, truly think an incident like the one discussed above has nothing to do with privilege, it’s time to take off your blinders.

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This is your wake up call. You may not want to see it, but your privilege exists and it gives you many advantages you never earned… you were simply given them because of pure luck.

If you think my pointing that mere fact out is unfair, imagine being someone actually living on the side of things that doesn’t get to benefit from these advantages that were not earned, but were just given.Romantic dramas are always a feel-good option for whenever you are feeling down and who can do it better than the romance connoisseur, Rachel McAdams, herself? Whether it is

And let’s just say it was a time she cannot forget. This unforgettable experience was thanks to her co-star’s reputation of being a prankster on set. Channing Tatum shocked the actress after he decided to use a prosthetic p*nis during one of their scenes.

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Co-star with a fake and unbelievably large p*nis while filming. He stated that since Rachel McAdams had a reputation for being Miss Goody Two Shoes, he wasn’t sure if she had seen a p*nis before. Tatum wanted to make sure her first time was unforgettable.

“As probably everyone knows, she’s a very very good good girl. So I wasn’t sure if she’s ever seen a p*nis. And um, I wanted to make sure that she saw a good one for the first time. So I had the props make a very large prosthetic.”

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“There is this scene where I have to walk in naked and she got a good reaction. They actually used it in the movie.”

While McAdams took Tatum’s prank like a good sport, his playful actions aren’t always appreciated by others. Let’s recall an incident where Tatum’s behavior disturbed Emma Watson.

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(2013). In the film, Watson was supposed to be a part of a scene with Tatum which never came to fruition. Why? Well, it was just too much for the actress.

This is the scene in which cannibals were on the verge of eating Rogen and others when Danny McBride walks out with a leashed Tatum. It sure didn’t help that Tatum was in a thong! While Watson knew about the scene beforehand, it was just too much to witness it live. Rogen later confirmed that Watson denied being a part of it and walked off.

“Came back the next day and found out she quit because the scene was too raunchy, and she was really pissed that Channing was drinking while filming. He was obviously smoking weed as well. But who can blame her right?”

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Mishkaat is a medical student who found solace in content writing. Having worked in the industry for about three years, she has written about everything from medicine to literature and is now happy to enlight you about the world of entertainment. She has written over 500 articles for . When not writing, she can be found obsessing over the world of the supernatural through books and TV.