OlderScarlett Johansson Does S&M
Scarlett Johansson gets a little S&M-ish in the October 2006 issue of Flaunt Magazine. Scarlett, 21, poses with Dita Von Teese — burlesque goddess, writer, fetish model, culturual historian wife of Marilyn Manson. Scarlett on Dita: “I appreciate Dita’s work. I think she’s incredibly beautiful, really talented. It’s amazing the way she transforms herself. It’s a creation all its own. I’ve collected and seen some of her books and pictures, and it’s really a dream come true to be a part of that. I think it’s unbelievably stimulating. That kind of visual, that fetish imagery tastefully done is so erotic, and to be able to evoke that in a photograph, I think that’s really something. That is what art is, its purpose.” Read the full article and check out all the pictures in the gallery!
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Simply stunning…makes you wish you loved women instead of men!
They both look gorgeous. Great photos.
Scarlett is the epitome of beauty and brains.So different from the rest of young hollywood.Paris Hilton& Co. could use a feww pointers from her on class.
Wow. This photoshoot is very impressive. It’s very artful. Go Scarlett!!!
Absolutely gorgeous photos. It really makes you appreciate the beauty of non-malnourished women’s bodies.
She is definetely gorgeous. This is Great!
wow! i just love Scarlett, she is just wonderful and and Dita is just beautiful, i love them both.
Beautiful pictures. I dont really find her that attrctive like Angelina Jolie but they really look super sexy.. WOW!
Waouw!! I love the picture with the cigarette!
I don’t see the appeal of Dita
Grrreat photoshoot, very intriguing pictures.
Beautiful and erotic. What more could you ask for?
Damn. These pictures are hot! I love Scarlett and Dita. They both look amazing! Scarlett look very edgy in these photos. And Dita is the greatest burlesque performance out there right now. These pictures are tastefully done and its more art than photography.
note to the bony brigade of HW: THIS is how women look like
BRAINS AND BEAUTY IN ONE. WHICH IS SO RARE IN THIS INDUSTRY NOW-A-DAYS. BRILLIANT.
I dare someone to criticize these photos. So ridiculously hot…
Why is it that women think pictures like these are somehow empowering or liberating? Dita von Teese is nothing but a glorified stripper with famous friends, and Scarlett Johansson is doing nothing but working to ensure that Hollywood doesn’t forget about her. I’m sure I’m the only one who feels this way, but I’m sick of everything having to do with sex and nudity, and women feeling that engaging in photos like these is some sort of artistic statement. This sort of thing just serves to reinforce the notion that women are viewed first and foremost as sexual objects, and based on messages posted here by men, I think they would agree. Surely none of you men are looking at these women thinking, “Wow, I’ll bet I could have the most titillating conversation about campaign finance reform with Dita!” As a woman, I’m embarrassed to see women stooping to the level of posing nude, in sexually provocative or suggestive photos. It’s degrading and embarrassing. Oh, and for any of you who are tempted to think the reason for my post is because I’m jealous, I’m not. I’m 5′8″, 120lbs, have a Master’s degree from a top European university and speak 5 languages.
Wow. They look beautiful but I think I agree with LondonGirl. This is not for art or anything like that. It’s for publicity.
she looks amazing!
nice pictures!
LondonGirl, i get what you’re saying, but i’d rather judge each act individually and not lump every so-called “******” photoshoot together as one form of expression. i think the human body and sex will always be the strongest subject in art. the fact is that only the female body is truly appreciated and unfortunately male exhibition is just considered gay or taboo. obvioulsy this world is looney toons and it’s unfair to women, but this particular photoshoot doesn’t strike me as exploitative at all. the first thing that came to mind was, “now if only hollywood men were secure enough….” in the end, they’re just vessels portraying a role, and a photoshoot is no different. if ms. johansen is judged by the vision of the photographer, then that’s just crap.
Superjosh-
If the photos in and of themselves were merely of these entertainers posing nude, I would have less of a problem with it. But the fact that they depict (or at least strongly insinuate) bondage or S&M is, I think, wrong and extremely degrading to women. What these photos say to me is that women can’t be looked on as more than just sexual beings, that that is, in fact, all they have to offer. For 40 years women have argued that we can do anything men can do, that we are just as strong, just as intelligent, just as capable of becoming successful. Yet if you look at a majority of photos produced of Hollywood women, there is a theme: nudity, hyper-sexuality and sexual suggestiveness. Pictures like these say to me, “Take me seriously as an artist! But don’t forget, I’m willing to pose nude or in S & M regalia if it will further my career.” That is what I object to. That Ms. Johansson has this year posed in two such sexually suggestive photo shoots (the other, of course, being Vanity Fair) makes me wonder if she is worried about being forgotten and needs to do something extreme to keep herself in the public eye. Women can be beautiful, successful, sexual and provocative without having to pose nude in photos provided for public consumption. I personally would rather be known for my mind than my body. But again, I think I am probably in the minority on that count.
I totally agree with LondonGirl.
londongirl and superjosh - You both make excellent points. I’d like to add that we live in an era where women are asserting their sexual independence. I think these photos may intend to depict what women 40 years ago could only wish to publicly display. If Ms. Johanssen feels comfortable in this light, then more power to her. But perhaps this was the photographers/Ms. Johanssen’s intention–to get us talking about the complex issue of sexuality and gender roles.
And personally, I think these photos are artistically beautiful and sexy.
Here is an e-mail addy of mine for Londongirl.
I would like to get some intelligent e-mails.
macs8182@yahoo.com
London Girl, get over yourself. Do you think the barechested
photos of Matthew McC or Jake Gyllenhaal biking get women
thinking “Oh gee, if only I could discuss the fall of the Ottoman
Empire with him!” Of course not. Denying our sexual natures, and
the beauty of ourselves is as bad as making that ALL we are
about.
If you look at the first few posts, which I TOTALLY agree with,
there is something intellectual, deeper, more sensual about these
photos than the posing of a nearly naked Paris Hilton on the red
carpet with her mouth slightly open shoving her stomach forward
to create an arched back. Were Mapplethorpe’s pictures created
for the purpose of publicity, too? Of course there’s publicity
involved, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t ART.
To call Dita Von Teese a glorified stripper is to completely dismiss
what she does in the same way as putting Jenna Jameson and
mainstream actors in the same genre, as they both pretend for
the cameras, and get naked and intimate with strangers.
I like what Rachel, #25 says. If you are so intellectual, use your
brain, open that mind, and see women’s bodies and photos of
same as something more than sex objects yourself, and you
might be enlightened and help to enlighten others.
I totally agree with remember da truth. These photos are more than just sexy.
What is wrong with a woman celebrating her sexuality? Being aware of your sexiness and taking pride in it does not and should not take away your intelligence. You can successfully do both, as with this case, It’s sexy and it’s for publicity which is a clever move. I particulary like that it’s two women and therefore any suggestion of exploitation is a null point IMO and no I’m not a lesbian rather I’m a feminist with no objections whatsoever to tasty/classy/arty nudity.
I don’t find these photos attractive at all or even very interesting .though I do admit both women have great bodies. Apart from Scarlett’s ugly nipples that is.
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