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‘Gilmore Girls’ actor Scott Patterson says he felt objectified on the show
The scene in query was from the “Gilmore Ladies” episode “Keg! Max!” from April 2003. Patterson mentioned the script referred to as for Lorelai Gilmore (Lauren Graham) and her co-worker Sookie St. James (Melissa McCarthy) to debate Luke’s butt.
“I noticed it wasn’t OK, and it did not make me really feel comfy in any respect. It made me really feel actually embarrassed, truly. It’s infuriating to be handled that manner — it’s infuriating — since you’re being handled like an object,” Patterson mentioned.
He added that they shot a number of takes.
“It is disturbing, and it is disgusting, and I needed to endure that by way of that complete scene and plenty of takes,” he mentioned. “It was all concerning the butt, the butt, the butt, the butt. Once we weren’t filming, we have been sitting down — folks have been nonetheless speaking concerning the butt, the butt, the butt. It was probably the most disturbing time I’ve ever spent on that set, and I could not anticipate that day to be over.”
Patterson mentioned looking back he needs he had spoken up about how he felt on the time.
“It is as disgusting for girls to objectify males as it’s for males to objectify girls, and it is as dangerous,” he added. “Simply because it was 2003 does not imply it was OK. It is by no means OK, and I did not really feel comfy doing it, and it pissed me off. And I by no means mentioned something, so I used to be offended at myself for by no means saying something. However I had this job, and I did not wish to make waves.”