Evan Rachel Wood Rants Against MPAA Over Deleted ‘Charlie Countryman’ Sex Scene

Evan Rachel Wood Rants Against MPAA Over Deleted ‘Charlie Countryman’ Sex Scene

Evan Rachel Wood has taken to Twitter to vent her anger against the MPAA over a sex scene in her new film Charlie Countryman that had to be deleted in order for the pic to receive an R rating. The graphic scene between lead characters Wood and Shia LaBeouf was cut in the final version after the film’s debut at Sundance. “The scene where the two main characters make “love” was altered because someone felt that seeing… …a man g ive a woman oral sex made people “uncomfortable” but the scenes in which people are murdered by having their heads blown off… …remained intact and unaltered“, she wrote. The indie drama was given an R rating because of “some brutal violence, language throughout, sexuality/nudity, and drug use”, according to the MPAA.

Here’s the complete text of what Wood had to say:

After seeing the new cut of #CharlieCountryman I would like 2 share my disappointment with the MPAA, who thought it was necessary to…

â€" Evan Rachel Wood (@evanrachelwood) November 27, 2013

 

…censor a womans sexuality once again. The scene where the two main characters make “love” was altered because someone felt that seeing…

â€" Evan Rachel Wood (@evanrachelwood) November 27, 2013

 

…a man give a woman oral sex made people “uncomfortable” but the scenes in which people are murdered by having their heads blown off…

â€" Evan Rachel Wood (@evanrachelwood) November 27, 2013

 

…remained intact and unaltered. This is a symptom of a society that wants to shame women and put them down for enjoying sex, especially…

â€" Evan Rachel Wood (@evanrachelwood) November 27, 2013

 

…when (gasp) the man isn’t getting off as well! Its hard for me to believe that had the roles been reversed it still would have been cut..

â€" Evan Rachel Wood (@evanrachelwood) November 27, 2013

 

…OR had the female character been raped it would have been cut. Its time for people to GROW UP. Accept that woman are sexual beings…

â€" Evan Rachel Wood (@evanrachelwood) November 27, 2013

 

…Accept that some men like pleasuring woman. Accept that woman don’t have to just be fucked and say thank you…

â€" Evan Rachel Wood (@evanrachelwood) November 27, 2013

 

…We are allowed and entitled to enjoy ourselves. Its time we put our foot down…

â€" Evan Rachel Wood (@evanrachelwood) November 27, 2013

 

…Thanks for listening.

â€" Evan Rachel Wood (@evanrachelwood) November 27, 2013

 

 

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