Kit Harington Has a Point About Women Objectifying Men

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The Game of Thrones star says he’s sick of being called a “hunk”—and with good reason

Jon Snow may know nothing—but Kit Harington, the actor who plays him on Game of Thrones, had some thought-provoking insights into the way the media objectifies male actors.

“To always be put on a pedestal as a hunk is slightly demeaning,” Harington told Page Six Monday. “It really is and it’s in the same way as it is for women. When an actor is seen only for her physical beauty it can be quite offensive.”

“It’s not just men that can be inappropriate sexually; women can as well. I’m in a successful TV show in a kind of leading man way, and it can sometimes feel like your art is being put to one side for your sex appeal. And I don’t like that,” Harington continued. “In this position, you get asked a lot, ‘Do you like being a heartthrob? Do you like being a hunk?’ Well, my answer is, ‘That’s not what I got into it for.’”

Harington has a point. Because we often think of sexism as something that only impacts female actors, a double standard exists in Hollywood. It would be a faux pas for us journalists to ask a woman how she feels about being a sex object. But some male actors are constantly asked what it’s like to be heartthrob or—slightly more subtly—what it’s like to have thousands of young teen girls as fans. The implication here is: “You are famous because people want to have sex with you.”

He may not like being called a hunk, but facts are facts. Kit Harrington is HOT! I am sure like most fans, you become attracted to his role, then the man behind it, and even learn about him and his causes. I don’t think I would ever mention to him in person how hot he is, I would comment on his latest acting endeavor, as well should. But his looks did bring him to us, right?

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