www.yahoo.com: At the 2024 Oscars on Sunday, John Cena took the stage — seemingly in his birthday suit, save for a winner’s envelope, a Rolex Explorer and some Birkenstocks — to present the award for best costume design. But the wrestler turned actor was actually wearing an item called a modesty garment, often used in film and television to cover an actor’s intimate areas.
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I have the humor of a child so obviously when I saw this skit at the Oscars I did giggle a little bit, I mean I feel like most people watching it did. And I didn’t see anything but the envelope so I was curious as to what they were using to cover him with because I couldn’t imagine someone would just be in their birthday suite for that. And I think the fact that I didn’t know how or what they used is really telling about the lack of awareness about intimacy coordinators and the jobs they do for Major films and or productions. It was interesting to read this article because there was actually a lot of information on who manufactures these modest garments, and it also talked a lot about where intimacy coordinators get these things from. I think the skit actually did a really good job of creating a space for a conversation about costumers and intimacy coordinators and how they work together.
Anytime I watch the Oscars I am struck by how the community uses the levity of jokes to touch on important issues around the film industry. With John Cena’s skit on stage, it was clear that this was to make a point about how crucial the costume designer and team are to ensuring the safety and well-being of all actors in the film industry. As this article states, there is more of a demand for modest garments now, especially when a film includes a sex scene, because the film industry is moving towards a healthier relationship with intimate garments and safety for actors. John Cena and Jimmy Falon did a good job of creating this skit to ensure that the audience in the room and around the world can appreciate the work of the costumes department on any set. While this skit was funny, I think it was crucial to the importance of understanding how important it is to continue to strive for healthier and safer working conditions for all on every film and theatrical set.
Despite loving movies and seeing many of them, I don't think I have ever watched the Oscars in my entire life, so this article was the first I heard of John Cena's skit, seemingly appearing naked in front of everyone. I've read and watched a few videos about the work of intimacy coordinators before, and I am always surprised at just how new the focus on this is. I am sure there are many actors who are uncomfortable or hesitant to appear naked in films but may be pressured into it. I think a greater focus on modesty garments and making sure actors are actually comfortable is very important and should be ubiquitous across the industry. John Cena doing a stunt like this brings very good awareness to this fact and shows that costume designers and intimacy coordinators play a vital role in the sex scenes and nude scenes that are prevalent in movies.
This article was wild to me. I had no idea that John Cena was naked at the oscars, and I was even more clueless about modesty garments meant for movies and TV. If I've learned on thing from having a radio license, it is that the FCC is almost completely in the pocket of several different lobbying groups, and makes a lot of their decisions based on their demands, so I can see why the Oscars would want to protect their ability to broadcast over the airwaves. Some of the rules regarding licensing is very interesting, and I think that the differences between TV and radio ads can be explained almost entirely by the two different lobbying sectors, one which adapted, and one that didn't want to. Modesty garments are interesting to me, not because of what they cover, but what they don't. Is suggested nudity just as bad in certain contexts as actual nudity?
This is so goofy. I think the choice of having John Cena practically naked honestly matches with the vibe of poor things, and it’s a nod to Robert Opal which is so silly. Ok now getting to the more important part of this article, the intimacy garment. Thank goodness that he was actually wearing a pouch during this in order to have him fully covered. The work of intimacy directors and coordinators is invaluable in the film and theater industry and I am really glad that the article recognized the weight of this. I think that their work can be extremely difficult and sensitive. Sex and intimacy are things that most people never fully figure out and I can’t imagine how difficult it can be to portray safely and comfortably. I think the work they do is incredibly necessary and it makes me happy to know the industry is openly discussing their work and what it does. If people learn how intimacy coordinators make things safer on sets for all parties involved, maybe even more people will begin to use them.
I remember watching this scene and being shocked, and then curious on what actually they were doing, if there was an intimacy garment and how was it so well hidden. It was a baffling skit, though it indeed made a point and was quite entertaining. In reading this I was surprised and shocked by how many details there were and how specific modesty garments are made, though it makes so much sense once reading it. Having these productions in place during intimacy scenes are so important, and it’s cool how advanced they’ve gotten, in John Cena’s skit you really couldn’t tell he was wearing anything from the screen. I wonder how they came up with some of the details, like adding shoe insoles, etc for padding during intimate scenes. Overall this was a fascinating read, and super cool that a random skit at the Oscars brought to light the work of these people to improve boundaries and comfort during intimate moments in film scenes.
When I saw this on the oscars I immediately thought about what he had on behind that card. I follow a TV and film intimacy coordinator on tik tok and she often talks about and shows modesty garments and at first I was like what is the point of that I don't get it it's literally tiny. But after more research and seeing how they actually fit on people and actually cover I understood. I think if more people knew about modesty garments they would not be as quick to get headed or concerned for actors. I also think about all the times people who are not in the industry will bring up how weird it must be to film a sex scene with someone else not realizing all the things that go into protecting an actor and making them feel as comfortable as possible. I personally still do not think with all the things I would ever feel comfortable enough to do what john cena did but I applaud both him and the team for making sure he felt comfortable.
Modesty Garments are something I only learned about relatively recently. I follow an intimacy coordinator on instagram and she talks a lot about types of modesty garments and what types are used when. In the end she emphasizes it all comes down to how comfortable the actor is which I think is a really great standard to set. It’s really awesome that more movies are asking for modesty garments. They’re super important for intimate scenes. I hope that we’ll learn more about them on the costume design track. I honestly really enjoyed the John Cena moment at the oscars. I thought it was funny and clever. I know a lot of people were upset about it and thought it was weird but I enjoyed it enough. I think it was a bit out of the blue and I was a bit taken aback but I thought it was fun enough. I didn’t really understand all the hate.
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