Natalie Dormer is one of the cast members of the HBO TV series Game of Thrones. She believes that male actors are objectified “just as much as women” in the entertainment industry.
“Welcome to being an actress under a certain age. But, you know, there are sensitive men in the industry as well — writers, directors, producers,” said Domer, The Sun.
She further said, “It’s not just men against women… Actors suffer from it, too. It’s a visual medium so to a certain extent, you get judged on the way you look. My personal experience has been to work on phenomenal jobs in which the men are objectified as much as the women.”
The actress was starred in a TV show The Tudors at the age of 11. While talking about The Tudors, she said, “People would say to me The Tudors was so hyper-sexualised, why on earth would you make that decision?” said Dormer. “Well, I made the decision because I was unemployed. I didn’t know what The Tudors was going to be, I didn’t have all 10 scripts — I’d just got a job.”
Game of Thrones usually faces criticism due to its sexual and aggressive content. Dormer plays the role of Margaery Tyrell in GoT and defended the content of the show.
She said, “So long as it’s informing the story, I don’t see the problem. But I think Game of Thrones is quite good in that way. The violence is quite naturalistic. It’s not hyper-stylised. It’s not glamourised. It’s about those raw, visceral qualities of human life.”