The scene in query was from the “Gilmore Women” episode “Keg! Max!” from April 2003. Patterson mentioned the script known as for Lorelai Gilmore (Lauren Graham) and her co-worker Sookie St. James (Melissa McCarthy) to debate Luke’s butt.
“I spotted 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 method — 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 total scene and lots of takes,” he mentioned. “It was all concerning the butt, the butt, the butt, the butt. Once we weren’t filming, we had been sitting down — folks had been nonetheless speaking concerning the butt, the butt, the butt. It was essentially the most disturbing time I’ve ever spent on that set, and I could not watch for that day to be over.”
Patterson mentioned on reflection he needs he had spoken up about how he felt on the time.
“It is as disgusting for ladies to objectify males as it’s for males to objectify girls, and it is as dangerous,” he added. “Simply because it was 2003 doesn’t suggest 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 indignant at myself for by no means saying something. However I had this job, and I did not wish to make waves.”
