Evan Rachel Wood Disappointed Over MPAA Ruling On 'Charlie Countryman' Sex Scene

Evan Rachel Wood Disappointed Over MPAA Ruling On 'Charlie Countryman' Sex Scene

Evan Rachel Wood co-stars with Shia LaBeouf in "Charlie Countryman," an indie drama that earned an R-rating from the Motion Picture Association of America because of "some brutal violence, language throughout, sexuality/nudity, and drug use." According to Wood, however, an early MPAA ruling forced director Fredrik Bond to sanitize a key sex scene in order to procure the restricted tag.

Wood, 26, took to Twitter on Wednesday to admonish members of the ratings board for their stance on female sexuality, noting that the scene in question was cut down because it showed a male performing oral sex on his female partner. This isn't the first time oral sex between a man and woman has caused issues with the ratings board; back in 2010, "Blue Valentine" was given an NC-17 rating for a scene where Ryan Gosling's character performs the act on Michelle Williams' character, but the ruling was overturned without any changes being made to the finished film.

Check out Wood's tweets on the matter below, but be warned that some of her posts contain strong language. "Charlie Countryman" is out in limited release now.

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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