Kit Harington Poses for OUT, Stands By “Being a Hunk is Demeaning” Comments

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Published May 14, 2015

Kit Harington lands on the summer 2015 cover of OUT MagazinePin
Kit Harington lands on the summer 2015 cover of OUT Magazine

‘Game of Thrones’ star Kit Harington lands the summer 2015 cover story from OUT Magazine, posing in a photo shoot captured by Nino Muñoz with styling by Grant Woolhead. Rocking bomber jackets, leather and denim; Kit certainly looks the role of a leading man. But as the British actor revealed earlier this year to much backlash, he considers it “demeaning” to be called a hunk.

Kit wears a leather jacket and white teePin
Kit wears a leather jacket and white tee

He responds to the criticism with: “I found it unfair, really, some of the stuff I read [in response],” Kit reveals. “I was making a point, which was that I think young men do get objectified, do get sexualized unnecessarily. As a person who is definitely in that category, as a young leading man in this world, I feel I have a unique voice to talk about that. I was making a point to sort of say, ‘It just needs to be highlighted.’ With every photo shoot I ever go to, I’m told to take off my shirt, and I don’t.”

Kit continues to maintain that young actors in Hollywood are objectified Pin
Kit continues to maintain that young actors in Hollywood are objectified
Kit plays Jon Snow on the hit show, 'Game of Thrones'Pin
Kit plays Jon Snow on the hit show, ‘Game of Thrones’
Kit says that the backlash that he received for his hunk comments was unnecessary  Pin
Kit says that the backlash that he received for his “being a hunk is demeaning” comments was unnecessary
Kit wears a brown leather jacketPin
Kit wears a brown leather jacket

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