Why do they do it?

I always wonder why successful actresses feel the need to pose naked in magazines as a way to receive validation. Do they want to be judged on their talents or on how they look? Can they have both? I'm not sure. How many male Oscar nominees have you seen draped over a couch with no clothes on? The day that Sean Penn, Brad Pitt or Leo di Caprio feel it is OK (or even necessary) to pose naked in a magazine and get good film roles, well, then we will have real equality.

So, in the first of an occasional series, I shall mark the low-water mark for heretofore serious actresses who choose to bare their flesh to promote a movie. I find it sad. First case for the prosecution, Kate Winslet in December's Vanity Fair.