Scott Patterson Recalls Feeling Like A ‘Meat Stick’ Filming Infamous ‘Gilmore Girls’ Scene About His Butt

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Hollywood has long objectified women, and fans of “Gilmore Girls” will recall how one episode turned the tables by objectifying Luke, played by Scott Patterson, in a now-infamous scene in which his butt is ogled by Lorelai (Lauren Graham) and Sookie (Melissa McCarthy).

Airing in the series’ third season, the episode “Keg! Max” features the pair watching Luke fixing a stove, with Sookie declaring his rear end has “a nice shape to it.” Irked, Luke asks them to “stop talking about my butt,” instructing them their comments are “in bad taste.” Patterson addressed the scene in the latest episode of his “I Am All In with Scott Patterson” podcast, reported Entertainment Weekly, admitting he felt the same way about it as Luke did. READ MORE: Milo Ventimiglia Joins Scott Patterson’s Podcast For A ‘Gilmore Girls’ Reunion “Oh, you mean, objectifying somebody’s body part?

Yeah, that was disturbing,” he said.  “It is infuriating because you’re being treated like an object. And it’s disturbing and it’s disgusting and I had to endure that through that entire scene and many takes… it was the most disturbing time I have ever spent on that set.

I couldn’t wait for that day to be over.” Admitting he felt like “some kind of meat stick,” he asked listeners to imagine themselves in his position. “Stand there in front of all those people filming and this is how the creator of that show sees that character.