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No silicone or saline allowed at casting call for Pirates of the Caribbean 4
Hat tip to cleolinda for this one.

First, the original report from New York Post: Disney wants women with natural breasts for new 'Pirates' movie
By CYNTHIA R. FAGEN

Disney is searching for real treasure chests for its upcoming shoot of the next "Pirates of the Caribbean" swashbuckler -- that is, women with natural breasts.

The movie studio has banned actresses with artificial enhancements for the fourth installment, "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides," directed by Rob Marshall and starring Johnny Depp as the drunken buccaneer Jack Sparrow.

The filmmakers sent out a casting call last week seeking "beautiful female fit models. Must be 5ft7in-5ft8in, size 4 or 6, no bigger or smaller. Age 18-25. Must have a lean dancer body. Must have real breasts. Do not submit if you have implants."

And they warn that there'll be a "show and tell" day.

To make sure LA talent scouts don't get caught in a "booby trap," potential lassies will have to undergo a Hollywood-style jiggle-your-jugs test and jog for judges. If there's nothing moving from the waist up, they're saying, it's a dead giveaway that you're not all flesh and bones -- and you're out.

Apparently, the bouncier the better, especially for sword-fighting action sequences, according to the Sunday Times of London.

"In the last movie, there were enhanced breasts to give that 18th-century whorish look, and men were pretty well padded too, and no one worried," a former casting agent said. "But times are changing, and the audience can spot false breasts."

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The naturally endowed actresses must also be able to swim and dive for the summer shoot in Hawaii. The movie is set for a May 2011 release.

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A Disney spokesman refused to comment.

Next, some commentary from Gawker: Disney Bans Fake Boobs from Pirates
Maureen O'Connor

How is that not sexual harassment? On the other hand: Is there any way to prove veracity of breasts without sexually harassing?

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Also, there is going to be lots of swimming and diving in this movie, and remember the Road Rules lady who bellyflopped and popped her implant? Do not try Baywatch at home, ladies.

Comments on both sites are full of fail.