Porn! Ok, Maybe Not

While there are no pics, this rant is a tinsy bit on the adult side so I figured I might give you a chance to not click thru. lol

In total unrelated nonsense, the GAVN awards were last night. And in case you aren’t hip to the acronym, its the Gay Adult Video Network awards. Oh yes, the porny boys have an award show too! I’m sure we could spend all day naming off specific…ahem…categories. Anyway, I got a full dose of the festivities Friday evening while waiting in the Castro for friends to arrive for dinner.

To be blunt, I was summarily unimpressed. A bunch of guys my age (or slightly younger) wearing way too much makeup, ^[1]oh yes, they wear base or whatever its called smoking like chimneys, and prancing around trying to act/dress like they are still 21. While that may be appealing for some, I find it a bit on the gross side. I don’t think I’ve seen a single ‘star‘ all weekend I would sleep with given the opportunity. Now some of their admirers I’d nail in a heart beat. Anyway, it just confirmed my general thinking on porn today.

The industry today cares nothing about quality or content anymore. Gay porn is so contrived and staged as to be laughable. Instead, the industry is entirely focused on flash, marketing gimmicks, and beating the whole ‘straight but gay for pay‘ fetish to death. Yeah, the idea of sleeping with a straight guy might be appealing however, have you tried it? The sex is often very awkward and unfulfilling. And I hate to burst your bubble, but most of theses so called “straights” are 110% gay.

Myself, I tend to watch amateur clips on the web when the need arises (pun intended). Amateur work is far less contrived. And while the guys might not always be as buff, they are clearly intent on what they are doing. Actually, if I’m being totally honest, I tend to watch straight porn clips most of the time. You have no doubt most of these guys are clearly enjoying their “work” and proud of it. Don’t get me wrong, I’m sure there are some exceptions on both sides of the fence. I’m speaking in generalities at the moment.

I personally think this is one of the biggest reasons the porn industry is suffering huge financial losses at the moment. ^[2]I won’t go into the gay porn industries refusal to embrace digital media as a form of distribution. That is a whole nother long winded topic. The realness of sex is gone and people pick up on that. And morality aside, the whole barebacking genre is making money hand over fist (the puns just keep coming) right now. And not because safe sex is lame in comparison but because these companies seem to still be focused on showing desire and lust as much as making a buck. Don’t believe me? Pick up one of each at the video store and tell me which group of actors comes across as truly horny and lustful. The energy is dynamically different. ^[3]And for the record, I am not condoning barebacking. If you are neg and wish to stay that way, you should always use a conom.

For my final .02, porn companies need to get back to their roots. They need to show actors (I use that term loosely) who are clearly excited to be nailing each other. Knowing plenty of people in the industry in front and behind the camera, I could go on and on about the changes they should be making. The point here is they need to capture that raw animal lustfulness of sex that we all enjoyed so much growing up.

/rant