The Great American Straight Niche Debate: Participate in my story

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10-20-2005, 06:17 PM
XXXWriterDude

The Great American Straight Niche Debate: Participate in my story

So, I'm going to be doing a major feature for AVN Online on the "straight niche" in the gay adult community, and I'm looking for a wide range of thoughts, feelings and opinions on this topic. I really want to take the issue apart and examine it from all sides--those for it, those against it, those in the middle.

I was originally going to do this story as an op-ed, but I realized that it would be a much more thorough story if I opened it up and let other people shares their views on the topic, and I think it will be a great opportunity for me to try and understand it from someone else's point of view.

If you are interested in commenting for this story, please email me at kenknox@avnonline.com, or feel free to PM or IM me. (My contact info appears in my signature.)

I'm really hoping a lot of you step up to the plate for this feature. I want it to be exciting and comprehensive and accurately reflect how many people feel about such a potentially controversial and divisive niche.

Thanx!
10-20-2005, 07:46 PM
basschick

to clarify, do you mean straight niche as in straight guys jacking off or straight guys seduced or paid to do gay porn? or do you mean straight porn being watched by men in order to enjoy seeing the str8 pornstars in action?
10-20-2005, 07:52 PM
XXXWriterDude

To clarify: When I say "straight niche," I predominantly mean sites that use gay-for-pay or all-out straight models.

If you're wondering what might be controversial about that, there are many who feel that using straight and/or gay-for-pay models promotes a sense of detachment and self-loathing within the gay community.

And there are also those who see the niche as being very harmless and just something to get off to. And still others see it as a form of gay empowerment (gay men telling straight guys what to do/having control over those who have traditionally oppressed us).

I'd like to try and get to the bottom of why gay men are attracted to such a niche (is it that we want something we can't have? or is it simply an emphasis on masculinity? and if so, what's to say that gay men can't be masculine?), but I also want to make sure that the story is not one-sided, so it's very important for me to make sure that all opinions are represented so that it's well-rounded and fair.

OK, there you go.

If you're interested, I will email you a series of questions that you can respond to at your leisure.

Thanx!

:)
10-20-2005, 07:55 PM
XXXWriterDude

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Originally Posted by basschick

to clarify, do you mean straight niche as in straight guys jacking off or straight guys seduced or paid to do gay porn? or do you mean straight porn being watched by men in order to enjoy seeing the str8 pornstars in action?

Kind of all of the above in a way. I guess well-known examples of these sites would be AmateurStraightGuys, Fratmen, and CuriousCash, among many others.

Thanx for asking, chick! :)
10-20-2005, 08:14 PM
basschick

thanks fer answering, dude :)

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Originally Posted by XXXWriterDude

Thanx for asking, chick! :)
10-21-2005, 08:59 PM
XXXWriterDude

Bumping the thread. I need more participants. Don't make me hunt you down! If you run a straight guy niche site, I want YOU!

This is a great chance for free publicity in a story that will really say something about the industry. You'll get to be seen as a thinking pornographer, someone who cares about their work and who defends it. So, let me hear from you!

:)