Our scouts usually get the question very early on from prospective models as to whether they are expected to have sex with the director/producer/owner. We point to our philosophy statement (www.boyfunk.com/philosophy.html) which is on all of our sites, but sometimes even that isn't enough to reassure the models.

The agreement that models sign before they come out to work with us further spells out that the models will not have inappropriate touching, flirting, propositions, etc from us, our staff, employees, contractors, or scouts, and that if they experience any such behavior, they must report it to us immediately. We've dumped scouts and production staff for breaking the rules. And even with that language, people are still concerned, because of other experiences they have had.

I am really appalled about how many pretty well known studios/websites (including the one Dean mentioned, who, in fact, has posted on this board) do this sort of shit, sometimes while claiming to be everyone's friend and an upstanding organization.

AJ and I are talking about setting up a resource site for prospective models to basically tell them what is and is not appropriate in the industry, what to watch out for, what sort of scams are out there. It wouldn't be a moneymaker, just an information resource. Perhaps if there's a place where people can find unbiased articles and information on how things are SUPPOSED to work, the guilty parties will have less opportunity to pull this crap.

Granted, the model in question should simply have said no, but the power dynamics are often uneven in a way that the model may not feel comfortable doing that, or may desperately need the job and be willing. If there's a mechanism to disseminate that this sort of behavior is inappropriate, models will have a better leg to stand on in saying "No, go away."