Quote Originally Posted by Dick Hunter View Post
Good points. However, do you really think that the models don't know the risks? They'd have to be retarded, IMO. My guess is that many of these guys have bareback sex in their personal lives on a regular basis anyways.
It's not that they are retarded. It's not that they aren't hearing the message.

It's just that they are YOUNG. Death is inconcievable at that age, and when you are 20, 45 is just OLD. (Now that I am nearing 45, of course... well... no it's not!)

And Chad, yes, I understand what you are saying about "if we censor others, others will censor us" - but truth be told, I wish we were a bit more self censoring when it comes to life and death issues.

In my "former life" I owned and operated a really hardcore straight BDSM fetish site. Content included fisting, pee, piercing, etc. But not ONE dildo, not ONE fist, not ONE vegitable wasn't clearly swathed in layers of quite obvious latex (there was no sex on the site) - now, all of us know that you can't catch HIV from a cucumber - but it was a decision I made to clearly and obviously promote safer sex.

The site was immensely popular - and not one customer ever complained.

I don't advocate banning anyone. But shunning them, refusing to do business with them, and mouthing off my opinion that they are a contributing factor to the deaths of many beautiful young men (and women)? You betcha.