A few days ago, a colleague at Manhunt headquarters approached my desk and innocently inquired whether I’d be writing about Sean Cody‘s recent bareback threesome. I replied that, while I occasionally write about bareback scenes in order to encourage a dialogue about safer sex, I generally try to avoid posting too many clips without condoms. There are exceptions to this rule… But, arguably, those are a more subtle approach of encouraging the aforementioned dialogue.
Truthfully, I never want to come off as preachy on this topic. The words of the “disclaimer” on our bareback posts are carefully chosen: “We here at Manhunt Daily encourage you to make responsible decisions in your sexual activities, however you may interpret that. Please head over to Manhunt Cares for more information on safer sex techniques.”
Key words? Responsible decisions. However you may interpret that. The fact of the matter is that you’re all adults (or at least you should be if you’re reading this). You can have sex however you want to have sex. Make it romantic. Be rough. Fist one another. Cuddle vigorously. Give someone an enema facial.
However, whatever you’re doing, make sure it’s an informed decision. Get tested. Know your status. Communicate with your partner(s). If you use condoms, make sure they’re the right size. These are just a few small steps to ensuring your sexual health, but there are so many others.
Educate yourself. Know the facts. That’s really the most important step.
Now, after I said I don’t want to be preachy, this is starting to sound a bit preachy. Sorry! I actually opted to write this post after briefly doing my research and coming across a whole other “disclaimer”:
“In order to create this film our models underwent strict screening for HIV and other STDs. Our studio used the RNA by PCR test, which is the most effective test available. Unprotected sex is not something we recommend or endorse, even if you’re in a relationship.”
That’s the message shown before Sean Cody‘s bareback threesome. They’re obviously just looking out for their subscriber’s safety, right? Kind of like how they’re looking out for their models’ safety (to their best ability) by getting them tested in the most “strict” and “effective” way possible…
But do elements of this disclaimer rub you the wrong way? Do they take it too far by saying you shouldn’t have sex without a condom, even if you’re in a committed relationship? Or do you agree with the overall sentiment of their message?
– Dewitt
Photo credit: Sean Cody
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NOTE: We here at Manhunt Daily encourage you to make responsible decisions in your sexual activities, however you may interpret that. Please head over to Manhunt Cares for more information on safer sex techniques.
Not sure which is more hypocritical, the “disclaimer” by Sean Cody or this post followed by bb models. Hmm…
STD’S are everywhere and there is no butt’s about, But if all three are std free and hiv- and they all know the risks. LETS FUCK……
“Recommend or Endorse.”
That’s all.
Given the divorce rate (among those who get married), I think it’s perfectly relevant to point out that being in a relationship, right now, should not be taken to imply that the relationship will be permanent, or that your partner will definitely not engage in sex outside of the relationship.
More important… they do not “recommend or endorse” wearing a condom even when you’re in a relationship, they just do not “recommend or endorse” NOT wearing a condom under those circumstances…
Doesn’t rub me the wrong way regarding Sean Cody’s choice. Does rub me wrong that we live in a legalistic world where we have to even make such disclaimers, because someone might come back and say, “I engaged in behavior that we’ve known for decades can lead to transmission of diseases, because I saw someone doing it on the Interwebs! And they didn’t remind me why I shouldn’t! So give me five million dollars!”
I was actually surprised that Sean Cody did this, but inevitable.
It seems what many people don’t understand is you can get a STDs through blowjobs as well and are there any studios that use condoms for that?
It really doesn’t bother if they raw dog not like I’ll boycott them for it.
As long as the “model” doesn’t look like an STD ridden whore or known as one (I think you may know who I’m talking about).
As someone who works in a medical lab I also have to say I’m surprised Sean Cody thought to use RNA
I like BB in my porn, just not my real life action.
So hell yeah, I’ cool with it!
We’re all adults here and we have to make our own adult decisions. That includes what we do, what we watch and what we say. We also have to deal with reality. Bareback porn is hot, no doubt about it, but then so is condom porn but in a different way. To not talk about barebacking is sticking our heads in the sand. It happens and if it gets filmed and I can watch it, great! Less risk on me but for me to get preachy about it (and I’m assuming those preachers will be along soon) would be pretty hypocritical. There should be that disclaimer because clearly some guys who see barebacking here on MHD seem to think that means you are endorsing it and encouraging it. Besides no one really pays much attention to the words before a video…which is why most clips on the free porn sites start with the “DO NOT REPRODUCE THIS VIDEO UNDER PENALTY OF LAW…”. Not talking about any sexual activity does more harm than talking about it. Knowledge is power.
Anyway, good on SeanCody for going there. Good on him for the disclaimer. Especially good on his for all the fucking hot guys he gets on his site and the beautiful pictures he posts of them. Previews of the videos would be sweet but the pics are dynamite.
My personal feeling is this. These men who make these films are consenting adults. As with all of us, we are all aware of the risks of unprotected sex (gay, straight or otherwise). If people choose to have unprotected sex, on film or in private, that is their choice. As I said, they are adults and aware of the risks involved. While I strongly condone getting tested and communicating your status with your sexual partner, I don’t put much weight behind what someone tells me their status is because they may not be aware, or flat out lying. I (all of us) need to take responsibility for ourselves and protect ourselves.
Hey if your playing with someone you trust and they know there status then why the hell not!
I am not going to repeat my thoughts on bareback porn, since I have stated them on this site more than once.
I will, however, ask the new question: why do some guys hate seeing condoms in porn so much? Honestly, I rarely even notice them. Or maybe just because they’re such a given for me that I do notice them but subconsciously think oh, of course they’re wearing a condom–that’s what you do when you have sex.
Porn to me is hot because the guys in it are attractive, they’re having passionate sex, the set up is erotic, they’re engaging in some fetish of mine, etc…whether the models are wearing condoms or not doesn’t register on my list.
But is it really that big of a boner shrinker to see porn stars wearing rubbers while they fuck?
Like others have said, “we are or should be adults watchng this”. By this day in time, if you don’t know all the risks, then apparently you are not paying attention. Safe sex adviesment is everywhere you go and in TV commericals.
BB is hot and is more spontaneous in gereral. It is up the to the individuals to make the correct decision. But I say “thank you” for every time I/we are reminded about what is safe sex. It’s like something you see and the disclaimer says “do not try this at home”.
Nothing about the disclaimer “rubs me the wrong way”. In my opinion, studios that produce bareback porn are endorsing it, no matter what they say.
I think that bareback porn furthers the idea that condoms are a punishment and that going bareback is the ideal. I think it’s really sad that safe sex has been pushed to the back seat by political bullshit and that these men will do it for a quick buck and cheap thrill. I don’t consider porn a fantasy. People are actually fucking, there are no special effects involved. To me, it’s no more a fantasy than a boxing match. I consider it voyeurism, and I do like watching it when I find the guys hot. I think condoms should be the standard for all porn – gay, straight, bi – whatever.
If one is going to produce, promote and endorse bareback porn, then I think they should stop trying to sugarcoat it. It’s behavior that carries a much higher risk and stop lying to themselves about what they are doing.
the models were tested…. but what about the the ‘incubation’ period of hiv…. don’t tests reveal results only for the last three months? did they abstain for three months after being tested and then tested again for this film?
safe(r) sex is the only way to go
The disclaimer sounds a lil overdone. All they had to say is they don’t recommend having unsafe sex. Instilling the fear of infidelity in committed relationships and bragging about spending top dollar on testing is kinda unnecessary.
Safe sex in porn is a joke anyways. Stds/HIV can be contracted from blow jobs and hepatitis and other bugs from rimming. Why even fuck with a condom if one guy is going to blow his load in the others mouth afterwards?
I wonder how do they determine what’s acceptable as safe sex in porn anyways. I’ve never seen a dental dam for rimming used in porn, or condoms for fellatio. Why is putting on a condom for anal sex the only measure demonstrated in these movies?
I think at the end of the day it’s up to the models. Which is riskier? Potentially exposing yourself to HIV/STDs and Hepatitis and other bacteria with these standard shoots or undergoing testing for bareback sex and praying that there wasn’t a false negative…
Either way I don’t care. Porn is fantasy for me. Reality is I don’t want to catch anything. So yea, I won’t try this at home…
I’m proof that you can be infected with HIV from receiving a blowjob. My penis was sore from a long distance bike trip, and it took me a while to get off, and the guy who blew me was (unknown to him at the time) newly infected with a sky-high viral load. Thirty days later I was in the hospital with a 103 temperature, viral spinal menangitus, a staph infection on my penis, and acute HIV infection, sky high viral load and tanking CD4 counts. Just 10 days before my hospitalization I was still testing negative for HIV.
My point here is no matter how light the traffic, if you keep running back and forth across the highway without obeying the lights and using the crosswalk, eventually you are going to be hit. Even with 99% safety, there is always the 1%.
FYI, now on meds I’m undetectable with a 13oo CD4, smoke and alcohol free for over 3 years, vegan, and generally more healthy than ever before.
That Sean Cody disclaimer is stupid. They sure as hell DO endorse bb sex the same as any music artist who puts sexual imagery in a music video does – or for that matter someone who makes a snuff film.
As for the models, as you said they (and we) are all consenting adults. I would point out again as others have that there are other STDs out there, and I would argue that Hep C is almost worse than HIV because so few treatments exist and little research and time is being devoted to it.
I don’t understand the Hetero bareback vs Homo bareback – like ..they are both bareback…yet no one blinks when the meat curtains part for bareback…
that just raises the whole debate of ” gay for pay / bi porn performers that bareback for vagina but use a condom for man ass…”
whatever sells the most i guess…or gets the most clicks..or stickiest…
Just because they feature it doesn’t mean they endorse it. Does a horror movie endorse murder? When are people gonna take responsibility for their own actions, period.
The disclaimer is bogus. Too many young gay men and many gay men view porn and there never ever should be BB allowed in a porn film. Guys who need to see BB can download some older films from Mustang.
Personally, I’m diappointed that Sean Cody decided to go the BB route. However, their disclaimer is damn better than the one that Manhunt Daily uses. But to be fair to Manhunt Daily, they are probably forced to use that bogus “however you interpret that” language so that they can feel good about themselves and still take the dollars from all of the BB sites that run ads on here and Manhunt
Why shouldn’t BB be allowed in a porn film?
What difference does a disclaimer make either way? Does it affect your personal sexual choices?
what difference does it make? It’s not your asshole getting filled it’s models and they get paid to do this. Just be thankful it’s them and not you. It’s hot to watch and we pay for that. Like everyone else says “they are consenting adults”
No it doesn’t affect my personal choices. But you’re missing the point. The Sean Cody disclaimer is a means of saying that what you are viewing is a “fantasy” and not to be confused with real life, and that in real life to engage in the behaviors that you are viewing is unsafe for your health.
The Manhut Daily disclaimer is a pathetic attempt to do the same thing without angering their advertisers and loosing revenue
other people need to take heed to your passage above: i, personally, have warned people (on this blog) about adopting the “oh, i’m going to be completely vulnerable from HIV because i always use condoms” attitude.
because, at present, no condom is fail•safe..
..which means, not only should those individuals consider every prospective partner as being HIV+, but that they should look at themselves as being potentially HIV-positive, at all times, as well — therefore, needing to get themselves tested every 3 months (or sooner, once the technology is publicly available for that), if possible, regardless.
(it would be nice if more centers that dispense free-testing are open up to 8 or 9 p.m., and weekends, for those who work the 9 – 5/Mon – Fri., to make this easier.)
few of us ever think we will be that “exception,” but any one of us can be That Exception, at any time.
that’s one of my points, here.
…my other is, only read The Riot Act to those who knowingly make attempts to infect others whom (they presume are currently) clear of any transmittable diseases, and to those whose sexual behaviours truly are so reckless, as to demonstrably-cause much disruption to others, without even having to put their (bodily fluids) anywhere near them.
— Unprotected sex is not something we recommend or endorse —
it’s the wording of that one line, really.
i’d rather the message be to the effect “know the risks”/”don’t be wantonly reckless.”
for, as was noted above me, obviously the site runner isn’t against barebacking…
…old seannie certainly is free to not show depictions of that act, if he ain’t recommending That, so much.
right?
I think we’re forgetting that this is an industry that heavily features the premise complete strangers engaging in sex acts. As some point in time everyone agreed that as long as a condom is used, being sexually indiscriminate was fine. Maybe it’s just me, but that doesn’t seem like an acceptable standard.
If pornography is meant to teach safer sex practices and carry the responsibility of educating the public, all porn should feature lengthy conversations between the characters involved about their fictional sexual histories, last dates of testing, what they were tested for and exchanging contact information so they can follow up later.
But no, it’s just porn. It’s entertainment. It’s not their job to keep us from being stupid.
What I don’t understand if they don’t endorse it and think bareback sex is unsafe, why are they showing it at all, not to mention glamorizing it as the “hottest thing we’ve ever done!”. Extremely hypocritical, if you ask me.
i have to say that i looooove the bb posts because i use condoms and always will so its one of those things i cant have so i want or something like that its just a fantasy to me
and im an adult i know how to make my own personal decisions
hypocrisy, pure & simple! thanks Sean Cody.
I do see condoms as a way of western culture way of saying – I RESPECT YOU.
Now in Japan condom wearing can mean – I DON’T TRUST YOU – YOU MAY HAVE A DISEASE. Some gay men in Japan might be shocked if you pull one out to wear. Honor bound to the DNA. Or any part of Asia. What will we see in HIV / AIDS related deaths of men in their 30’s and 40’s in the next few years? Maybe we will never know! Hushed up. Call it cancer.
I love, adore and appreciate men, I try not to judge … it comes back like schit to hit me in the face.
I agree 100%. Where is the disclaimer for their regular scenes where they depict unprotected oral sex, rimming, and eating cum? The half-ass safe sex effort in porn is ridiculous. The hypocritical studios that say they will never produce BB films because they care about the health of the Gay community, but will show every other unsafe sex practice make me want to roll my eyes.
I think I’d rather see BB with a disclaimer like that telling the audience that it’s a more controlled environment where testing is done and not to follow their example versus regular movies showing the audience that unprotected oral sex, rimming, and cum swallowing are acceptable practices with no consequences.
Not to get off topic, but Dennis is one of the hottest SC models ever, and this scene was HOT.
I don’t think it is hypocritical for Sean Cody or Manhunt to post a disclaimer. I think it is being socially conscious. If STDs didnt exist we would all be having unprotected sex, well most of us haha. Unprotected sex is the natural way, per say, to have sex. STDs got in the way and now we have to take measures to make sure everyone stays healthy.
I wanna get fed with this candies…. Get me, babies…
Personally, I have no issue with BB porn – or sex without a condom inside a relationship. I’m an adult, as is my partner, and we can both make our own decisions.
What bothers me is when people turn around and tell us that we should use condoms because a) our relationship may not last, and b) how can we be certain that the other hasn’t cheated.
Seriously, I love my boyfriend and plan on spending my life with him. And we trust each other. Full stop. You don’t hear people telling newly married straight couples to use protection because they might get divorced or one may cheat on the other – if that were the case, the population would stop growing because no children would be conceived.
Also, please stop preaching to me about safe-sex. I don’t care if you’re positive or negative – as I said, I can make my own decisions. And I got enough lectures about condom use at school. Offer advice, sure – but get off your soapbox. Please.
It’s unfortunate Sean Cody has now gone the bareback route with so many gay men dead and others on meds for the rest of their lives. No cure for AIDS is in sight. I wish porn would gear away from anal and focus on other fun activities men can enjoy together which don’t involve condoms which are unnatural. No, nothing is safe, but for the most part, only anal sex is going to give you a slow death sentence. The risk of getting HIV from oral is sooo low. If it were higher, just about every gay man on the planet would be testing poz. The tests these Sean Cody performers are only part of the story. HIV/AIDS can take up a year to show up in your system. It’s tragic how many young guys will look at bareback and think that’s what you’re supposed to do. Their disclaimer is useless. It’s like a movie about drugs and with a disclaimer, “don’t take drugs.” There are still guys who are going to look at a drug movie and find that attractive.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/msm/index.htm
That’s why you don’t have sex with gay men.
i’m with ya
love bb porn….
but when i’m actually with someone, i kinda have to use a rubber