Different portrayals of masculinity in gay bareback pornographic videos: comparing Sean Cody with Treasure Island Media
2017; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 4; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/23268743.2017.1358654
ISSN2326-8751
Autores Tópico(s)LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
ResumoPrevious research on the content of gay bareback pornography has focused on one studio, Treasure Island Media (TIM), and argued that the materials produced by this studio provide a portrayal of gay masculinity that reframes aspects of hegemonic masculinity. This portrayal has four major aspects: descriptions of bottoms as athletic, descriptions of bareback sex as risky, a focus on semen as sacred, and models with ordinary bodies. I analyzed the content of 91 Sean Cody videos to determine the extent to which these aspects were also depicted in the videos produced by another studio, one that differed in some ways from TIM. My findings indicated that the Sean Cody videos did not provide the same portrayal. Implications for the study of gay bareback pornography are discussed.
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