Widespread Cum in Eyes May Have Made Falcon Bareback Question Unclear
Jack’s post yesterday about Falcon’s not-quite-so-new policy of allowing oral cum shots ended causing more consternation than good. We spent the morning talking to directors who thought the decision meant that Falcon was going bareback, gay stars who thought they were going to have to choose between their version of safe sex and Falcon’s, and gay studio heads who either shared the Falcon policy or or contested it.
The trouble is, none of this is quite new. Lucas Entertainment and Gay studios like Raging Stallion have been allowing oral cum shots for awhile and Falcon International director (and former Bel Ami model) Tim Hamilton has been using them since European Holiday last year. As far back as Chris Steele’s Riding Hard, models have been eating their own cum.
Partly because of the marketing, which highlighted the cum shots, and partly because Falcon had used former exclusive Josh Weston — now a bareback star — the issues seemed to be getting conflated.
So I called Todd Montgomery, Falcon’s president, to try and straighten things out for TheSword.com. His response, in short, is that the Falcon brands — Falcon, Mustang and Jocks, are not going bareback, and that models aren’t asked to do anything new, but are welcome to take it in the mouth if they’re hungry. Of course, issues of safe sex, the gay side of the porn industry is anything but united.
I won’t bore you here with the sticky details, but those of you interested in seeing the contested images, and finding out how Montgomery and the studios responded to this are below.
Fleet Week Fuels Rumors, But Falcon Not Going Bareback (TheSword.com)
Here’s Cum In Your Eye: Falcon’s Fleet Week
— Mike
Anon 13243526 March 27th, 2008 at 1:35 AM
I’m intrigued by how precisely Montgomery parsed out this statement:
“Falcon Studios isn’t doing bareback and our core brands will never be bareback…”
Does Falcon already own “non-core” bareback brands? Is Montgomery suggesting the possibility of such a stake in the future? Or, neither?
Anonymous March 27th, 2008 at 6:31 AM
Anon
Sure, you can mentally masturbate, such as you’re doing, or you could address the state of things when a presumably gay industry lets performers risk their lives for the sake of greed.
Yes, these men are just that – men. They can make the decision whether or not to eat cum, do bareback, etc.;however, this trend suggests a worrisome sea change occurring in the gay community and could, in part, explain why new HIV infections are up among certain groups, chiefly the young.
But as long as you can feel clever on a porn blog none of that matters.
I’m not getting into some flame war with you because it’s apparent to me that you’re just some blowhard who likes to get into little bitchy electronic slap fights. That’s not something I’m interested in doing (the main reason for my anonymity) so please feel free to pass off some pointless little quips as dialog.
I should think this issue would take precedence over such things but maybe not.
Is the nature of this post equivalent to an electronic drive-by? Maybe. Is that unfair to you? Perhaps. But my getting into a tiresome tête-à -tête with some fool on a blog would be unfair to everyone else.
Good-bye.
Truth Hurts March 27th, 2008 at 7:53 AM
Its interesting how these companies try to blur the line of safe sex – oral cum shots are not safe never had been and never will be – yes less risky but not safe.
But it does make for good headlines in community to take a stand. You have to love these companies that say they won’t make bareback but continue to make money off the product.
There are very few companies that really do follow a strict safe-sex policy and yet they don’t get half the attention that these so called “safe-sex” self promoters get.
John March 27th, 2008 at 9:07 AM
Mike,
I hope some can truly be objective here. Falcon seems to be doing some back peddling. The facts: It was Falcon that put on their site “10 oral cum shots.” That NEVER has been a promotion of any Falcon release before. Fact 2, even prior to HIV/AIDS and condoms, Falcon never released an all oral cumshot video (going all the way back). Fact 3, bareback videos have cum shots on chests, face, and some oral but it is rare for all oral cum shots (even bareback videos). Fact 4, Josh Weston just released bareback videos (and a former exclusive to Falcon) Fact 5, yes a few studios have had some oral cum shots but they are rare and never promote the video around the oral cum shot.
So, the confusion does not come from this blog or others. Falcon was promoting the oral cum shots. This had never been done before. So it is a HUGE leap, especially with the re-hire of a major bareback star.
So, I dont think anyone is to blame about any confusion except Falcon. Of course controversy will always be the best promotion ever.
Of course the models can do what they want to do. But lets be real, oral cum shots are an extremely high risk behavior. I dont think anyone can say the Falcon release is safe sex.
Anonymous March 27th, 2008 at 9:50 AM
What a crock of double talk and spin!
Chuck Holmes would be spinning in his grave if he knew what had become of this company. It’s sad to see a company that led the gay adult community for years abandon it’s principles and turn its back on their responsbility to the the gay community. And all for money…sad, sad, sad.
Anonymous March 27th, 2008 at 1:45 PM
it’s a simple fact condoms save lives, regardless of all if’s ands or but’s, the bottom (excuse me) line is they will always save more lives than not. Mr Holmes must be spinning…
Anon Too March 27th, 2008 at 2:34 PM
My kid brother, 15 1/2, wanted to go see “The Fast and The Furious” but our parents said “No!” because they were sure he’d learn how to drive like those stunt men in the movie, and go out and drive Mom’s Ford Focus 120 mph on the freeway!
ChicagoCub March 27th, 2008 at 2:48 PM
Oh give me a break. Falcon isn’t a health services organization – it’s an entertainment company.
If you don’t like what they do. Don’t buy or rent it – then it won’t happen again. They are in it for the cash. Period.
As GOB says “C’MON!”
Dawgson March 27th, 2008 at 2:57 PM
What this really calls out to me is the lack of education/consensus about what safer sex really is. I’ve heard that oral cum shots actually are relatively low risk. Then I’ve heard that anal sex with a condom is safer than oral sex. Or that swallowing is safer than spitting if someone does cum in your mouth because your stomach acids will kill the virus but spitting puts the fluid onto fragile tissues.
Different experts have different conflicting opinions. The end result of all of this is a feeling of confusion and hopelessness. We need clear answers.
Falcon *is* trying to have things both ways (safe/unsafe) — that much is actually clear.
Cfoo March 27th, 2008 at 3:09 PM
Performers can eat cum if they are hungry!
Or to dye if they are really hungry.
Bon Appetit Mr. Montgomery!
See you at the funerals, there will be some delikatessen to feed you.
jack March 27th, 2008 at 3:16 PM
John,
You are saying that it’s a “fact” that they put “10 oral cum shots” on their site , and yet I can’t find it anywhere on any of their sties or on any of the marketing material.
Furthermore, your claim seems dubious as there are a couple of non-oral cumshots in that movie.
Provide a link or retract your statement.
Thanks,
Jack
Anonymous March 27th, 2008 at 3:55 PM
The Falcon boycott has just begun.
Snatchy March 27th, 2008 at 5:09 PM
I understand Falcon feels they have to go backback/oral cum shot/whatever in order to compete. Why can’t they just be honest about it, I guess that’s why people are spending their money on Treasure Island nowadays.
Derrick March 27th, 2008 at 5:10 PM
Swallowing isn’t a high-risk activity, and ‘bareback’ only refers to high-risk anal sex. Don’t get your thongs into twists now, ladies.
Dawgson March 27th, 2008 at 5:40 PM
Jack:
The “10 oral cumshots” came from their dedicated marketing emails, I think. I can forward the ad is question if you’re interested.
jack March 27th, 2008 at 6:10 PM
Yes! Please forward to:
jack@fauxjob.com
Dawgson March 27th, 2008 at 7:25 PM
Sent. Let me know if it fails to arrive or is mangled. HTML email does some weird stuff.
Charles March 27th, 2008 at 7:55 PM
Yes I agree Falcon should come clean and say that they are hurt by the lagging sales and this is their effort to boost them. I am sure that there are many gay men who want to see the “pretty muscular” gay men of porn; particpate in high risk behaviors. It becomes an effort to judge and denounce even the most cherished. I mean look at Jeff Palmer, he is not even remembered for his Falcon Days.
What is all this talk about these performers having bareback sex as escorts: do you have names or just internet gossip?
Have gay men learned to “say†that they are against bareback porn but “do†watch and participate in the behavior? Not many gay men going to stand up and honestly say that they are having bareback sex; the rate of infection of HIV and other STDs are increasing so there must be something that is not adding up. What is going on?
What does it mean for the average gay man? You will have to decide what “fantasy†is and what is “real†for your life. Furthermore, you have many people that are not going to share their HIV status with a one night stand. Why take the risks with a stranger? Are drugs involved? Are gay men that trusting of one another? Each gay man will have to decide where to and how to draw the line for themselves.
It is porn afterall and we as a “gay community” have a much wider spectrum to learn behaviors from than just porn right?
John March 27th, 2008 at 8:12 PM
This is for Jack,
You really peaked my interest so I had to view the trailer again from the Falcon site. The power of these blogs continue to amaze me. The bragging about the 10 oral cumshots was removed. That is proof that Falcon acknowledged they were promoting something dangerous. Thanks for pointing this out since I did not notice. I am sure the mailings can also demonstrate this since they cant be retracted.
Simply amazing!
Anonymous March 27th, 2008 at 9:02 PM
Oh yeah, and eating a guys ass is safe!!!! All of you shut the fuck up!!
Anonymous March 27th, 2008 at 9:03 PM
When you suck a guys cock you are getting cum in your mouth, so unless you are giving blow jobs with a condom on, it’s really a mute debate.
jack March 27th, 2008 at 10:12 PM
John/Dawgson:
Yes — I am sorry for doubting your claims; the emails from Falcon that you sent me do in fact scream, “10 Oral Cumshots”. Frankly I’m shocked in part because when Mike talked to Todd as a follow up to my piece on Tuesday, he seemed unaware of this.
Thanks for your emaial …
Anon 13243526 March 28th, 2008 at 1:44 AM
Dear _:
Dude, you’re weird. I can’t figure out why you want a “drive by” or a “tete-a-tete” or whatever else you want or don’t want. Are you on drugs or something?
All I’m wondering is what all that doublespeak about “core brands” means. It kinda suggests that they’re willing to profit off bareback sales so long as the “core brands” aren’t damaged by it. If so, well, that’s really dirty of them.
Anonymous March 28th, 2008 at 7:45 AM
Now why would I give names of all the porn stars I fuck? One is coming over this afternoon though. He very popular and you all know him. And, no it is not Josh Weston.
Anonymous March 28th, 2008 at 7:52 AM
Why don’t all of you just wrap you entire body with saran wrap and sit in you living room alone and not touch yourselves and leave the rest of us alone.
Unless you use a dental damn when rimming or a condom when giving a blow job, you are all getting cum and everything else in your mouth.
Anonymous March 28th, 2008 at 7:58 AM
There is porn now where some guy is getting fucked with a foot in Titan videos. No one is saying anything about what kind a infections you can get from somebody nasty foot.
Anonymous March 28th, 2008 at 8:01 AM
Maybe all you you guys should just stop watching gay porn. If you haven’t realized it yet there is no such thing as safe sex.
Anonymous March 28th, 2008 at 8:06 AM
You guys that run this site don’t actually want to have a open discussion about this issue. I noticed that most of the post that don’t support your point of view or agenda, does not make it to the blog.
Charles March 28th, 2008 at 10:35 AM
The BIGGER truth is that the gay community has allowed porn to define their existence far too much and far too deeply. Now you have gay for pay, bare backing and other silly forms of porn. I do not care if you are gay or straight I just want to get off. I do care about bareback sex as there is NO reason for it on many levels for example:
Those gay men who are HIV+ and do not want to participate in a 100 Load Weekend or have bareback sex for the sake of it are swept up into the arena with those who do.
Gay men are 100% men and there are no buffers on sexuality and sex; YES there is a difference. So you continue to see straight men for gay men because money talks and after all it is a sex act not a way of life.
If we are to be defined by our sex life as a gay community we are entirely too limited. I continually ready about “he can’t be straight if he is having sex with a man”. Yes, he can be full of self-loathing for gays or just needing to pay off that student loan. It is really a shame that the gay community has launched and sustained far too many “straight men”.
In addition, these websites that promote “straight men are having gay sex” such as Sean Cody and countless others is pandering to the purse and nothing more. Should it be something more I am NOT sure of that but at least look at it for what it is grab your favorite lubricant and enjoy.
Anonymous March 28th, 2008 at 12:41 PM
“There is porn now where some guy is getting fucked with a foot in Titan videos. No one is saying anything about what kind a infections you can get from somebody nasty foot.”
The foot had a condom on it you dumbass! Quite trying to confuse the issue, foot fucking is not the same as eat someone else cum!
ChicagoCub March 28th, 2008 at 4:43 PM
To the person who said there is no such thing as safe sex.
I disagree – I have had sex with 100’s of men for 20 years and I don’t have HIV. Why? I always use a condom…always.
Spreading “there is no such thing as safe sex” only promotes unsafe behavior. Obviously you have HIV and because you have it you feel eveyone will get it.
PS: And yes I have had cum in my face.
If you don’t want facial cum shots – don’t rent or buy the film.
Anonymous March 28th, 2008 at 8:37 PM
“The foot had a condom on it you dumbass! Quite trying to confuse the issue, foot fucking is not the same as eat someone else cum!”
So you did watch the video and thought that was still okay huh? So, let me get this right, you would put a condom on someone’s foot to put it up your ass, but, not put on a cock when you put it in your mouth? Ot not use a dental damn when you eat another guys ass?
And I’M the dumbass?! None of you really understand how many STD other than HIV is transmitted.
GET REAL about it all or stop talking about it.
Anonymous March 28th, 2008 at 8:42 PM
Bareback does not mean unsafe. Me and my boyfriend have been together for ten years. We don’t use condoms and when we make videos of ourselves fucking we STILL don’t use condoms.
Just because someone is watching does not change out behavior.
And yes, we are both negative. I have friends that are both positive and don’t use condoms. They suck. AND any of you who have had cum in your face, have had in your eyes and REALLY good way to get STD in the blood stream too.
ANd if you have had it in you face you have had it in your mouth! All you cum whores should just come clean and admit it.
Dawgson March 29th, 2008 at 12:01 AM
Remind me again what disease is spread through foot/genital contact? Just because it looks gross doesn’t mean that it’s dangerous.
We need more honest education and truth, not fear-based misinformation designed to scare people away from sex.
Anonymous March 29th, 2008 at 8:55 AM
AMEN to Dawgson! Maybe he was referring to Hoof/Mouth disease!
I’m really tired of people trying to muddy the water by trying to inject the “other STDs” issue, when the real issue is HIV.
Yes, you can get gonorrhea, syphilis and maybe even HPV, but those are not life threatening and life altering diseases. (Yes, Hep C is a issue as well and everyone should be tested for both HIV and Hep C)
The major issue is HIV transmission, so let’s stay focused on the real issue…HIV.
Joe March 29th, 2008 at 10:47 AM
Charles, you’ve made some good points…
Blah March 29th, 2008 at 8:22 PM
I don’t know that we want to go around saying “syphilis? gonorrhea? HPV? No problem.”
True, the bacterial stuff can be treated with antibiotics… but that relies on catching them early. Also, HPV isn’t curable, and it’s really no fun when you have to tell a potential partner that you’ve got it. (This is especially true for bi guys, because of the cervical cancer risk — they gotta tell any girl they’re gonna sleep with.)
HIV’s definitely the #1 issue, but not the only one!
Anonymous April 1st, 2008 at 10:52 PM
“Remind me again what disease is spread through foot/genital contact? Just because it looks gross doesn’t mean that it’s dangerous.
We need more honest education and truth, not fear-based misinformation designed to scare people away from sex.”
People still die from all the STD you stupid fucks. Try going to the CDC’s website and reading about, since you all know so fucking much.
People are dying from Meningitis which according to commercial you can get from kissing someone or sharing a soda. So HIV is NOT the only thing out there. If you are going to really have a talk about STD you can’t just say let’s talk about this one.
Syphillis is STILL a MAJOR problem. Because is you got it you could develope major problems and sometime you don’t have symptoms, WHICH COULD KILL YOU!!
I’M not scared away from sex. YOU guys are the fuck heads who are fear mongering NOT me.
Anonymous April 1st, 2008 at 10:59 PM
Is that enough truth you?
Anonymous April 1st, 2008 at 11:42 PM
And all of this started from falcon doing oral cum shot. Cum in a gay man’s mouth. That ALL of us had had at sometime, if we have ever had a BARE cock in our mouths.
Let’s just get real here for a moment. There are only two ways to not get cum in your mouth.
1. Not suck any cocks at all. Something we can all agree will never happen.
or 2 Start to give head with condoms on all the cocks you suck.
So, either you get use to the taste of rubber or stop sucking cocks. Neither one of these options sound like good choices for any of us.
Dawgson April 2nd, 2008 at 8:20 AM
“People are dying from Meningitis which according to commercial you can get from kissing someone or sharing a soda.”
So don’t kiss anyone! Or use a public water fountain! The tv says if we have human contact… WE COULD DIE!!!
If you make every behavior seem equally dangerous, it WILL lead to dangerous behavior. We have to help people make an informed risk assessment and not just give up and fuck raw because they think kissing is just as dangerous as bareback sex.
Anonymous April 2nd, 2008 at 3:34 PM
I see Dawgson not address the condoms on cock when you give a blow job that this guy brought up.
That’s interesting.
My feeling is that bareback seems to apply to both the ass and the mouth. Because if you brush you teeth before you have someone’s cock in you mouth, you are at the same risk as having bareback anal sex.
I volunteer in NYC GMHC and very few people seem to know that fact.
Anonymous April 2nd, 2008 at 3:46 PM
But, that is just what I am talking about. There are varying degrees of risk of course, but you just can’t ignore the other ones because like they don’t matter.
They all matter and if you are going to be passionate about HIV then you should be just as passionate about all the STDs that are ravishing the gay community.
Right now, Syphilis infections are far out numbering new HIV infections and it does matter.
All of it matters.
Everyone walks around like HIV is the only thing out there to worry about.
But, what kind of life would you live if you walk around afraid of everything and everybody.
Anonymous April 2nd, 2008 at 8:41 PM
“If you make every behavior seem equally dangerous, it WILL lead to dangerous behavior. We have to help people make an informed risk assessment and not just give up and fuck raw because they think kissing is just as dangerous as bareback sex.”
But, according to the news, kissing is apparently as dangerous as bareback sex.
Anonymous April 2nd, 2008 at 9:33 PM
From Homohealth.com
OK, so if we tell you to use a condom every single time for oral sex you’re going to laugh at us like we’re a big joke. However, if you want to reduce your risk for catching HIV and STDs, that’s what you need to do. Contrary to popular belief, you can catch HIV from giving blow jobs, not to mention STDs like herpes, syphilis, and gonorrhea, to name a few.
If you can’t wrap that Willy before you suck it, here are a few tips that can help reduce the risk of catching anything while smokin’ the fag pole.
Don’t brush or floss 4 hours before. Brushing and flossing cause small tears in the gums that make it easier for diseases to enter the body.
Try sucking the cock like you’re playing the harmonica, the key being to avoid the tip and the exchange of pre-cum or semen.
Avoid pointy foods: no Doritos, Cap’n Crunch, or anything else that will tear up your mouth for at least 4 hours before sucking.
Don’t take loads in your mouth, and stop at the first sign of pre-cum.
Anonymous April 2nd, 2008 at 9:45 PM
From Gay.com
Can you get HIV from giving a rim job?
No. While it may be theoretically possible to get HIV from a rim job, most health experts believe this is safe sex in terms of HIV. Just so you know, there have been no cases reported of HIV transmission through oral-anal sex. Oral-anal sex can, however, transmit shigella, amoeba, giardia, hepatitis A and maybe even syphilis and gonorrhea.
Becky Isabech April 3rd, 2008 at 7:49 AM
What do you expece when you name a gay porno movie after a DOUCHE!
A Cum Swapping Good Time!!
Dawgson April 3rd, 2008 at 8:53 AM
Dear ____:
We know all sex is risky. But we also know people aren’t going to stop having it. The homohealth article is a good one because it teaches us how to minimize risk. But the others really aren’t that helpful. They utilize scare tactics and advocate prevention methods few people will actually use. We need to educate people, be honest, and be realistic.
I don’t really have anything else to say. Fear tactics are almost as bad as abstinence only campaigns. They just don’t work.
SEX$LIFE April 7th, 2008 at 3:58 AM
What is the point in addressing the issue when no one is ever going to listen. Never have and most never will. Most guys think that they are having safe sex when in reality they are not. Sucking dick without a condom is not safe. Eating ass without a dental dam is now safe. Cum in mouth or even pre-cum is not safe. Does chi chi Larue really think that putting Wrap It Up on her/he dvd think guys really watch that, it is totally ignored. With Treasure Island and SX Videos making the big bucks. Chi Chi/Falcon dvd sales are decreasing. I love bareback porn and prefer them over bore same o Falcon bad acting porn.