Boycott Sean Cody

[flguy]

For many of you following Devon Hunter's Blog about his experience at Sean Cody has been very eye opening. The blog has gained notoriety on most of the gay porn blog sites and seems to have spread like wildfire. In response to the expose, Sean Cody spokesman (trying to do damage control) did a press release (to QueerClick) discounting Devon's blog AND giving his real name.

 

I know there is a difference between outing someone who is wanted on a murder warrant and a porn actor/escort who has not crossed the legal line.

 

Please read Devon's blog and if you believe the results, then cancel your membership (if you have one) to the Sean Cody Website. Loss of revenue will hurt them more than anything can.

 

By the way, it appears QueerClick received so much flack about publishing Devon's real name they have now removed it from the article but the damage is done.

 

http://www.devonhunter.com

http://www.queerclick.com/archive/2010/06/did_sean_cody_tell_jack_kirven_to_act_le.php

[josephga]

I agree. Iv read his blog for a long time now. I don't blame him for being upset. I can't believe people look at those sites and actually believe that anyone other than gay guys are having sex. I don't doubt that they wanted him to play down being gay. Large number of gay men have this fantasy of being with the unattainable str 8. Thats the fantasy SC is selling. Getting gay and bi guys to pretend to be str8 jerking off and having sex pretending its their first time, yeah right..

[orbital sander]

I will not boycott Sean Cody!!!

 

Why, because I have always been nauseated by them to begin with and stayed away. Devon's blog only confirms the vibe that I have always got..."lets not be too gay". Geeze.... their response (SC) only confirms what I always believed and what Devon has stated.

[wayout]

For many of you following Devon Hunter's Blog about his experience at Sean Cody has been very eye opening. The blog has gained notoriety on most of the gay porn blog sites and seems to have spread like wildfire. In response to the expose, Sean Cody spokesman (trying to do damage control) did a press release (to QueerClick) discounting Devon's blog AND giving his real name.

 

I know there is a difference between outing someone who is wanted on a murder warrant and a porn actor/escort who has not crossed the legal line.

 

Please read Devon's blog and if you believe the results, then cancel your membership (if you have one) to the Sean Cody Website. Loss of revenue will hurt them more than anything can.

 

By the way, it appears QueerClick received so much flack about publishing Devon's real name they have now removed it from the article but the damage is done.

 

http://www.devonhunter.com

http://www.queerclick.com/archive/2010/06/did_sean_cody_tell_jack_kirven_to_act_le.php

 

 

I take a bit of a contrarian view of this. SC wants to create their brand based on a certain set of characteristics for the actors. That image may not appeal to everyone but apparently it is successful enough to keep them going (how successful I have no idea). It's porn which is basically a fantasy for the viewer so they wanted to do what they thought was appropriate to keep the fantasy going for their subscribers. I see nothing wrong with them having discussions with him to see if they could work something out in that regard. Apparently both sides were fine with it as Devon went ahead and did his shoot and SC released it.

 

If things on the shoot were not to his liking, then he should move on to another studio/web site that he has had better experience with. Not knowing the terms of his contract, I can't say how big a problem it was for him to walk away or to work something out. In any case, it seems a bit unprofessional to trash SC about the shoot in the way he did because he wasn't happy and/or it wasn't exactly what he expected.

 

The issue of SC releasing Devon's real name is much more serious and if true then there is no excuse. However there is no direct link to anything they have released that gives Devon's real name and the only place I have seen it is on Devon's blog where he is open about it after the fact of it being put on the QueerClick site (the only other site where I saw it and it is still there). It is not unreasonable to assume SC leaked it to QueerClick but it is circumstantial evidence and unless the link to the press release where SC releases his name is given then it is just ungrounded.

[flguy]

Wayout, IF you would read my post the final line states that QueerClick has since removed his real name from the press release sent to them by Sean Cody and company. If it hadn't been already made public to you think Devon would have blogged about his real name. I DO have the article copied if you insist on seeing it when his real name did appear. The point is that the damage is now already done......and by the way IF you would read his blog you would also see he HAS moved on and is working for other companies as soon as his Sean Cody contract ran out.

[wayout]

Wayout, IF you would read my post the final line states that QueerClick has since removed his real name from the press release sent to them by Sean Cody and company. If it hadn't been already made public to you think Devon would have blogged about his real name. I DO have the article copied if you insist on seeing it when his real name did appear. The point is that the damage is now already done......and by the way IF you would read his blog you would also see he HAS moved on and is working for other companies as soon as his Sean Cody contract ran out.

 

Actually in your original post you said it was removed from the "article", which made it sound like the whole web page itself and not specifically the press release. It was not removed from the web page and is still listed near the top of the QueerClick web page with all this. As you have the proof then my statement stands that what SC did is totally unacceptable and as such should pay a price. Perhaps a boycott is appropriate and I would support that.

 

I would suggest that Devon check his contract to see if there are any confidentiality clauses (both ways). I would hope/expect that keeping actors identities confidential would be the highest priority for a site like SC. Devon should check with a lawyer to see if he has any recourse (even though he has posted his real name on his own blog).

[azhiker]

Well I read enough of the blogs, etc to understand why the later Sean Cody videos don't seem as good as the original stuff from say 4 years ago. No need to boycott, the product just isn't as good as it used to be.

[Guest socal30]

I think naming the actor is just plain wrong. But porn itself is fantasy-people having sex while a multitude of other people-director, cameraman etc. all watching and directing it. So all they were doing is sell one form of fantasy . Nothing wrong with that. Naming the individual is very wrong though. That would be just like someone getting angry at something I said and giving out my real name or that of an escort . That is bad.

[orbital sander]

So all they were doing is sell one form of fantasy . Nothing wrong with that. Naming the individual is very wrong though. That would be just like someone getting angry at something I said and giving out my real name or that of an escort . That is bad.

 

No, there is nothing wrong with that.....however, the behavior does indicate an overall attitude that is deceptive, and seems subtly hypocritical IMHO. The cloaked SC message seems to be "hell yes I just fuck chicks, but I may do a guy if he is hot and not some nancy queer". Fantasy or not, I think it has subtle hints of homophobia all over it.

[+ glutes]

Sean Cody seems pretty low class for that.

[wayout]

No, there is nothing wrong with that.....however, the behavior does indicate an overall attitude that is deceptive, and seems subtly hypocritical IMHO. The cloaked SC message seems to be "hell yes I just fuck chicks, but I may do a guy if he is hot and not some nancy queer". Fantasy or not, I think it has subtle hints of homophobia all over it.

 

I don't want to sound like I am defending SC especially since giving out a real name for a model is totally unacceptable. However I just quite don't see how we can condemn them for the way they target their audience and try to create their own niche. If I have a preference for masculine guys and am not as attracted to guys who are more flamboyant or feminine, does that mean I am a homophobe? No, I am fine with it but not who I want to have sex with necessarily. So SC is focusing their site on guys who share my preference and fantasy of being with masculine and/or straight acting guys who are in self denial of being bi or really gay.

[+ deej]

Mmm, I wonder if SC hurt their own business more than they hurt Devon Hunter. A fair number of porn actors will now think twice before working for SC. They now know there's a risk that SC will reveal their real names.

 

And without actors no movies ...

 

Sincerely, Anton/Amsterdam.

 

It goes deeper than that. They've proved they do not respect privacy.

 

Do you want YOUR name (or credit card info) on file as a customer?

 

I'll probably catch hell for saying this because they're an advertiser, but I sure don't want them to have my identity on file. They can't be trusted with it.

[flguy]

Wayout, I wasn't condemning SC for targeting a specific audience and asking for customers to withdraw their support for that reason. I was asking for action due to their outing of an actor and how THAT action could effect the actor's personal life. If gay men want to live in their fantasy world and accept the type material SC is producing, that is fine...their choice. However in no way does it give them the right to reveal someones real name unless of course they want to be responsible for anything that happens to that person based on their possible neglegence.

[Guest ChgoBoy]

Devon's blog post about his experience with SC was truly disturbing, but probably no more disturbing than the working conditions that are present in the manufacturing warehouses of walmart, target or any other retailer which has their goods for purchase manufactured in China and like countries.

 

As far as publicly outing his name, well, whether they did or not, the models real name is still a matter of public record through the required 18 U.S.C. § 2257 filings. So whether SC intentionally, recklessly or accidentally released Devons real name - it isn't like it was unavailable to the public through the 2257 filings anyway.

 

Anyone thinking that their true identity can be protected these days and be a porn actor at the still time - is ill informed.

[Guy Fawkes]

2257 information is not a matter of public record nor is it "Filed".

 

The requirement is that the information be maintained by a "Custodian of Records" defined by the producer. The information is private and must be secured separately from other information. It is only accessible by a limited number of people and in a controlled manner.

 

Devon's blog post about his experience with SC was truly disturbing, but probably no more disturbing than the working conditions that are present in the manufacturing warehouses of walmart, target or any other retailer which has their goods for purchase manufactured in China and like countries.

 

As far as publicly outing his name, well, whether they did or not, the models real name is still a matter of public record through the required 18 U.S.C. § 2257 filings. So whether SC intentionally, recklessly or accidentally released Devons real name - it isn't like it was unavailable to the public through the 2257 filings anyway.

 

Anyone thinking that their true identity can be protected these days and be a porn actor at the still time - is ill informed.

[flguy]

QueerClick has now apologized for making the mistake of revealing Devon's real name in their article and say they have removed it from the article which I thought they had and in fact did remove it from the letter from SC to QueerClick. HOWEVER I just went to their home page and linked to the article and in the written body of the article which was written by QueerClick his name still appears. What don't they get?????

[+ deej]

You may be seeing a cached (local) version of the page. That's the problem of putting anything on the internet. It never dies.

[flguy]

Deej, From QueerClicks home page??? This wasn't through an internet search from from the bottom of their home page to link to articles that have appeared on their site. I also commented about this on Devon's blog and now that page is unviewable, so hopefully they are fixing it.

[+ deej]

Deej, From QueerClicks home page??? This wasn't through an internet search from from the bottom of their home page to link to articles that have appeared on their site. I also commented about this on Devon's blog and now that page is unviewable, so hopefully they are fixing it.

 

OK, I just looked. (What an odd, never ending home page!)

 

They've edited the name of the HTML document, sure enough. But they've edited the story to *add* Devon's escort name to the mix where it hadn't been before.

 

Devon outed himself on his own blog, which renders the issue moot of where else it may or may not appear. But there's plenty of ick to go around here.

[Guest DuchessIvanaKizznhugg]

...there's plenty of ick to go around here.

 

Sounds like a great slogan for the upcoming year!

 

[flguy]

Deej, They have not edited the body of text in the article itself, they never removed his real name from the text THEY wrote, only from the letter from SC. I left another comment on Devon's blog bringing this up so hopefully they are still monitoring his blog and will see my response. They did "thank" me for seeing the problem of the address of the page showing his name. If they are they will finally edit his name out of the article that they wrote.

[MscleLovr]

Duped and Used

 

Since "Devon" also openly states his real name in his blog, does it really matter now? Privacy might have been an issue, but once he and Sean Cody got into a spat...

 

Anyway, I always thought that Sean Cody was entertainment for those who like to see fit, muscled guys sucking and fucking.

 

It never occurred to me that they might really be "straight" guys just acting as if they enjoyed sucking a cock, licking a man's balls and pumping his butt before swallowing a load of cum. Now I feel duped and used!

[JT Brooklyn]

Fantasy vs Deception

 

No, there is nothing wrong with that.....however, the behavior does indicate an overall attitude that is deceptive, and seems subtly hypocritical IMHO. The cloaked SC message seems to be "hell yes I just fuck chicks, but I may do a guy if he is hot and not some nancy queer". Fantasy or not, I think it has subtle hints of homophobia all over it.

 

Tend to Agree! Then there's the "Fantasy at What Cost" to those providing it?

 

I'v watched very little of Sean Cody..BUT never got the impression this crowd was even 75% Straight! The other 25% were the Jack Off or SOLO as they are called guys!

But again I Personally have never had the Str8 Fantasy either.

 

BUT Over the Year's how many STARS have cum and gone who remained popular til their Voice's were heard a little to much during their Performance.

 

That's a long list of better SEEN than HEARD individuals!

[josephga]

I tend to think that whole gay for pay stuff is just a load of crap. It was once on Erik Rhodes blog that he was asked to pretend too be gay for pay when he first started out that it would pay more.. People like SC think masculine guys can only be str8 and that gay = effeminate. I think its all nothing more than a fantasy set up and none of those performer are str8. their gay or bi.

[+ deej]

Privacy might have been an issue, but once he and Sean Cody got into a spat...

 

In THIS CASE, the privacy issue is off the table but note that it was Devon that took it off.

 

The fact remains that Sean Cody does not respect privacy. I still won't be trusting them with my personal information as a customer.