I Found "The Minion" site. I am now depressed



In my continuing series of thinking about fat guys in porn, I came across a site that gave me pause the other day.

The pic above comes from a site called, "The Minion."

Among the tag lines for the site is, "You're nobody till [sic] you've been fucked by him." "A hard banging pimp! He loves food as much as pussy."

Here's the main trailer for the site. Watch it and see for yourself:





I don't know how else to say it, but this site confirms a lot of my fears about how us big guys are portrayed in adult films.

We are comic relief. We're slobby, slovenly schlubs mainly interested in food. We are objects to be derided or physically assaulted because, hey, it's funny. Oh, and let's be misogynistic towards our co-stars because again, it's funny! Ha ha ha ha ha! Aren't you laughing?

I'm not.

We obviously cannot be desired because we're fat. We can't be viewed as sexy. Yeah, we might have a beautiful woman suck our cock, but it's only after a lot of other shit happens like food fights, smacking with sticks or getting shot with a garden hose.

I guess it's good to have a niche, and hey, he's shooting (or shot) these scenes. But why can't it be played straight instead of as a farce?

Featured Scene: Katie St. Ives and Tim Von Swine and more on BHMs in Porn.



 

 

As a big handsome man (BHM-although my own feeling about my handsomeness makes me reticient to use such a moniker for myself), I've lamented the standing of larger men in the world of porn.

So obviously, when I found out about Tim Von Swine's Whale Cam (or Swiney' Pigpen) project, I was, of course, thrilled to check it out and pump it up.

In the scene I am honoring as a featured scene today, it's Tim and his buddy Mr. Maple (that lucky bastard) tag teaming the very cute Katie St. Ives..

Anyway, I can't embed the trailer, but the trailer is available at the same place you can buy the scene. It's an exclusive for chubold.com. Go there and search "Pigpen".

Oh, I know, I know; there are people out there who would gag at such a scene. It features two fat people, and that would make some folks tiny little heads explode. And not in the sense that you may think I mean, given that this is a porn blog.

A couple of weeks ago, Kelly Shibari wrote a piece for Fleshbot in which she talked up what TVS was doing. A couple of commenters wrote less than flattering things about this project. One even somehow managed to work the words "white privilige" into their rant against him. Some said he was selfish. Others thought that this project would be ruination of porn.

Really?

I just thought it was a fat guy having sex with cute chicks. But that might just be me. Since I could never, EVER, suffer from "white privilige" the use of that phrase in this situation was hamhanded at best and an attempt to take the discussion to a place it never needed to go.

As a fat dude myself, I appreciate what Tim Von Swine is trying to do. Look, if you cut aross all parts of the porn world, the simple fact of the matter is that while lots of body types show up on camera, there are NOT that many that are built like him. There just aren't.

Maybe it's because, in theory, the industry is trying to bring more women into porn, although in the hardcore, non-Vivid/non-Adam & Eve world, there are still more guys with buff gym bodies or guys with swimmers builds than guys that I would call, "average" or "everyman." And "average" or "everyman" is not code for "fat." When I use fat, I mean fat. I would bet, if you went and surveyed 1,000 scenes from a wide spectrum of sites, you simply aren't going to find more than 5% featuring fat dudes as the star—often wearing a lovely wifebeater or a t-shirt to cover up a belly.

That's just how the industry rolls. But if anyone wants to make a statement about how this ruins porn, that's ludicrous. The joy of porn is that you get to watch what you want to watch. If you don't want to see a fat dude with slimmer or average porn women, then don't watch. Don't purchase the clips if it repulses you that much. No one is holding you eyes open a la Alex DeLarge in "A Clockwork Orange" making you watch anything.

Over the past 20 years, I've seen BBW porn move from being a passing thing including on compilations of "freak show" type VHS tapes to being more and more mainstream. It has been wonderful to see such an evolution. And while it may still be a niche genre now (although the popularity and mainstreaming of it is still occurring), it is proof that change can happen over time.

I know that I want to see more guys built like me in front of the camera. For me, that's the true fantasy; to see a fat dude with an attractive woman having wild, hot sex. I hope that Tim can succeed. I hope that his work inspires other men of size to take the bull by the horns (or the camera off the tripod, so to speak) and get to filming.

High Quality Hetero Porn with Fat Guys? Eureka!

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Does anyone have about $20,000 that they don't need? If so, I'll take it.

Yeah. Twenty grand.

If I was looking to get into the self-produced, high quality BBW porn industry, this is what I figured I would need as far as gear was concerned. All prices (except for the computers) are based on the price on Amazon.com as of today, Halloween 2012:

Three Sony HDR-FX7 cameras. High definition video. Integrated microphone. Three for multiple angles/camera people (if I decide to go that route). Price tag: $1,998 each ($5,994)

Three backup batteries for the videocameras. Never hurts to be prepared. $119.99 each ($359.97)

Nikon D5100 Camera. A digital SLR camera to take high resolution, high quality photos. $596.95

Nikon 44-300mm lens. $399.00

Nikon SB 400AF speedlight flash. $116.95

EasyFoto flash diffuser. $6.00

Amazon Basics remote for D5100. For those times when you have to be hands free because you're being hands on. $9.99

Nikon Battery ($39.95) and Nikon Charger ($44.95). Have to have backup just in case.

Gear Bag for Nikon camera and accessories. $19.99

Three Polaroid tripods for multiple angles (not just POV): $39.99 each ($119.97)

Photography kit with lighting umbrellas and background lights. If you've been in a hotel, you know the lighting sucks in those places. $84.00

SanDisk 16GB memory card for the digital camera. $17.49 each ($34.98)

Seagate 3TB external drive. Storage for the pictures/video. They have to live somewhere. $138.69.

With free shipping from Amazon.com, that brings the bill to $7964.79.

But if I have the tools to shoot this video, I need a computer to handle the editing duties. What better way than with a Mac. (And this is coming from a Windows guy).

So a Mac Pro Server from Apple runs $2,999.

Oh, and a screen is necessary, like the 27" cinema screen for $999.

Which brings the grand total up to $11,962.79.

So why am I asking for $20,000?

Well, the balance will be for human resources (i.e. actresses or other camera people) and for legal fees in getting paperwork filed and tests taken. At least for the first few shoots.

Alright. I'll hedge my bets and raise the seed money need up to $25,000.

Now that I look at it...this isn't that easy. Or cheap.

Unless I hit the jackpot, it looks like a pipe dream. I'm better off being a fan, huh?

See? Twitter does have a role?

Back in the fall, when I initially had the post wondering about the general lack of fat guys in porn on my old blog, I received a direct message on my Twitter account from someone I am following. She had read my post, and she had a question for me that got me thinking.

She asked, "Hetro guys watch to see the women right? Don't you think a LARGE man would block the view?"

I responded with, "Not necessarily. Missionary with a high camera angle. Doggie with a slightly below bed level angle. Any side camera angle will do as well."

Which I do think is the case.

Look, it's not like fat guys have never been filmed before; as I mention in the original post from a couple of months ago, just look at the gay porn world, where there are film companies devoted to bears and chubs.

She then suggested that I should start my own film company.

In a fantasy world, I probably would. Alas, I lack two things:

1. The capital funds to invest in making sure that I was producing high quality work (something more than my HD digital video cameras) and for paying models
   
2. The access to models willing to get it on with a "fluffy guy

Well, I do live in Vegas. Maybe I'll hit it big at the casino one day.

See? Twitter does have a role

I received a direct message on my Twitter account from someone I am following. She had read my post wondering about the general lack of fat guys in porn. She had a question for me that got me thinking.

She asked, "Hetro guys watch to see the women right? Don't you think a LARGE man would block the view?"

I responded with, "Not necessarily. Missionary with a high camera angle. Doggie with a slightly below bed level angle. Any side camera angle will do as well."

Which I do think is the case.

Look, it's not like fat guys have never been filmed before; as I mention in the original post from a couple of months ago, just look at the gay porn world, where there are film companies devoted to bears and chubs.

She then suggested that I should start my own film company.

In a fantasy world, I probably would. Alas, I lack two things:

1. The capital funds to invest in making sure that I was producing high quality work (something more than my HD digital video cameras) and for paying models
   
2. The access to models willing to get it on with a "fluffy guy

Well, I do live in Vegas. Maybe I'll hit it big at the casino one day.

Where the Fat Guys At?

It’s kind of funny, but I’ve been giving a lot of thought to the concept of double standards recently – especially when it comes to the world of sex.

Really, what I’m thinking about now, and what this post is about, is wondering why there aren’t really guys that look like me in porn anymore.

(Yes, I know that in gay porn there are videos available with fat and chubby guys. I’m speaking here about hetero porn.)

I am far from a hard-body; soft-bodied would definitely be the appropriate definition for me. You know who I am. I’m the kind of guy that would wear a shirt that says, “I’m in shape. Round is a shape.”

Yes, I am fat. F-A-T fat. The term “a little extra padding” would be inaccurate. “Fluffy” is another euphemism that COULD be applied to me. I prefer the term “Big Handsome Man (BHM) myself.”

But the labeling terminology is beside the point.

The point that has led me here is thinking about where are the fat guys in porn?

Yes, yes, I know: there’s Ron Jeremy.

However, has Ron actually made a film in years? And while I have much respect for the Hedgehog, I view him as more anathema and a pop culture icon/porn relic than someone who is actually active in the game today.

So I reiterate: why don’t you see fat guys in porn?

If porn, on some level, is supposed to appeal to the fantasies that live inside my head, then why can’t I have someone who looks like me appear in the films?

It’s easier for me to live a fantasy if I can imagine myself as I am fucking a beautiful woman. In my own brain, I can fuck a gorgeous woman in spite of my physical limitation; not because I suddenly developed a six pack where my keg currently resides.

To further complicate matters, I am a BHM that loves me some BBW porn. Well, I’ve heard it mentioned other places that no one wants to watch two fat people fuck. It looks like waves on the ocean, and rippling flesh and blah, blah, blah.

I still think that that’s bullshit. If the attention is focused on the woman (as I think it should be), then a big, agile guy can and should be able to perform the maneuvers that will satisfy what the director is looking for.

Yes, there are issues for some overweight guys with regards to maintaining an erection.

You know what, though? I’ve watched plenty of scenes that featured guys at half-mast lamely attempting to get through the scene.

Sometimes I’ve seen those limp dicks taking up screen time with a BBW.

Now, given the choice, wouldn’t it make for a better scene to have a BHM and a BBW who are grooving on each other and getting into it than some guy who views fucking a BBW as a way to pay the rent that month?

It’s not like you have to rig special equipment and hire seismologists to film a scene with a fat guy in it where he’s not viewed as a freak of nature.

Hell, I remember when BBW porn was classified (occasionally) as being under the “freaks” section of porn aggregator websites.

Maybe the day will come when BHM can be viewed as sexy, satisfactory costars for women of all shapes and sizes.

Of course, when that day comes, I’ll be ready for my closeup.