Male accessories; Good or Bad

[DPraved]

What are your views on male performers that wear hats, large watches or other jewellery, etc during a scene?
Personally I find these things very distracting but I'm curious of what the general opinion is on this matter.

[TheVulture]

I quite like the boots/trainers with socks thing (not odd socks though as I'm a bit OCD ha ha ha) - not sure why but I've always liked semi-clothed sex and that fits the bill for the guys.

One thing I liked was a Veronica Leal gangbang scene of a few months back where the guys all wore matching boxer shorts (looked like they had an LP logo on them - they were black and red from memory) and the theme of the scene was that the boxers stayed on throughout with the guys' dicks and balls pulled out over the top of them. That was excellent I thought - very hot and again has that semi-clothed thing I like. I assumed when I saw that scene that this was going to be a running theme but I'm pretty sure it hasn't been used since.

The watches thing I don't like. Sometimes a guy has a really big watch and I agree that this is a bit distracting. Just takes up unnecessary space on the screen. Why on Earth would they wear that for a porn scene?

[TheVulture]

Sorry I just realised I widened that a bit as you were only talking about watches, jewellery etc. For some reason I was sure I saw socks mentioned somewhere when I first read the post. I must be losing it.

Anyway, I guess the whole socks/boxer shorts thing is in roughly the same ballpark.

[101mike101]

I think tattoos can be distracting too, not just when guys have them but also when the ladies have them.

But discrete jewelry or some other accessory can help you identify which guy is about to give the hot lady another creampie. Which can make it hotter for the viewer.

Porn-makers often assume that male viewers don't care which guy is banging the hot chick with his dick, as long as there is some guy. So, porn-makers often don't show the faces of guys, and it can be hard for the viewer to tell which guy is banging the chick now.

But I think porn-studs can be like cock-heroes or role-models for guys who watch porn. If you can be a fan of some male sports figures, then you can also be a fan of some porn-studs this way. Because you like the guy's ability and style, and you want to see how he takes every chick with his dick.

Perhaps Mike Adriano is one such cock-hero for many porn-fans. Many porn-fans want to see how he takes the ass of every lass. And if you put some other guy in these films, then these films might not be as popular as the ones with Mike Adriano.

So, there is some value in showing the faces of guys in a group-sex type of porn film. Because this enables porn-fans to follow the wild sex adventures of their favorite cock-heroes.

[DPraved]

Nice to get some thoughts in the thread.

I got particularly distracted by the guy with the hat in GL239 with Nata Paradise. I was enjoying a nice looking air-tight view from the side that suddenly got interrupted by the the guy finding an opening to show of his hat! The result was a much worse position for showing of the girl, in my opinion. I can't see another reason for this type of accessories than attention seeking by the male, but that's clearly misplaced in porn, where It should be obvious that all the attention must be on the girl! But then again, perhaps others don't get as distracted as I do? Hence the poll.

[BlueShadow]

I find nothing more irritating than a bracelet, a necklace that makes noise during a blowjob and the sex. This applies to both male and female of course.

[grey00owl]

I have contrasting feelings about this matter: if I like to see Rico Strong with his big golden watch, necklace and earring, I find that all this suits to him, I don't like Dylan Brown's massive leather bracelet and hats, not to mention some socks and shoes. Oscar Batty's hood is almost a trademark of his and doesn't disturb me really.
The view of that guy adjusting his hat in Nata's scene is obviously annoying. In the rule, excepting watches, I don't like male accessories, in porn as well as in real life.
On the other side I have to agree with Vulture about scenes with semi-clothed performers, male and female: I find it attractive. And I also like female accessories and jewels.

[geralt_]

I don't care really about accessories.

I get really grossed out by male pubes though, so I think all male performers should shave or atleast trim really short.

[TheVulture]

I think tattoos can be distracting too, not just when guys have them but also when the ladies have them.

But discrete jewelry or some other accessory can help you identify which guy is about to give the hot lady another creampie. Which can make it hotter for the viewer.

Porn-makers often assume that male viewers don't care which guy is banging the hot chick with his dick, as long as there is some guy. So, porn-makers often don't show the faces of guys, and it can be hard for the viewer to tell which guy is banging the chick now.

But I think porn-studs can be like cock-heroes or role-models for guys who watch porn. If you can be a fan of some male sports figures, then you can also be a fan of some porn-studs this way. Because you like the guy's ability and style, and you want to see how he takes every chick with his dick.

Perhaps Mike Adriano is one such cock-hero for many porn-fans. Many porn-fans want to see how he takes the ass of every lass. And if you put some other guy in these films, then these films might not be as popular as the ones with Mike Adriano.

So, there is some value in showing the faces of guys in a group-sex type of porn film. Because this enables porn-fans to follow the wild sex adventures of their favorite cock-heroes.

I think you're right but a better reason for showing the guy (at the very least at the outset) is because a vital part of porn is chemistry between the participants so it's really essential to get a full view of what's going on and who is involved. I have in the past known scenes where you literally never see a guy's head throughout (!) so the feel of the scene is completely cold and clinical - more like a sex education tutorial or something. Fortunately these haven't been on LP - I'm talking the odd quite old DVD scene. A general (and related) problem with porn scenes for me though is too much focus on close-up and LP is sadly guilty of this. At times I feel like the camera operator is desperate not to show the fucking but just a BJ or lingering shot of a girl's face in close-up. The long(ish) profile shot getting everything in view really needs to be the scene default and yes this should at least as often as possible include a good view of the guy's face as well. I'm not getting off on the guy's face but I am getting off on the fact that there is hardcore sex occurring between girls and guys and need to feel that the camera operator is aware of everyone involved and skilled enough to give a full panoramic representation of the action.

[TheVulture]

Slightly related to this, I mentioned earlier that I have a bit of an OCD thing with odd socks and just wondered if anyone else here has any OCD-related issues with anything in porn? Nata Paradise has already been mentioned in this thread and sadly I'm holding off on buying a great looking recent scene of hers because I can see from the trailer that she has different coloured fingernails on either hand. I know that's pretty mad and it's more a "me" thing than an LP issue but I just wondered if anyone else might have the same problem? It's not something I've been diagnosed with as such but I just generally have issues with asymmetry and the like or anything that looks a bit lopsided. With the odd socks thing the scene in question is I think a Gonzo Julia Exclusiv one and it's Neeo who has on 2 sort of matching socks, although the hoops on one are thicker than the other. As a result I struggle to watch the scene. Ha ha ha! That's a bit mad, isn't it? I also can struggle a bit if a girl just has one stocking on or such like, although I would tend to be able to live with that as it feels a little less deliberately wrong (or something). Things like the socks and fingernails where a person is very deliberately trying to be different on each side (if you like) though are sadly a big problem.

Ha ha ha that's pretty mad, isn't it? Anyone else have these issues?

[DPraved]

Slightly related to this, I mentioned earlier that I have a bit of an OCD thing with odd socks and just wondered if anyone else here has any OCD-related issues with anything in porn? Nata Paradise has already been mentioned in this thread and sadly I'm holding off on buying a great looking recent scene of hers because I can see from the trailer that she has different coloured fingernails on either hand. I know that's pretty mad and it's more a "me" thing than an LP issue but I just wondered if anyone else might have the same problem? It's not something I've been diagnosed with as such but I just generally have issues with asymmetry and the like or anything that looks a bit lopsided. With the odd socks thing the scene in question is I think a Gonzo Julia Exclusiv one and it's Neeo who has on 2 sort of matching socks, although the hoops on one are thicker than the other. As a result I struggle to watch the scene. Ha ha ha! That's a bit mad, isn't it? I also can struggle a bit if a girl just has one stocking on or such like, although I would tend to be able to live with that as it feels a little less deliberately wrong (or something). Things like the socks and fingernails where a person is very deliberately trying to be different on each side (if you like) though are sadly a big problem.

Ha ha ha that's pretty mad, isn't it? Anyone else have these issues?

It's not as big a deal for me as it seems to be for you, but I definitely obsess about things that distract from the esthetics of a scene, such as asymmetry and different colour nails.

[CocosNucifera]

I sometimes try to recognize the timpieces (and to read the hour, LOL) if they appear enough clearly in the gallery or on the screenshots. I find in entertaining. However, it makes me wonder why males who wear them (they are not many) keep them on their wrists for the shootings. I mean I wonder if it is a intentional choice of the actor or the director that is meant to make the male talent look more "manly", or they just don't think about it as they never take off the watch (or, perhaps, just for sleep).

When it comes to other accesories, I've nothing against, they don't bother me, but I prefer that they are rather small and not distracting. That being said, I would eagerly watch a scene where both performes wear normal regular spectacles (not sunglasses). As specs are one of my strongest fetishes, I would be happy to see two ppl wearing them having some wild raw anal sex.