I’m sure this post is going to piss someone off.

Someone overheard that I was about to blog about Boys Halfway House. It’s a gay fuck site that purports to feature barely legal youth being exploited for the benefit of your boner.

“Ugh, why are you writing about that site? It encourages rape and exploits teenagers!” – the eavesdropper

Well, no. “Encourages” isn’t exactly the right word. “Depicts” would be more accurate.

I firmly believe that we’re unable to pinpoint exactly why something turns us on. For instance, I fucking love big beefy-assed dudes in spandex tying each other up (it’s a rarity unless you’re watching collegiate wrestling hazing or very specific porn sites). Why does that fantasy get me off? Who fucking knows? Why does the idea of young men getting coerced into having sex on camera against their will turn somebody else on? Who fucking knows? It doesn’t get me off. But maybe it does you.

What I do know is that the performers are of legal age, they’re being compensated, and it’s just a big fantasy.

If I found out that that WASN’T the case? I would be the first person cutting that studio or individual up with this blog, as well as sending an e-mail or call to the authorities.

People have unappetizing fantasies that are off-putting or upsetting to other people all the time. Judging by a fairly large volume of specific pornographic sites, I’m going to venture to say that a lot of gay and bi men have fantasies that involve rape or exploitation. I have fantasies in which I can cause the cars of people who cut me off on the highway to explode with my mind. I’m unable to do that in real life and 99.9% sure I wouldn’t act on that fantasy if I could. (I might have trouble holding back if it’s a douchey guy in a Land Rover.)

If it’s a fantasy that’s dark-sided (I think Boys Halfway House could be considered as such), it stays a fantasy for the sane among us. This is why we have porn. Sure, to make money but also to provide an outlet for people to explore those scenarios that, out in society, would be frowned upon.

If the concern is that it may encourage the viewer to enact these fantasies in real life, well – there’s something already inherently wrong with the morals or mental stability of the person in question. If we go down that road, I think we need to destroy any sort of mass media. Right? And stop letting people take responsibility for themselves and their actions.

Let me know your opinion on the matter in the comments. In the meantime, if you’re into it, take a tour of Boys Halfway House.

– Michael Xavier