Gay Porn Studio GayHoopla Calls Models Who Work For Multiple Porn Studios “Hoes”
While GayHoopla’s recent redesign has made their site more organized (models and scenes are easy to find using the masthead and navigation bar, as seen in the above screenshot), the studio has also added some promotional text to their homepage, and it is…uhh…unlike anything I’ve ever seen before.
After scrolling about a third of the way down the homepage, some text appears that reads, “Has the industry been lying to us? Let’s dig a little deeper…” Then, the message (which is grammatically incorrect, as it doesn’t include any punctuation) continues, “What you didn’t know about exclusive models. Something everyone thinks they have only they don’t.”
The bizarre message (which appears to be a critique of other gay porn studios’ handling of exclusive models?) continues as you scroll down, reading, “Exclusivity is almost a lost art! And we specialize in it. Here is the proof…”
The proof, according to GayHoopla, is the bar chart you see below. Maybe I’m missing something, but how is this chart proof of GayHoopla “specializing” in “exclusivity” (especially considering that the model on display next to the chart ended his GayHoopla exclusivity over the summer, and is now appearing as an extra in straight porn scenes at Brazzers)?
Are the bars supposed to be models? If so, I guess they’re trying to say that in 2019, 42% of GayHoopla models (most of whom are gay-for-pay heterosexuals) are exclusives who “returned,” while an unspecified percentage of models at all competing studios didn’t “return”? I’m not sure that 42% is something to brag about (in school, that would get you an F), and it kind of reminds me of Trump boasting about having a 49% approval rating. Furthermore, how does GayHoopla have access to or knowledge of every single one of their competitors’ booking and casting schedules? For every year since 2015?
Finally, there’s this message that appears next to the chart, in which GayHoopla laments the fact that many models who studios call their exclusives have filmed scenes for other studios. Models and sex workers—just like any kind of worker—make a living by performing as much as they can, for as many companies as they can, and taking issue with this only makes GayHoopla appear out of touch with the industry. They end their message by calling models who work for more than one studio “hoes”:
“Seeing the same guy on 10 different sites doesn’t make him a true exclusive! It makes him a hoe,” is the kind of tired slut shaming you might see in the comments section or on Twitter, not typed out as promotional text on the homepage of a gay porn studio. And while it’s not clear who this is supposed to be aimed at (competitors? potential models? customers?), the fact that GayHoopla took the time to write, design, and lay it out on the site like this almost feels personal, as if it’s directed at someone specific whom GayHoopla feels wronged or betrayed them. Girl, why is it always the straight guys in gay porn who have the most drama?
Str8Up has reached out to GayHoopla for clarification on their bar chart and if their “hoe” comment was directed at anyone specific. This article will be updated if they respond.
Update: GayHoopla has told Str8Up that their “hoe” comment was not directed at any model in particular.
