Crossing the Line? Gay Adult Stars Feud over Boundaries Between Personal and Professional
How about this for a gay male social media feud?
"[A]nd this [feud] has it all: Leaked DMs, gay porn stars being 'objectified,' a love for ass-eating, and even a cameo from Josh Moore," writes Zach on (NSFW) Str8UpGayPorn.com.
It is also a feud that tests the boundaries between the workplace guidelines and the personal space, especially in an industry in which the content could easily be seen as crossing lines without permissions.
It began earlier this week when Beaux Banks posted a video of a conversation he had with Dom King. Banks was headed to Detroit for a club gig and the two were in contact about a possible collaboration.
"While Beaux appeared to be interested in potentially filming, he obviously became disenchanted at some point," writes Str8UpGayPorn. "But, instead of privately telling Dom about his feelings, Beaux posted the entire DM conversation in a Twitter video for all of his followers to see."
Below is a transcript taken from Zach's capturing of a Twitter video. The exchange began on Thursday, April 13 when King reached out to Banks.
Thursday, April 13
King: Hey man. I see you are coming to Detroit in a couple of weeks. We should try and connect if you are interested.
Banks: Hey id like that. I'm hosting at bar Called Pronto in Royal Oak.
King: Yeah, that's 5 minutes away from I live (heart emoji) Let's keep in touch (heart emoji)
Banks: Id like that! I look forward to meeting you
King: We are going to make one hot video. That ass (emoji)
Banks: Get down to chill and hang/get to know you no expectations to film open to it. If it naturally happens. I'm there to host the event then flying out the next day to host another event. Pink heart emoji
King: I'm down for all that. Def sexually attracted to. You.
King: I have a weakness for an ass like yours
Banks: Im attracted to you too which is why Im more than just sex between us almost certain but also why I'm more interested in getting to know you. Emoji
King: You will be fun. Let me ear your ass and we can whatever you
Banks posted three sad face emojis
King: When you know your schedule let me know... I'm thinking I want to ask someone to film so we can get the best video
Banks sent a graphic for his event.
Banks: Hope to see you there! Red heart emoji
Str8UPGayPorn writes: "Beaux's caption for the video is 'The level of unprofessionalism...far too much' but does anything that Dom said seem unprofessional, given who they are and what they were discussing? He was very forward, but never rude. If Beaux had said 'No thanks, I'm not interested' from the start, that would be different. Instead, Beaux literally said, 'I'd like that!' and 'I'm open to it,' and 'I'm attracted to you...sex between us is almost certain.' Again: Sex between us is almost certain. The conversation feels entirely innocuous, if not wholesome!
But did King cross the line by objectifying Banks?
Adult star Josh Moore didn't think so, supporting King in a tweet.
"What is the problem? I think you're really making something out of nothing here. He was being nice, I would be flattered tbh."
Banks replied with: "What part of someone objectifying you or using people only in a transactional sense is nice. At the end of the day its simple human decency, sorry I actually humanize people and am not opportunistic with them."
Moore responded: "You are in the wrong business then my friend. We literally SELL SEX ! Our entire careers are transactional sex"
But for Banks, it appears that to personalize a business transaction was a no-no.
"Was he paying me???? Josh the point is the expectation and entitlement to have sex and film it just because im another performer. I cant believe we are even having this conversation."
But it was King who had the LOL last word:
"Great. Now everyone knows I eat ass"
Check out these pics from Banks' and King's Instagram accounts: