Re: Timidly asking a bareback question…
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I know Tony and Cam serosort, …[/QUOTE]
and now, for Tony on his soapbox - a need for clarity and separating us from the pack…
just for the record, we do far more than serosort… and, far more than any studio we’ve ever worked for in our eight years of shooting - we counsel our models and provide them with current information and turn down over 85% of the models that apply as performers with ZyloCo, Inc. - one of the reasons why we release so few films each year.
as a matter of fact, we thought that Titan, All Worlds, MSR, Bachus, etc. and all of the “condom” companies we worked for (over 15 of them) did NOTHING to identify any types of STD’s or other infections and did not require any types of testing - they all depended wholly upon the model’s word for it and condoms to prevent the spread of infections through the anus only putting all of their models at risk of infecting each other with god only knows what -
on many sets and one in particular, I REFUSED to rim someone for risk of being infected by a visible herpes infection on their butt! - the director did not care about me at all - even though I pointed out the blisters to “her/him” - I thought that was disgusting! (especially for a self proclaimed leader in the industry)
I do appreciate the fact that most all persons on this board tend to leave us out of the pack - because I do take great offense to being balled up with all the “bareback producers” when the shit flies re: safety and the horrific filming practice employed by others - who I don’t see as rivals
you see guys and gals, the way we work is in being totally honest and upfront with our performers - we spend weeks in conversations and meetings with them - monitoring their health and reviewing tests and counseling them - they come to us with questions and concerns and we give them answers and resources - in short, our performers ARE the people we depend upon and they depend upon us as well - its a symbiotic relationship - and a relationship of respect - and you can ask most any of the men that have worked for us and they’ll tell you that we are the VERY best guys to work for in the business… (gosh)
and, in spite of all our “scrubbing” (if you will) of our performers, many of our DVDs and episodes are very raunchy and seemingly filthy and sell, sell, sell which goes to show that there’s lots of room for keeping everyone SAFE (according to stringent CDC guidelines) and human decency…
and of course, this is not to mention any of the studio tricks and gimmicks we employ to film - after all, this is Hollywood and not everything is as it appears - but I’m not giving any trade secrets away! - all of the tinsel, glitter and mirrors you know…