mikeyank
Long time forumite
There was an interesting discussion yesterday on the forum, about the meaning of words, as expressed by different generations. First of all, I want to say that I think that disagreements, and debates have been among the best moments on this forum. I've been a member here since October 2008, and I began reading the forum as soon as Mark created it, well before I ever posted here. The most interesting topics, by far, have been when there was a difference of views and opinions, be it on the models on the site, the way the scenes are shot, the way David conducts himself with the models, as well as discussions of politics, legalization of drugs, music, social issues, and many others. I feel that the forum began to decline when folks from management as well as posters felt that everyone should be "nice" to each other, and hold back on expressing what they really think and feel. That to me creates a "borefest". Disagreements and debate, when not conducted in a mean spirited way were the life blood of the forum, in the old "kick ass" days. This is an adult site, and spirited discussions by adults is very healthy.
In the early days of the forum, the great majority of posters were middle aged and older men, and I incorrectly assumed that the majority of member's fell into that age group. I was surprised to find that young men were as into Broke Straight Boys, as the older guy's. I had assumed that the young guys were having sex, while the older one's were viewing it. I should have remembered that as a teenager and into my twenties, I loved "dirty magazines", and porn then, as much as I do now. I was really surprised when we had our first woman who posted on the forum. I forget her screen name, but I thought she was a total oddity to the site, but she was followed by many more women, and today some of the females are among the most interesting and prolific posters.
But we are all drawn here by the porn, and the models, and while our ages range from 18 through our 70's, and perhaps even older. While slang may change from generation to generation, and guy's appearance may change in hair styles, and body decorations, it is still about sex and male beauty, and I feel confident that people were fucking and sucking and kissing in pretty much the same manner throughout history. I have heard of "intergenerational" groups that bring young and old folks together. This forum is a great blend of ages, and sexes, and of sexuality, including gay, straight and bisexual folks.
Being a baby boomer growing up in the 1960's, I thought that we were the cool people, who understood the way life should be lived, and the music that was relevant and good, and I was angered by older people who put down our way of dressing, and wearing our hair. We were part of the "don't trust anyone over 30" generation, and we worshipped the Who, who sang "I hope I die before I get old". I swore that if I ever had children, (which I did not), I would never put down any form of music, or style of dress, or musical preferences, as I didn't want to be "just like them".
We are all obviously interested in watching handsome, slim to well built young males who profess to have a heterosexual inclination, engage in gay sex acts, or else we would not pay our monthly subscription fee. I wish that we would celebrate our sense of community here, and not separate into young cliques, or women's groups, or "old folks" communities. As a man who celebrated my 60th birthday in 2010, I can tell the younger members, that you will be here in a "blink of an eye". In my mind it was 1969, and Woodstock was happening a very short while ago. I don't feel that different than I was then, and I can promise you that 40 years from now, you will still be basically the same person on the inside, hopefully wiser, but the same.
I enjoy being around young people, as I can learn from them, and many of my friends over the years have been much younger than myself. To the younger members of the forum, I would say, that we may look older on the surface, but on the inside we are really pretty much the same.
In the early days of the forum, the great majority of posters were middle aged and older men, and I incorrectly assumed that the majority of member's fell into that age group. I was surprised to find that young men were as into Broke Straight Boys, as the older guy's. I had assumed that the young guys were having sex, while the older one's were viewing it. I should have remembered that as a teenager and into my twenties, I loved "dirty magazines", and porn then, as much as I do now. I was really surprised when we had our first woman who posted on the forum. I forget her screen name, but I thought she was a total oddity to the site, but she was followed by many more women, and today some of the females are among the most interesting and prolific posters.
But we are all drawn here by the porn, and the models, and while our ages range from 18 through our 70's, and perhaps even older. While slang may change from generation to generation, and guy's appearance may change in hair styles, and body decorations, it is still about sex and male beauty, and I feel confident that people were fucking and sucking and kissing in pretty much the same manner throughout history. I have heard of "intergenerational" groups that bring young and old folks together. This forum is a great blend of ages, and sexes, and of sexuality, including gay, straight and bisexual folks.
Being a baby boomer growing up in the 1960's, I thought that we were the cool people, who understood the way life should be lived, and the music that was relevant and good, and I was angered by older people who put down our way of dressing, and wearing our hair. We were part of the "don't trust anyone over 30" generation, and we worshipped the Who, who sang "I hope I die before I get old". I swore that if I ever had children, (which I did not), I would never put down any form of music, or style of dress, or musical preferences, as I didn't want to be "just like them".
We are all obviously interested in watching handsome, slim to well built young males who profess to have a heterosexual inclination, engage in gay sex acts, or else we would not pay our monthly subscription fee. I wish that we would celebrate our sense of community here, and not separate into young cliques, or women's groups, or "old folks" communities. As a man who celebrated my 60th birthday in 2010, I can tell the younger members, that you will be here in a "blink of an eye". In my mind it was 1969, and Woodstock was happening a very short while ago. I don't feel that different than I was then, and I can promise you that 40 years from now, you will still be basically the same person on the inside, hopefully wiser, but the same.
I enjoy being around young people, as I can learn from them, and many of my friends over the years have been much younger than myself. To the younger members of the forum, I would say, that we may look older on the surface, but on the inside we are really pretty much the same.
