Louis, I understand your being baffled about issues being raised about Jadens "ethnicity". Wether he was born in Venezuela, or his parents were, or one of them was, the people of much of South America have a long history of intermarriage between the indigenous people, the Spanish, the Portuguese, Africans, and others. In most of the countries there, few can claim "pure" bloodlines, as few of us in the USA can either. The vast majority of "whites" here have very mixed "ethnic" backgrounds. We have white skin, but are products of the melting pot of Europe. As you pointed out with Vadim Black, no one questioned his "ethnicity" because he was Russian. Was he ALL Russian? Nobody cared, nor should they.
There is a big difference between political correctness and just being plain incorrect. Trying to read some sneaky attempt at misrepresenting himself into his claim of being Venezuelan is insulting to him, you and all of us on the forum. What's the insinuation? That he's really Mexican and trying to "pass"? That he has some African blood in his veins? Thinly veiled digs about ethnicity have no place in society or on the forum. It shows a lack of respect and an appalling ignorance about the history of ethnicity in the world at large.
Jaden, along with the other models, is a young guy willing to do porn for any number of reasons, being truly naked for all of us to see. Whatever truth they tell us about themselves in a smarmy 7 minute interview is their's to determine. There's nothing in their contract that requires them to always be truthful on camera. They are performers, trying to create physically intimate scenes with virtual strangers for the entertainment of paying customers. They are not being vetted for political office. They are fucking on camera and don't even use their real names. If they choose not to tell us about their "real" personal lives, who blames them? Why do they owe us that? Why would someone not "respect" them on the basis of such trivial information? In all of our professional lives, few of us reveal the whole truth about our experiences, and rightly so. All of that doesn't belong in the workplace. "Telling it all" all the time is for relatives, friends or your therapist.
Forumites often share part of their life stories, as you did in an honest and heartfelt way, when something mentioned touches them personally. I admire your effort to point out what really boils down to veiled racism. People mostly don't even realize they're doing it. It's not usually meant to offend. As usual, it's based more in ignorance than hatred. But, as with the law, ignorance is no excuse. The face and color of America and many other parts of the world is changing. It has been for centuries. More rapidly now, and for the better.
Thank you for your posts. Chime in more often if you will!
There is a big difference between political correctness and just being plain incorrect. Trying to read some sneaky attempt at misrepresenting himself into his claim of being Venezuelan is insulting to him, you and all of us on the forum. What's the insinuation? That he's really Mexican and trying to "pass"? That he has some African blood in his veins? Thinly veiled digs about ethnicity have no place in society or on the forum. It shows a lack of respect and an appalling ignorance about the history of ethnicity in the world at large.
Jaden, along with the other models, is a young guy willing to do porn for any number of reasons, being truly naked for all of us to see. Whatever truth they tell us about themselves in a smarmy 7 minute interview is their's to determine. There's nothing in their contract that requires them to always be truthful on camera. They are performers, trying to create physically intimate scenes with virtual strangers for the entertainment of paying customers. They are not being vetted for political office. They are fucking on camera and don't even use their real names. If they choose not to tell us about their "real" personal lives, who blames them? Why do they owe us that? Why would someone not "respect" them on the basis of such trivial information? In all of our professional lives, few of us reveal the whole truth about our experiences, and rightly so. All of that doesn't belong in the workplace. "Telling it all" all the time is for relatives, friends or your therapist.
Forumites often share part of their life stories, as you did in an honest and heartfelt way, when something mentioned touches them personally. I admire your effort to point out what really boils down to veiled racism. People mostly don't even realize they're doing it. It's not usually meant to offend. As usual, it's based more in ignorance than hatred. But, as with the law, ignorance is no excuse. The face and color of America and many other parts of the world is changing. It has been for centuries. More rapidly now, and for the better.
Thank you for your posts. Chime in more often if you will!