Is Male "Escorting" now just a tad too mainstream? An example in the Huffington Post Blog

[TownsendPLocke]

I saw this today on Facebook and I really was taken aback by two things:.

First that a mainstream news source such as Huffington Post has a blurb about the Hookies in its blog,

Is this a good or bad thing? Great for the venue I am sure-but is it great for the event? I had a great time at these sort of events before they got to be such big events. I met (and played with)lots of nice fellas I would meet. Now it has become a another chance for outsiders who have no interest in hiring the talent on display to ogle some hot guys.

My second head shaking moment came when I saw that one of "Daddy"'s most loyal Patrons (and I do mean Patron!)is the first to comment and of course has to be a bitchy queen whining about the event being nothing but a PR campaign that is fixed and does not recognize the true Stars in the industry (I would guess those would be the middle aged fellas that he chooses to hire?)but rather the escorts that spend the most money on Rentboy.com advertising.

Let me assure my fellow MERmen (Sorry Oz-I cannot work the sites new name into a clever acronym ) that the contest is NOT fixed. I personally know the fella who owns the site as well as the fellas who run the site- and they do no play favorites nor do they stuff the ballot boxes.They do confess that there is no way for them to prevent escorts or the friends of escorts from nominating/voting more than once for the same fella-this is a fairly casual contest after all-and that yes-it is an advertising promotion for the site(duh-just as any contest like this is)but they also do not charge entry into the events(the bars might have there regular cover in effect but Rentboy.com does not see a penny of that)or for the main event.

Here is the blog post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/23/leslie-jordan-hookie-awar_n_4816982.html

Perhaps I should have split this into two different posts? But as both points are generated by the same article I have used this post as a bit of a soapbox for a pet peeve of mine that has bothered me for quite a long time.

[MsGuy]

Townsend, you know there hasn't been a good hair pulling brawl over at Daddy's for quite a while. *

I don't suppose you would consider copying this post over to that site, would you, just for the giggles?

* I've only been skimming a few posts over there for the last year or so, so if anyone knows a good 'un I missed , please give me a link to check it out.

[TownsendPLocke]

I left "The Other Site" (under my own steam) years ago and have not posted there since. I have had no desire to play in that sandbox-let alone to stir things up.

[Guest PasadenaCA]

I left "The Other Site" (under my own steam) years ago and have not posted there since. I have had no desire to play in that sandbox-let alone to stir things up.

I got unceremoniously kicked out in less than 24 hours: can anyone beat that? I felt I should have gotten an award.

[MsGuy]

That has got to be some sort of record, Pasadena.

And considering the level of competition over there, you clearly deserve a Major Award:

[TampaYankee]

When a one raises its profile it is not surprising that more people notice. However, I wouldn't say that male escorting has gone mainstream, far from it.

Don't expect these events to become flooded with mainstream straights -- the mainstream of the mainstream. Any mainstream press that follows it is looking for shock value for its readers, hoping to boost circulation. That also is why auto accident photos appear prominently in the press.