MEN.com: Malik Delgaty Bottoms For Finn Harding in ‘MEN’s Top-To-Bottom’

thonglover says:

I’m seriously late to the party on this one but thought I would comment regardless. I knew this pair of scenes (with Malik and Finn both bottoming for the other) would generate some strong polarised feelings.

I’ve found both guys quite attractive so far and there have been some scenes where they do a good job, but I haven’t been totally bowled over by either of them. I do think a large part of the issue is the general popularity of gay porn now and the democratizing nature of OnlyFans etc. I feel OnlyFans has certainly opened up easier entry to porn for more people which can be a good thing (getting to see hot guys naked or fuck) or bad (scam artists, teases who promise more than they ever deliver or string people along).

I feel like the porn ecosystem needs both studio porn and OnlyFans. OnlyFans puts more pressure on the studios not to get complacent and also assists with recruiting guys, and I’m sure some guys get a chance to test the water with amateur material first and then eventually progress to porn as they feel more comfortable, when they never would have went straight to porn without that gradual experience. OnlyFans, Twitter etc. also allows an outlet for more specific kinks, niches etc. and even an outlet for guys who just want to show off and don’t care about making a career out of it or progressing to porn.

I think studio porn will always have some tension between genuine gay guys and gay-for-pay stars, the same way there will always be disagreement over whether porn actors should stick to certain roles sexually (i.e. top / bottom / versatile) or even straight / bi / gay scenes.

I personally don’t really mind if any actors want to indulge in straight or bi work alongside their gay work, as long as they support all of them. If they just use the gay stuff as an entry point then transition to mostly or entirely straight work for example, I will probably lose interest. I wouldn’t actively seek out their straight work, but bi work has some appeal, whether that’s because there may still be gay anal sex or because I don’t mind a hot guy being pegged by a women or sitting on a dildo. I think genuine gay / bi actors probably have an advantage in making their work hot and convincing, but I still think some of them could be bad actors in gay porn whereas some straight identifying actors can do amazing scenes and work really well. I’m not sure if I’m convinced any guy can really be entirely 100% straight and still do gay porn as there are other ways of making money, but we can only really go on what they claim and some audiences will make up their own minds.

As for positions, I really love versatile actors and I’m really glad we live in an era where this is the most common situation for most gay porn actors. There aren’t too many guys who haven’t done at least a handful of bottoming scenes if they have a long career, even most famous tops eventually seem to do at least a few scenes as they know it will appeal (and most of them will probably have bottomed before if not regularly in their private lives regardless of their stated preference).

Whatever your feelings on these two actors or the studio, I have to give them credit for debuting bottoming scenes with two fairly popular, previously top only actors, across Thanksgiving weekend, and with each other. It kind of creates a bit of an event which is rare these days. I’m sure they know these two actors have been fairly divisive with some audience members, and the fakeout bottoming in that anniversary celebration with Malik a while back was pretty bad taste and disappointing, to dangle that possibility and frame it as an actual bottoming scene when it wasn’t.

I don’t think this undoes that mistake but it does indicate potential for the future for both of them to have longer and more varied scenes and extend their careers, so I’m willing to keep watching and see how they develop. I think it must be a pretty significant barrier to bottom on scene for anyone so I have to give them kudos for delivering for real this time. It remains to be seen whether enough people find it appealing but it seems pretty hot to me, and any of the possible disappointments for some folk (inclusion of female actors, comedy skits, soft cocks, fake cumshots etc.) are more of an issue with the studio than these specific actors. I can get past these trappings (maybe not soft cocks on tops) if there is some substance and satisfaction in the main scene but I know many people can’t.

Let’s hope Men perhaps encourage the guys to bottom in more scenes with different actors and in different scenarios / outfits etc. to really test them and see if they can convince and impress. BTW maybe it is my kinky side, but I was disappointed the actress or Malik didn’t fuck Finn with the dildo. It would have still worked with the plot as he was supposedly expecting it and I would have found it hot, if Malik had worked him with it for a while and then switched over to his own cock instead.