My scene ran over schedule, and I was exhausted, so I told him I couldn’t meet. He gave me a kiss and his phone number and asked me if I’d like to spend time with him later that night. But then you’d forget that feeling and be drawn back into the intense attraction. Looking at him almost made you feel a sense of unbalance in the world, like his handsomeness and flawless physique were proof of some deep inequality between people. If you met him, you were impressed by his smile and his body and his presence. He was huge and handsome I’m not saying anything new. We met in passing on a set he’d just finished a scene, and I was about to start mine. I can’t claim any special knowledge about his death, I didn’t know him very well. It was drugs, it was studios not treating him well, it was the feeling of dehumanization, it was the vague but all encompassing “porn industry” that did it, it was the feeling of being hollow, it was it was his loss of validation after being a star for so long. As usual, many people felt sure they knew why he committed suicide, without much evidence. Arpad Miklos, who was as much as a porn “star” as anyone can be in a time when we are hyper-saturated with porn, killed himself on February 3rd, 2013, at the age of 45. Whenever a porn star – especially a gay porn star – commits suicide, theories show up, and people act very, very certain about them. Photo editors still edit photos-they just spend a lot more time focused on anuses.Why do porn actors kill themselves? Who is responsible? "Let’s just say a LOT of interesting stuff happens, particularly with Easy Cheese for some reason," was all one customer service rep had to say.īesides all the penises and Easy Cheese, it doesn't seem like there is a colossal difference between working for a porn site and any other job. As you can imagine, things can get pretty weird for customer service representatives. For example, ManyVids allows users to pay for custom videos. Then, of course, there are special features that ManyVids offer that someone behind the scenes is actually having to deal with. I've never taken such a serious look at a penis other than mine." "So instead, I had to ID the guy based on his penis (skin colour, shape, etc). "I once had to complete a DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) takedown request, but there were no faces involved in the video," one support agent told Buzzfeed.
But since it's the porn industry, issues such as these can be a little, ahem, unique. I just did not expect that at all."Īs a content-curating site, there are, of course the legal run-ins that support agents have to occasionally deal with.
"The owners at ManyVids are extremely respectful and nice people. "The professionalism is very high, with top talent and excellent management," one worker said.
With a couple of exceptions, of course.įirst of all, the employees really had nothing but good things to say about management, with one saying that they expected "seedy" characters and were surprised by what they found. (You may also be surprised by what porn she is actually watching.)īuzzfeed talked to the people at ManyVids, and if you didn't know these guys worked in pornography, their answers would have you believe they worked at any old business. Buzzfeed asked employees behind the lens what it's actually like, and what they had to say will surprise you. There are people operating the camera and people editing photos and videos and making the business successful. Ever wonder what is going on behind the scenes in the world of porn? After all, it's not all completely unrealistic sex scenes and, well, sex in general.