Straight white dude seeks same: Race, power and the secret world of straight guy-on-guy action
Straight White Dude Seeks Same
Let us now turn from popular culture to the different but nonetheless performative world of online personal ads—ads written by people claiming to be “straight white men” seeking sex with other “straight white men.” In 2005, some friends of mine brought to my attention some personal ads they had discovered in the “Casual Encounters” section of the online bulletin board Craigslist Los Angeles. The text of one such ad read:
Str8 guy wants to try BJ tonight. . . .–27. Ok, I’ll make this short. I’m up late tonight. I have a girlfriend. But I’m at home by myself now. I watch porn and I like when the women suck on big cocks. I’ve been thinking about it, and I think I’d like to suck one. I’m not attracted to guys so I’d rather not look at you much. Just suck your cock. I have a Polaroid and would like to take a pic with cum on my face. But this is really only for tonight cuz I’m horny! . . . I am Caucasian and prefer Caucasian.
