I feel like that would be quite dishonest and isn’t the type of reputation I’d want to my name.
“I think in some people’s heads it would work in the short-term, but in the long-term you end up with a community that resents you for tricking them, and could even receive hate. “It sounds really sneaky and shady, to be honest,” he says. For him, something about the tactic doesn’t sit right. Sean also creates content on OnlyFans for a predominantly gay audience. Every time I get a match, I'm hoping it's because that person does want to talk to me, so it's always disappointing when people either don't talk back or just instantly un-match you on the first message.”Įven among creators, there’s unease. Zack, reflecting on his conversations with Jake, says: “I wasn't 100 percent surprised, but equally it did make me feel really undesirable. Many of those who have been on the receiving end of it do feel that they’re being exploited. Tom ended the chat there (“I ain't paying money to watch someone tickle their trout”), but the account still taps him on Grindr now and then. Others are more direct: 24-year-old Tom remembers being contacted by a good-looking man who quickly moved the conversation to Snapchat, where the would-be match revealed that he was straight before dropping the OnlyFans link. Several people I spoke to told me a Grindr account directed them to Jake’s Instagram, but Jake denies he was behind the messages. More recently, the tactic has made its way to gay dating apps. It's not exactly ideal, as I hate not being 100 percent with people, but I’ve got kids to feed.” “If I just outright said I'm straight and not interested, it would be hard. “I'm an open guy, and curious, but I do make it seem more so, to an extent,” he says. In short, the marketing strategy is working.Īntony identifies as straight both in real life and in his Tinder bio, although he admits he intentionally blurs the lines where he can.
Antony, meanwhile, has had no complaints from his new male subscribers, who he says are “more sex driven” than women. David’s decision to target gay subscribers came naturally – he already had a gay “fanbase” before OnlyFans, having previously worked as a naked cowboy bartender in a gay club.