# So, are the "Guys Gone Wild" videos aimed at straight girls or gay guys? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 20, 2006, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-the-guys-gone-wild-videos-aimed-at-straight-girls-or-gay-guys/361448 "2006-06-20T17:02:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2006, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-the-guys-gone-wild-videos-aimed-at-straight-girls-or-gay-guys/361448/21 "2006-06-20T22:53:12Z")
> [@Kalhoun](#): > > It reminds me of the old Irish Spring commercials: “Made for a woman.” “Aye! But I like it, too!” I think you’ve got the genders swapped from the original commercial, or possibly there is an Irishman who’s _very_ secure in his masculinity. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2006, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-the-guys-gone-wild-videos-aimed-at-straight-girls-or-gay-guys/361448/22 "2006-06-20T23:14:21Z")
> [@astro](#): > > I think you’ve got the genders swapped from the original commercial, or possibly there is an Irishman who’s _very_ secure in his masculinity. Yes, I swapped them purposely to fit the scenario. I miss that old commercial! Not. ---
**Author:** ![Jayn\_Newell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jayn\_Newell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayn_Newell)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2006, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-the-guys-gone-wild-videos-aimed-at-straight-girls-or-gay-guys/361448/23 "2006-06-20T23:35:52Z")
I identify as bi (though I’ve only ever dated guys), so maybe I’m a little skewed, but I’d rather se naked chicks than naked guys. Sure, a fit guy is nice to look at, but…meh. And likewise, I’d rather see girl-on-girl than guy-on-guy. So, in my opinion…gay. Totally gay. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2006, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-the-guys-gone-wild-videos-aimed-at-straight-girls-or-gay-guys/361448/24 "2006-06-21T01:10:40Z")
> [@alphaboi](#): > > My bet is that they’re marketed primarily to gay men and they just keep up the pretense of being for women to get more straight guys to participate. When they were first released the company made a good deal of noise about how they were _not_ going to market to gay men. > [@astro](#): > > I think you’ve got the genders swapped from the original commercial… Not to mention having the tagline crossed with the tag for Secret anti-perspirant. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2006, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-the-guys-gone-wild-videos-aimed-at-straight-girls-or-gay-guys/361448/25 "2006-06-21T01:34:35Z")
> [@Lama Pacos](#): > > Hardcore Ass Fucking In A Submarine (Midget Edition) Meh, I prefer part six, Clown Edition. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2006, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-the-guys-gone-wild-videos-aimed-at-straight-girls-or-gay-guys/361448/26 "2006-06-21T01:34:43Z")
Think of it this way… Female prostitutes are hired by men. Male prostitutes are hired by…men. I’m not saying Gone Wild participants are prostitutes, but the same priciple applies. The vast majority of porn and the sex industry is aimed at men, be they straight or gay. ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2006, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-the-guys-gone-wild-videos-aimed-at-straight-girls-or-gay-guys/361448/27 "2006-06-21T01:47:47Z")
Bi girl checking in - and I have a rather low opinion of both the Guys Gone Wild and the Girls Gone Wild videos. It wasn’t attractive to see it happening live in high school, it’s not attractive to watch it on video now. (To me, I mean. There might be some hot babes of both sexes on some of these videos, but it just _seems_ like a lot of attention whores posturing to me. Yawn.) ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2006, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-the-guys-gone-wild-videos-aimed-at-straight-girls-or-gay-guys/361448/28 "2006-06-21T14:28:35Z")
> [@Captain Lance Murdoch](#): > > Do lesbians like Girls Gone Wild? I know one who does. And she won’t let me borrow them either, tho she had supplied me with tapes of The L Word. Btw, the only place I’ve seen GUYS GONE WILD advertised was on LOGO (hey, it sometimes shows cool music concerts!). ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/47e85d/32.png) [@Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Lance_Murdoch)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2006, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-the-guys-gone-wild-videos-aimed-at-straight-girls-or-gay-guys/361448/29 "2006-06-21T14:37:01Z")
> [@Cervaise](#): > > Meh, I prefer part six, Clown Edition. Is that the one where they wash-up with Irish Spring at the end? ---
**Author:** ![supervenusfreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@supervenusfreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supervenusfreak)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2006, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-the-guys-gone-wild-videos-aimed-at-straight-girls-or-gay-guys/361448/30 "2006-06-22T02:40:05Z")
Gay. So gay. Just like the “Dieux De Stade” calendars and videos. They definitely cater to the guys who like “straight trade”. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2006, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-the-guys-gone-wild-videos-aimed-at-straight-girls-or-gay-guys/361448/31 "2006-06-22T14:24:28Z")
> [@supervenusfreak](#): > > “straight trade” Is that like John Dunbar giving his Union coat to Kicking Bird in exchange for the vest? ---
**Author:** ![supervenusfreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@supervenusfreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supervenusfreak)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2006, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-the-guys-gone-wild-videos-aimed-at-straight-girls-or-gay-guys/361448/32 "2006-06-22T14:25:37Z")
> [@Cervaise](#): > > Is that like John Dunbar giving his Union coat to Kicking Bird in exchange for the vest? LOLOLOLOL. Only if they are “doing things” while exchanging the clothes… ---
**Author:** ![Mrs\_Johnson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7cd45c/32.png) [@Mrs\_Johnson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrs_Johnson)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2006, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-the-guys-gone-wild-videos-aimed-at-straight-girls-or-gay-guys/361448/33 "2006-06-23T01:56:05Z")
Totally gay. To my knowledge, straight guys don’t hang out and get naked together. “Dude, Where’s My Pants? - Steve & Vinny gallery” and lower down the “Kevin & Matthew gallery” I’m straight. I don’t care to see guys flexing for the camera or otherwise trying to visually impress chicks. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2006, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-the-guys-gone-wild-videos-aimed-at-straight-girls-or-gay-guys/361448/34 "2006-06-23T04:07:53Z")
Heh, the only thing I couldn’t help thinking when I saw the Guys Gone Wild commercial is: “Ugh!! Do gay guys cringe when they see Girls Gone Wild commercials like I’m cringing right now?” ---
**Author:** ![supervenusfreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@supervenusfreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supervenusfreak)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2006, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-the-guys-gone-wild-videos-aimed-at-straight-girls-or-gay-guys/361448/35 "2006-06-23T04:09:52Z")
> [@SHAKES](#): > > Heh, the only thing I couldn’t help thinking when I saw the Guys Gone Wild commercial is: “Ugh!! Do gay guys cringe when they see Girls Gone Wild commercials like I’m cringing right now?” Well I can’t vouch for others, but I certainly do cringe a little. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2006, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-the-guys-gone-wild-videos-aimed-at-straight-girls-or-gay-guys/361448/36 "2006-06-23T15:24:03Z")
> [@SHAKES](#): > > Heh, the only thing I couldn’t help thinking when I saw the Guys Gone Wild commercial is: “Ugh!! Do gay guys cringe when they see Girls Gone Wild commercials like I’m cringing right now?” I cringe when I see both. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2006, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-the-guys-gone-wild-videos-aimed-at-straight-girls-or-gay-guys/361448/37 "2006-06-23T15:50:37Z")
Either or. I’m guessing this will be more of a hit at bachelorette parties than for gay men, who (speaking for myself only but I think for more as well) when I’m in the mood for that I go for flat out porn which is about the same price. The TV show _QUEER AS FOLK_ was marketed to gay men primarily but while it did have a large gay audience the majority of its fans were straight women. They liked it because you got to see attractive guys nekkid in pretty much every episode and it’s soap operatic and light entertainment (easy to watch while cramming for a final or preparing an expense report or whatever without taxing brain power) and of course there are a whole lot more straight women than there are gay guys, so… I think gay guys probably like the hardcore a bit more than the softcore just like straight guys. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-the-guys-gone-wild-videos-aimed-at-straight-girls-or-gay-guys/361448.md?page=1)