- First Impression
I’m not sure what to make of FlavaMen.com. It’s advertised as an online "magazine" of "the Hottest Black and Latino" men, but lest you think you’re about to read GQ, they also offer porn. When you log on, they have a feature model, with an interview. You can also download clips of him jerking off, and see an extensive photo gallery of his "talents." There are links to a calendar (which is actually more photo sets), and other articles. FlavaMen.com has advice columns, events, Q&As, and tons of stuff. - Navigation
Once you get used to the overall design of the site, it’s not that confusing. You can click on "Magazines," and it will let you choose from different issues. Then you’ll find the articles, the events, the photos, and the porn. Whenever you click on a man, or two men, their stats come up first. They also have short interviews with them. Ignore all the links that say "tease," and just keep clicking on "members." At first glance, you might not realize that group scenes exist—the Fall Issue emphasized their feature model before you saw anything else. However, like I said, it starts to make sense after about ten minutes or so. -
- Content
The photos are very professional, and they have extensive sets. You can also download them. The quality of the videos is good, but the production is shaky. Sometimes the guys are just showing their cocks off to bad background music, posing, and finally getting off. The best way to describe the scenes would be to say direction-impaired. You can download in WMV, Quicktime, or MP4, and they have several speeds. The videos are sparse, and the magazine unfortunately does not update too frequently. The concept is not to have just a porn site, but a whole online porn magazine; think "Inches," online. The clips and photos are all 100% exclusive to the site. -
- Guys and Sex
Unfortunately, there’s just not a whole lot here. Granted, some of the guys have enormous dicks, but the clips are so-so. In many ways, FlavaMen.com really does look like the newsstand porn magazines, the ones you secretly check out and are disappointed to find out how little sex is inside. Now that we have online porn, the sex seems limitless, so this site disappoints. Even when the guys fuck it’s uninteresting and unimaginative. I never thought I’d ever say this about a gay porn site, but this is one you buy if you actually want to read the articles. The guys are just a bonus. -
- Value
I’m all for gay porn sites that offer extras, like articles and advice columns. In that respect, FlavaMen.com is offering something a bit different and interesting. The feature articles aren’t particularly deep—you’ll find out if the guys are gay or straight and how they got their clever nicknames. It’s hard to call the features bonuses or extras since they’re all part of the package. No one should purchase this site unless they want additional features in addition to clips of (mostly) black and Latin men. -
- Overall Impression
I’m impressed that someone in porn land is trying a new format, but I do wish it was stronger in execution. Check it out carefully. I’m hoping it gets smarter as it keeps going. I should add that it’s a relief to find something outside your basic amateur sites that have different names but all feature Twinks Who Look Desperate for Cash. -
- Bottom Line
FlavaMen.com is an online porn magazine of mostly black men, as well as Latinos. They don’t offer a whole lot of porn clips, but they do have articles and other features of interest. -
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