Collage of two photos of a hung naked black man smoking a cigar, left with sunglasses on, on the right looking up at him with a greased semi-erection. Caption reads ROMEO.

#RetroMen Black stud Romeo poses with a cigar for #DavidHurles of #OldReliable back in the #80s
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A long haired biker with a goatee masturbates on an ugly 70s plaid sofa while drinking RC cola and wearing a black headband.

Biker Greg Girard poses for #DavidHurles of #OldReliable in the late #70s #RetroMen
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What Exactly is Rough Trade? A Cultural History of Desire, Class, and Masculinity. What exactly is “rough trade”?More than a porn trope or punchline, it’s a century-old idea shaped by class, masculinity, danger, and desire—from P...

Rough trade has always carried a charge: masculinity, class, danger, and the thrill of crossing lines you weren’t supposed to cross.

I went looking for where that charge came from.

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David Hurles: The Outlaw Who Invented Rough Trade Porn He made rough trade an art form, an archive, a world. The men wrecked him. The work saved him. David Hurles: the outlaw who invented rough trade porn. Image courtesy of the Bob Mizer Foundation.

Before rough trade was a porn category, it was David Hurles’ daily life. He didn’t just film rough trade, he lived it. Parolees. Drifters. Straight hustlers.
Meet David Hurles, the outlaw who invented rough trade porn.

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