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Virtually anyone who's engaged with the gay dating (or hookup) application, "Grindr," will, sooner or later, stumble upon someone whose profile articulates clearly defined racial desires. If queried regarding why this individual favors Black tops or Asian bottoms, their defense tends to adhere to phrases such as, 'It simply reflects my preference.' Alternately, they may offer a generalization concerning what their favored racial group is supposedly like between the sheets. Not only do such answers shrug off the notion that their inclinations represent bigoted preconceptions, but they also overlook the manner in which these concepts operate to diminish various races to a Caucasian fantasy, thereby bolstering white masculinity, which is seen as being superior to all other races and genders. Since sexual desires are typically presented as inclinations that are uninfluenced, race-based fixations become interwoven into established sex-related beliefs, becoming accepted. Yet, to categorize racial desires in sexual and passionate partnerships as simply a harmless "preference" effectively rejects its fetishizing aspect along with its contribution in maintaining the notion of white dominance.

So as to truly grasp the means through which homosexual men on the internet uphold discriminatory attitudes through sexual stereotyping, it is of significance to possess a comprehension of the heteronormative hegemony that is prominent across homosexual communities' outlooks. The prominence of heteronormativity implies that it represents an ideological framework for what is deemed acceptable, typical, and expected (as a given). This sort of framework establishes sex as a thing occurring between a duo of individuals, composed of one cisgender male and one cisgender female, having an inclination towards sex that results in reproduction. The act of sexual intercourse involves the male penetrating the vaginal opening of the female via his penis. Seeing as American hegemony is fundamentally white, any sex amongst a pair assumes the involvement of a duo of Caucasian individuals. Upon abstracting the dual roles found in heteronormative sexual activity, those involved can be distinguished as the commanding, penetrating subject, and the passive, penetrated object. These separate roles manifest as gendered classifications, designating the male as the empowered penetrator while casting the female in the role of the objectified penetrated.

Such dual roles intrinsic to heteronormative sexual activity expand into heteronormative gender-based roles external to sex. A fitting illustration would be romantic partnerships, wherein a male and a female partake in a monogamous union, and within that partnership, each participant carries out certain actions while exhibiting certain interests that are categorized by the dichotomy of being either masculine or feminine. This involves both the commanding and the submissive characteristics: within the dynamic, the man embodies dominance - a form of superiority - over the woman when it comes to agency within the context of their relationship. These separate roles exist across various dimensions, encompassing not just gender but also race, socioeconomic class, and age; diverse intersections of these particular dimensions reveal differing connections relative to American hegemony. Due to the fact that one form of sex is definitively established as normative, any additional forms of sex are inevitably perceived as either abnormal, somewhat kinky, entirely incorrect, simply alternative, or perhaps not even viewed as sex in any respect. As a result, any sexual activity that isn't primarily centered on the male reproductive organ and the action of penetration becomes viewed as something lesser, much of which may be categorized as foreplay. Heteronormative ways of thinking regarding sexual activity inherently push queer forms of sex towards the margins by categorizing sex between same-sex partners and those not engaging in normative sexual actions as something that is "other."

The concepts associated with heteronormativity both can be, and are, easily transferred into the homosexual demographic, being called 'homonormativity.' Homonormativity could be conceptualized as representing the established structure within the gay community. Homonormative sexual behavior is the molding of heteronormative sex-related thinking as applied to homosexual pairings, with many of the original assumptions and gender roles simply being carried over. The homonormative terms that are commonly used for gay men, such as 'top' along with 'bottom,' are simply references to the penetrator and the penetrated partner, respectively, that take part in anal sex. Top and bottom roles come complete with comparable inherent characteristic assignments analogous to the terms 'man' along with 'woman,' with these positions carrying similar expectations rooted in gender within the homosexual community. Homonormativity showcases the gay couple comprised of partners who are both Caucasian men, monogamous, cisgendered, and frequently of the middle or upper class.

Frequently regarded as being more of an identity as opposed to merely a constantly shifting preference, the terms top and bottom (as applicable to gay men) stand out as terms that are packed with gender stereotypes. In this framework, a top represents the masculine and dominant penetrator, whereas the bottom is considered to be the feminine and submissive one being penetrated. Amongst gay communities, a man's outwardly exhibited masculinity "reveals" whether they identify as a top or a bottom. Drawing this conclusion regarding position inclination effectively divides the top and bottom roles depending on the gender binary of masculine as contrasted with feminine, with one's individual placement firmly fixed within the binary.

Given that both top and bottom roles are perceived as fixed identities and come along with gendered assumptions, referring to someone as either a top or a bottom immediately imposes upon the individual all of the gendered connections along with stereotypes associated with that specific classification. Such placements are often used in pornography to indulge or fulfill fantasies regarding a particular individual or people, incorporating fantasies regarding various races of people. Websites and studios engaged in the production of porn seek to furnish their customer base with video content that satisfies their specific fantasies. PornHubGay features categories labeled "&8220;Black,&8221; "&8220;Latino,&8221; "&8220;Asian,&8221; and &8220;Interracial,&8221; yet you won't find a category specifically labeled as "&8220;White.&8221; Muscular white men constitute the overwhelming majority of performers within the pornographic industry, and men of Black, Latino, and Asian descent are featured in considerably fewer videos and hardly ever star in any video without their specific race being emphasized as the focal point that provides attraction for that video. Black men are frequently partnered in video productions accompanied by titles and descriptions incorporating terms such as "thug" in addition to "ghetto" when describing those men. When not partnered with each other, a Black top will often be paired with a white bottom featuring comparable video descriptions to specifically emphasize the interracial facet of the given pairing. The inherent masculinity of Black men gets hypermasculinized while simultaneously being class-fetishized through such labels like "thug" in addition to "ghetto," thus they are viewed as much better tops on account of the apparent dominance and aggression being perceived as superior to their white counterparts. Asian men are scarcely ever showcased as stars in pornographic material; however, because they're commonly considered to be more submissive coupled with feminine attributes, they typically show up playing bottom roles in contrast to the white tops. Latino men, comparable to their Black counterparts, are frequently displayed in pairs with their racial identity serving as the primary aspect being highlighted. Otherwise, they will often appear alongside a white actor, yet the Latino individual's race continues to be specifically promoted through the title and/or description. Their respective position within these pairings generally hinges upon their individual body type, in which the muscular performers are deemed to be tops whereas thinner actors being considered to be bottoms.

The masculinity expressed by Black, Asian, as well as Latino men constantly exists within the context of the more centrally focused white male masculinity. By shifting the masculinity expressed by Asian men towards a far more feminine degree, exaggerating the Black men's masculinity to take on a hypermasculine form, and additionally depicting Latino men's masculinity as being some exotic "other," the more general white male masculinity is reinforced as being the much more superior form through its portrayal as the universal standard by default. This also signifies the male role as representing the more dominant gender through presenting masculinity-coded roles as being far more superior, even dominant, as contrasted with feminine roles. Images featured in pornographic material regarding which race is seen as being a better top or bottom, coupled with stereotypes related to the masculinity for different racial groups, gradually permeate the sexual fantasies of the various viewers. Such fantasies stem from bigoted preconceptions, and effectively reduce Black, Asian, in addition to Latino men into mere objects possessing diverse capabilities to fulfill sexualized fantasies originating from white men.