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What does he do?
How does he do it?
What sets him apart?
Who is this site for?
Who runs this place?
What's with the plays?
What's the pricetag?
Is it worth it? |
Who is Sir Richard Wadd? |
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| A fellow of intimate jest…
(and if you got that, you’ll do well here). He’s
a man of taste, talent, and occasional but charming tangentialism
who believes that porn has the capacity to be thoughtful,
intelligent, and artistic even while it fulfills its ostensible
role as a sexual aid. |
| What does he do? |
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| Sir Richard operates
a pornographic website that makes extraordinary gay
adult content available to the world. If that sounds
like the kind of generic and overblown claim you’ve
heard many times before, be assured: at SirRichardWadd.com,
it’s well supported. As you’ll discover,
an impressive amount of work goes into the presentation
of each photoset. |
| How does he do it? |
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| To the stark banality
of pornographic images, Sir Richard adds a marvelous
textual dimension in the form of highly original verse
– scripted iambic pentameter that enhances each
and every picture in a truly amazing way. Iambic pentameter
is a metrical form that was used most famously by
Shakespeare. An iamb consists of two beats; five of
them combined (“penta”) creates a 10-beat
line of poetry whose natural rhythm infuses the words
with a wonderful spark of life. As an example of iambic
pentameter in action, please read the Good
Advice located on the Chronicles
page. |
| What sets him apart? |
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| While most porn sites hype
their quantity – thousands of still, streaming, and
live images slapped onto the page – Sir Richard stresses
quality. He chooses his photos on the basis of three criteria:
they must be Sexually Stimulating, Emotionally Provocative,
and Intellectually Suggestive. This ensures that they possess
a degree of authenticity capable of informing his writing
– vivid and sophisticated text that humanizes the models
and brings them to life in a way never before experienced
in the realm of cyberporn. |
| Who is this site for? |
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| Make no mistake, Sir Richard’s
brand of erotica is not for everyone. In fact, it caters to
a very limited niche market. If you consider yourself to be
a person of intelligence, patience, and passion; if you value
quality over quantity; if you’ve always longed for something
more from your pornographic adventures – this site will
probably appeal to you. |
| Who runs this place? |
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| Award-winning writer and filmmaker
Shawn
Postoff, best known for his 3 years of screenwriting on
Showtime’s hit cable series Queer as Folk,
is the man behind the curtain. He is his own Webmaster here,
and created this site as a place to explore a remote region
of literature in which iambic pentameter meets explicit image.
He favours simple, uncluttered design and eschews the useless
bells and whistles you’ll find elsewhere. As with much
in his life, this site will always privilege substance over
style. |
| What’s with the
plays? |
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| Sir Richard Wadd is
a fictional character who was created by Shawn Postoff
long before this website existed. The character first
appeared in the one-act play, Sir Richard Wadd,
Pornographer, which premiered in 2005. There
are two other plays in the Wadd cycle, Topographer
and Paleographer. The backbone of the story,
which spans approximately ten years, is centered around
the relationship between Sir Richard and Kevin, a
young man who dreams of becoming a part of Sir Richard’s
world. More substantially, Kevin also wants to write
with Sir Richard and to connect with him at an intimate
level. The general themes of the trilogy grapple with
the nature of pornography and the automatic disconnect
that it engenders between the model, the producer,
and the consumer. Postoff asserts that a good way
to bridge this emotional gap is through poetry –
but not just any kind of poetry: iambic pentameter.
Why? Because the natural rhythms of the form suggest
a heightened state of awareness that is grand and
majestic, complex and layered, thoughtful and finely
crafted (in other words, everything that porn is not).
Whereas the plays explore these ideas in a literary
and theatrical context, the erotic component of this
website goes one step further and is intended as a
stand-alone vehicle to put them into real and immediate
action. Your presence here as a consumer is the final
piece of the puzzle. You are encouraged to engage
with the site and respond to it long before –
and long after – you’ve had your wank. |
| What's the pricetag? |
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| It's free -- for you.
For the webmaster, alas, there exists a considerable
cost in legally licensing the images that are used
to create the Erotica. If you can help out with a
donation, it would be greatly appreciated. But since
most people choose not to donate, the webmaster has
little choice but to supplement the site's income
with advertising. *sigh...* |
| Is it worth it? |
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| Of course it is --
it's free! Nevertheless, the concept of Value is extremely
personal. Your enjoyment of this site will be a function
of the extent to which you’re prepared to slow
down and savour the text, the subtext, and the underlying
message that girds each photoset. If you’re
looking to simply “Get off n’ Go,”
there’s not much here for you. If you’re
afraid of big words, you’ll be far more comfortable
somewhere else. If, however, you’re intrigued
by the promise of something truly unique, you’re
invited to look around and decide for yourself. |
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