Mason thanks his supporters and, as he is wont to do, says that he wants to get fucked. Also, he never asked for your pity:
First, I would like to say that I was depressed (for a short while) NOT surprised that I had contracted HIV. I am solely responsible for my health. I was well aware of the risks and dangers associated with bareback sex but I ignored them. Is that stupid of me? I suppose. Do I wish I had been safer? Of course. But there is no changing the past, I can only hope that I make smarter decisions in my future.
Remember, not once did Mason blame anyone or any circumstance for acquiring HIV. From his initial response up until now, he’s always said that he was the only one to blame. That so many (in the comments here and elsewhere) took it upon themselves to criticize and insult him for “deserving” it says more about them than it does about Mason.
I don’t need someone to talk to, I need someone to fuck me!… I mean THANK YOU. Thank you to all of my readers, supporters, and fans. Your positive comments and words of encouragement mean a lot to me. I totally don’t deserve you, your attention, or your admiration. But I’ll take whatever y’all give me. Now can I please get off of this damn hospital bed/burning at the stake and resume my sexually deviant ways?
Well, sure you can. But people are counting on you to be responsible (that means informing your partners, among other things), to stay alive, and to entertain us for years to come. And some people consider you a hero. I received the below e-mail last night, and the sender asked that I forward it to Mason. Rather than do that, I got his permission to publish it here.
Hi my name is JD. I’m 18 and live in North Carolina. About 4 years ago I came across your profile and I was like, wow! I would check your posts and I found out that you’re a gamer, a “nerd,” and a really cool person. Over time you become a kind of hero to me, helping me come to terms with my sexuality. Because of that I don’t really like or watch your videos…it felt like I was watching a friend. I hope that doesn’t sound weird. But I think you are one of the greatest performers. When I saw the news about what has happened to you, my stomach dropped. In some way I hope this letter will help you. Stay strong–JD
The problem is this wasn’t a “mistake”. Many of us have “slipped” from time to time. But this was a conscious choice that he made over and over and then told the world about it on his blog, which influenced others who look up to him. My generation had no idea what was coming, although in retrospect we should have been more concerned about the STDs that we all got on an regular basis. It’s amazing that no one in the medical or scientific communities every suggested condoms before AIDS came along.
But now we all know how to reduce the risks. Condoms are not a plot by our enemies to take away our fun. On the contrary, “safe sex” was invented as a sex-positive answer to the AIDS crisis that still let gay men be as slutty as we want to be and still be relatively safe. The community could have gone in the abstinence or monogamy direction. There were certainly those like Larry Kramer who wanted to go there. But we rejected that approach. People who choose barebacking as a lifestyle are doing exactly what our enemies want us to do.
I really hope Mason takes sometimes to reflect on his life. It’s not just the barebacking, it’s his whole very superficial outlook on life. Sex is wonderful but it is the dessert of life, especially if you make no effort to connect with your sex partners on other levels. You can’t live on dessert alone. I know Mason has more to give to the world than just his body, as wonderful as that is. I just hope he realizes that too. As much as I feel the offer from Chris Ward came too soon, given Mason’s recklessness, I really hope he ends up at Raging Stallion rather than a barebacking studio like T.I.M. It might help him grow up a little faster.
given that on his blog for two years he bragged about engaging in unsafe sex and posted pictures of him slathered in cum, but continued to boast that his test results were negative, I don’t think he should be anyone’s hero. The guy probably would have continued to state he was negative until he was forced to, under the odd set of circumstances that let to this whole incident. If not spreading the virus is the stated goal of men to men ,of decency if not good manners, then this congratulations on contracting the virus is just plan wrong, and sets a very bad example for everyone, just keep on fuckin, health be damned, and if it hurts others too, well, fuck them too. At this rate, this virus will never go away, and many more people will contract it. It’s always fun till someone gets hurt, as they say. The hidden costs of additional health care, emotional issues are just chucked away just like so much cum in a tissue. Remember, this country is going broke, and the first thing they are cutting is public health, so free medicine may not be around much longer. Then everyone can party like it is 1985 again.
i think i saw him at Voodoo in Fort Lauderdale last night with a whole bunch of gays
@gavin you forget there are millions of hiv+ people with an active sex life, and lots who are not hiv phobic, as far as his “fucking pool” is concerned. With meds and condoms(=no risks) i don’t see the problem for him beeing his own slutty self. He could very well turn into a porn role model achieving more than most hiv prevention campaingns. Go Mason!
It’s like he hasn’t learned a thing.
Now he’s like, “I just want to go out and get another strain of the virus!”
He wants everything to go back to Slutfest As Usual, but he he doesn’t realize how many men will now be unwilling to have sex with him because he’s HIV-positive.
His fucking pool just got a whole lot smaller and he hasn’t accepted it. It’s one of the miserable, social consequences of acquiring HIV.
I think it was mainly his way to de-dramatize the situation, after all that has been said and happened in the past week.
Besides, a HIV+ has the right to have a sex life, provided he’s honest with his partners and always safe.
(and frankly it’s difficult to imagine a chaste Mason Wyler)
OK. With his earlier blog posts of fictionalized rape and glamorized violence, Mason was just crazy. Now, Mason is still crazy and HIV positive. The whole drama with co-stars, roommates, his on-and-off-again boyfriend, and other drama was all self-induced. I honestly wish he’d see a therapist of some sort especially with likely change being newly HIV+ and his relationship issues.
Also, could this site please be sexy again. Beyond Mason drama and all its articles, the Sword had quite the week: 1) bareback overload capping off w/the 1000 load video popularity, 2) return of gay-for-pay Malachi who hates gay sex and the johns that hire him for escorting, and 3) letters to jailbird Tag Adams who’s in there for trying to have sex with a child while high and in possession of illegal drugs. I would love it if there was at least a pause on all the bareback news. Could we have at least one porn star that wasn’t psycho and just simply nice and hot? This whole drama distracts from the fantasy that is gay porn.
Wait, we stopped making fun of him?
In all seriousness, he made a mistake…whatever. Get over it. It’s not like he’s passing the blame onto someone else; he’s owning up to it. And as long as he’s responsible with his sex life now and takes care of himself, it would be kind of a dick move to demonize him.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to go polish off my “Mason Wyler is a slut” jokes.