Flex-Deon Blake
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Flex-Deon Blake is the stage name of an African-American gay pornographic actor
who has appeared in pornographic films, magazines, and on websites. He starred in several bareback productions, including the controversial film Niggas' Revenge. In 2004, he was inducted into the Grabby Awards “Wall of Fame.”
, before finding employment as a correctional officer.
, between 1995 and 2005 Flex-Deon Blake appeared in 42 gay pornographic films. This list includes mainstream productions such as Bacchus’s Black Workout 10 as well as more controversial movies, such as SX Video’s Barebacking with Jeff Palmer, vol. 3, in which Blake co-starred with the well-known gay performer Jeff Palmer
. In 2001, Blake appeared in Dick Wadd’s film Niggas' Revenge, which the Dick Wadd website describes as “a film so controversial that many stores won’t carry it.’’ Niggas' Revenge enacts the rape and sexual humiliation of a group of neo-Nazi skinheads by three African-American brothers whose rage the neo-Nazis provoked by their racist actions. This film, and Flex-Deon Blake’s role in it, have recently become the subject of academic discussion.
among gay men.” The representation of interracial sex, rape, violence, and incest (between Chris Blake and Bobby Blake
) is enhanced by what Dean calls Flex-Deon Blake’s “phallicized” appearance:
, another well-known black gay pornographic actor. It was Bobby Blake who, by referring Flex-Deon to the producer Edward James, introduced his partner to the adult industry. Bobby Blake has told the story of their relationship in his book, My Life in Porn. More recently, Flex-Deon Blake, in rediscovering his Christian roots, has founded the Dallas-based ministry “BrothasNDaSpirit.” The ministry’s website describes its purpose in these terms: “to help Gay, Straight, Bisexual, or Sexually Confused Christian men and women reconcile their spirituality with their sexual orientation.”
Pornographic actor
A pornographic actor/actress or a porn star is a person who appears in pornographic film. Most actors appear nude in films...
who has appeared in pornographic films, magazines, and on websites. He starred in several bareback productions, including the controversial film Niggas' Revenge. In 2004, he was inducted into the Grabby Awards “Wall of Fame.”
Early life and education
Blake joined the US Air Force after high school, serving for 13 years until he was honorably discharged in 1992. He then pursued a degree in piano at Florida A&M UniversityFlorida A&M University
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, commonly known as Florida A&M or FAMU, is a historically black university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States, the state capital, and is one of eleven member institutions of the State University System of Florida...
, before finding employment as a correctional officer.
Porn career
According to the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database
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, between 1995 and 2005 Flex-Deon Blake appeared in 42 gay pornographic films. This list includes mainstream productions such as Bacchus’s Black Workout 10 as well as more controversial movies, such as SX Video’s Barebacking with Jeff Palmer, vol. 3, in which Blake co-starred with the well-known gay performer Jeff Palmer
Jeff Palmer
Jeff Palmer is a gay pornographic actor who appeared in pornographic films and magazines.-Biography:...
. In 2001, Blake appeared in Dick Wadd’s film Niggas' Revenge, which the Dick Wadd website describes as “a film so controversial that many stores won’t carry it.’’ Niggas' Revenge enacts the rape and sexual humiliation of a group of neo-Nazi skinheads by three African-American brothers whose rage the neo-Nazis provoked by their racist actions. This film, and Flex-Deon Blake’s role in it, have recently become the subject of academic discussion.
Flex-Deon Blake as a Subject of Gay Studies
In his book, Unlimited Intimacy: Reflections on the Subculture of Barebacking, Tim Dean, a professor at the University of Buffalo, treats Niggas' Revenge in detail because of the way in which it fetishizes the simultaneous transgression of a number of taboos, all in order, Dean argues, to “conjure the transgressive charge of unprotected anal sexAnal sex
Anal sex is the sex act in which the penis is inserted into the anus of a sexual partner. The term can also include other sexual acts involving the anus, including pegging, anilingus , fingering, and object insertion.Common misconception describes anal sex as practiced almost exclusively by gay men...
among gay men.” The representation of interracial sex, rape, violence, and incest (between Chris Blake and Bobby Blake
Bobby Blake
Bobby Blake is a retired African American pornographic actor best known as a dominant top in gay adult films.- Biography:...
) is enhanced by what Dean calls Flex-Deon Blake’s “phallicized” appearance:
Personal life
In his personal life, Flex-Deon Blake was the long-term partner of Bobby BlakeBobby Blake
Bobby Blake is a retired African American pornographic actor best known as a dominant top in gay adult films.- Biography:...
, another well-known black gay pornographic actor. It was Bobby Blake who, by referring Flex-Deon to the producer Edward James, introduced his partner to the adult industry. Bobby Blake has told the story of their relationship in his book, My Life in Porn. More recently, Flex-Deon Blake, in rediscovering his Christian roots, has founded the Dallas-based ministry “BrothasNDaSpirit.” The ministry’s website describes its purpose in these terms: “to help Gay, Straight, Bisexual, or Sexually Confused Christian men and women reconcile their spirituality with their sexual orientation.”
See also
- List of male performers in gay porn films
- Article on Flex-Deon Blake in the French Wikipedia
Further reading
- Bobby Blake with John R. Gordon, My Life in Porn: The Bobby Blake Story (Philadelphia: Running Press, 2008), ISBN 978-0-78672-096-5.
- Tim Dean, Unlimited Intimacy: Reflections on the Subculture of Barebacking (Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 2009), ISBN 978-0226-13938-8 (hard cover), 978-0226-13939-5 (paper).
- Owen Keehnen, More Starz (Herndon, Va.: STARbooks Press, 2007), pp. 90–2, ISBN 978-1-934187-10-4.