QueerClick Open Forum: What’s Wrong With Watching Dead Gay Porn Stars?

The appearance this week on Fratmen of Raphael, who died in June this year, has started an interesting discussion about the ethics of promoting scenes featuring performers who are no longer with us. It’s an interesting discussion because there’s much more to it than there seems.
The consensus seems to be that it’s not appropriate to promote scenes featuring dead gay porn stars, such as Arpad Miklos (above) and, sadly, numerous others. But why is that? When movie stars die, nobody objects to their movies being played. On the contrary, one of the ways we pay respect to dead movie stars is by keeping their image alive in as many ways as possible – think Marilyn Monroe or River Phoenix.
So, what’s the difference? You tell us in this week’s QueerClick Open Forum.