This week, the series American Gods — based on Neil Gaiman’s Hugo and Nebula Award-winning novel — aired what’s being called “the single hottest and most pornographic gay sex scene ever put on mainstream television.”
As we reported last week, the third episode’s romantic escapade between two Muslim male characters is one seriously gay water cooler moment.
The fantasy series follows gods of various ancient cultures as they face off with newer, American-born gods like Technology, Media, Celebrity, etc.
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In Gaiman’s novel, a Muslim man named Salim (Omid Abtahi, Sleeper Cell) immigrates to New York City, where he winds up selling knick-knacks. He meets a Jinn (a spirit in Muslim mythology able to appear in human and animal form) taxi driver, and the two take off to a hotel room to have sex.
You can see some NSFW photographs from the scene here, courtesy of Towleroad. hereThere are some more stills over .
Executive Producer Bryan Fuller and cast members Abtahi and Mousa Kraishbtahi discussed the controversial episode with Entertainment Weekly, and you can watch that clip below:
The scene — which wasn’t included in the first cut of the episode — needed to be realistic, according to Fuller.
Talking to Vulture, he quipped
“I was like, ‘Okay, unless he has a 12-inch, candy-cane cock and can fuck around corners, his dick’s not getting in him. So you guys need to go back and figure out where holes are.”
The denizens of Twitter are very pleased, indeed:
I can't talk enough about that sex in American Gods, how gorgeous it was both visually and emotionally and how it was really truly hot
— Rae Nudson (@rclnudson) May 15, 2017
AMERICAN GODS HAS A GAY SEX SCENE AND NEITHER OF THE MEN ARE WHITE. WE ARE BLESSED IN THIS HOME
— ??j? (@moongyaI) May 15, 2017
Gay sex with a genie…American Gods is wild
— Mark (@McNuguid) May 15, 2017
@void_agent that quote makes me want to watch american gods bc if the dudes that serious about that sex scene then the rest of the shows gotta be okay
— ?Ghoulish Avery? (@ghostly_avery) May 15, 2017
Me, waiting patiently for someone to upload the Jinn/Salim sex scene from American Gods ?? pic.twitter.com/wEQjIRaO1R
— Wyatt (?? ? ³ ?)?? (@kazewan) May 15, 2017
Stilinski26
It wasn’t hardcore at all it was sensual erotic and artistic. The god was a top lol.
Steven
What is the name of the episode? I’d love to see for myself. 😉
IDoNotHaveToAgreeWithYou
Eh. It was a longer scene but was is really any more hardcore than Queer as Folk? And it was about as mechanical as gay for pay porn.
tomk1of1
Got to love the use of the word pornographic.
No…it’s pornographic to use sex for everything to sell anything to everyone. A sensual scene of pleasure isn’t Pono. But we live in a sexually
FU,backward nation that oppresses pleasure for everything but marketing and celebrates violence for all.
We’re getting better….but it’s slow.
Roan
Brian Kinney called. He wants to send Justin over to give you guys some gay sex lessons.
Prax07
Watched the first two episodes and have no idea what’s going on…
OzJosh
This sounds suspiciously like a producer and two clueless – and not very attractive – actors in a desperate bid to whip up some controversy and convince everyone that their show is edgy. Not really buying it.
augleda
That’s a fairly elaborate, time-traveling plan, considering the book was published 16 years ago.
freedom_power
I am pleased that gay Muslims are being represented in mainstream american tv. The scene might not be the most explicit but sure is sensual and sexy !!
this article will probably piss off some anti gay muslim haters on this site who have been horrible to me
jamih
Wasn’t really that hardcore, just your normal sex scene. LOL at all the usual gay haters here, tho..:)
toronto
Meh, I expected more from all the hype.
maxinemcbride4587
Stay at home mom Kelly Richards from New York after resigning from her full time job managed to average from $6000-$8000 a month from freelancing at home… This is how she done it
……. gggggg
???USA~JOB-START
dragonboi
Must be a very slow news week when you keep posting articles from from 7 to 11 months ago.