Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/04

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Subject: [Leica] erotica/pornography
From: Guy Bennett <guybnt@idt.net>
Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2000 15:47:20 -0800
References: <B6516F40.65D6%john@pinkheadedbug.com>
 
>My person definition of pornography is very simple:
>Pornography is erotic art done poorly.
>Anyone got a better one?
>
>mark rabiner


i'll offer the following:

pornography invariably has some sort of explicit "sexual" content, be it
arousal, masturbation, intercourse, what have you, whereas erotica merely
suggests or predisposes one to some form of sexual gratification that will
have to occur, if at all, outside of the image.

how's that?

guy
In reply to: Message from Johnny Deadman <john@pinkheadedbug.com> (Re: [Leica] Ansel Adams/John Wimberley WAS Mapplethorpe, highquailty porn)