I wonder about that, those artists can be a rather randy bunch. Botticelli destroyed a number of his nudes after a religious conversion. The Catholic church periodically covers or uncovers the genitalia of it's sculture (with occasional chisel blows). If you go back to the real classics, i.e. the Greeks, their admiration of the human form almost certainly included lustful intent.

I thought Pornography was pictures and video of nude people. Period. Is there a broader definition?

Granted, some nude photographs, paintings and sculptures are generally considered art (some will always consider it only porn). Also partial nudity in films is considered art.

But if it is a novel can it be considered "pornographic"?

I would most definitely say that it can. When I worked at the used book store, we got in two big boxes of pornographic novels. Super fetishy stuff like fathers molesting daughters, rape porn, etc. Some standard farmer's daughter stuff as well, but all definitely porn.

RStar: Would the stuff here be porn in your opinion? (Thoroughly not safe for work though no pictures (click around enough and you'll find some but mostly it is all text).

I think the strongest form of porn is written as opposed to visual.


Unlike most men, my own taste in pornography tends to run towards "literature" (if you can call it that). Mere depictions of sex are arousing and all, but I find the situational context that fires the imagination to be far more erotic, arousing and stimulating.

Visual porn could provide that ... but it rarely does. It's mostly (in my admittedly limited experiece) just people fu<king. All well and good, but rather tame compared to the truly pornographic heights that words can achieve ... with no naked bodies in sight.

What happens to your porn when you die?







I no longer have any children running about who might discover my porn stash, or any planned planted porn leaks.

But what about my loved ones post-my-mortem? I don't really want them discovering what a degenerate I was. (I mean, specifically.)


I keep my old-school, physical-realm porn in a suitcase that bears this legend in bold type on the cover:
Do you think something like that would have the desired deterrent effect? Would you open the case if you found it after my demise?

zapppop says whoever finds it will open the case, but I'm not so sure. And what about my cyber porn that's all over my computer? There's no deterrent message when you boot up my hard drive (insert double entendre here.)

What can be done to protect one's legacy of honor and integrity vis-a-vis our pornography collections? Shouldn't there be some kind of mortuary service that comes in with a paper shredder and computer tools?


I almost want to dispose of all my porn now.


but I'm not dead yet.

Clearly you need to consult a trusts and estates lawyer. Whether you die with or without a will, I doubt that an executor/administrator could simply throw away an asset of the estate such as your porn. Regardless of whether or not there's an estate tax, if you have outstanding debts at death, your porn might have to be sold to pay them.

That of course, could be an intellectual property nightmare. Do you have rights to your cyber porn? Were they given to you for personal use only? or were they aquired like most thinks on the internet, through petty piracy. I think you may need to retain a specialized porn attorney.

Zomg! I've found my niche! I'll be a specialized porn attorney!

I alone could make you one very rich lawyer.

I suspect that if you get me and Coaster Matt and a few key other LoTers on board, you would be able to buy Disneyland.