Can we talk about porn?

[RStar]

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"?

[tracilicious]

Originally Posted by RStar

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.

[Alex]

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).

[RStar]

Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

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).

It wasn't so much what I would consider to be Pornographic, but a mere definition I was after. So, I hit Wikipedia with it (I dare not Google such a word!)

Pornography may use any of a variety of media — printed literature, photos, sculpture, drawings, sound recording, film or video, and may even be performed in a live venue, possibly in front of a live audience. Notably, all of the above may be found on the Internet.

Click here for full definitionSo, that's what I was wondering. It covers writen liturature as well. Intersting....