I would say the difference between art and porn is
can you display it in front of children? Can you put it in a kindergarten classroom? Can it run on Disney channel? Can it be hung on the walls of a church? Will moms get in their minivans and drive their children to go see it and will they sit there and view it, too?
Now some will say that Michaelangelo's David or Bottacelli's Venus would be considered porn under these guidelines, but guess what? Only in this country. People around the world have brought their children in to see these two masterpieces for centuries.. and the art galleries do not forbid children from entering the museum.
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