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In reply to the discussion: pornography and erotica [View all]Cleita
(75,480 posts)53. Well, what used to be considered porn, is today
considered art. Take burlesque. Although the strip teasers were thought of to be no better than sluts, back when, today, it's considered performance art. One of my aunts back in the thirties was a burlesque performer. She was married with a child. It was how they made it through the Depression. I remember her as the person who taught me to knit and crochet. It was only years later that I learned of her "scandalous" past.
The minute you start passing judgement on another person's creation, you'd better be very sure of yourself.
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"The minute we come up with an art canon some wise ass will drive through it with a Mack truck."
nomorenomore08
May 2014
#62
Erotica leaves a space for the viewer's imagination. Think the shower scene in Psycho-
KittyWampus
May 2014
#7
Ah, you mean like Shunga & Kama Sutra? But they are not photographically realistic.
KittyWampus
May 2014
#22
Kind of like the old joke about the difference between a Faith, Sect, or Cult...
petronius
May 2014
#33
Every person has to decide for him/herself. Needless to say, I'm not in favor of any censorship. n/t
nomorenomore08
May 2014
#72