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Erotica and Porn: What’s The Difference?
There has always been much
debate as to the differences—if any—between erotica and pornography. There are those that argue that
they are the same thing and figure that if it’s sex-related then it’s all porn
while others insist that there is indeed a difference. A little bit of
understanding of both erotica and pornography may make it easier for you to
decide how you feel about it. Who knows, your opinion may change entirely once
you delve a little deeper into the ins and outs…ahem…of erotica and porn.
Erotica is actually
considered an art. You have erotic art, erotic writings, and erotic films and
then there are pornographic images, porno films and “dirty stories”. The word
erotica all on its own sounds more tasteful, doesn’t it? Or that’s the way that
we’ve come to perceive it. For many, there is an undeniable difference between
a book by Anais Nin or a story written in a publication like Hustler or Juggs
or any of those that feature nude or x-rated photos. But does anyone have a
right to decide what is erotic to others? You can see why there is a fine line
and so much debate!
Here are the ‘proper’
definition’s of each as far as the dictionary goes:
e·rot·i·ca (ĭ-rŏt'ĭ-kə): Literature or art intended to arouse sexual desire.
por·nog·ra·phy (pôr-nŏg'rə-fē):
Sexually explicit pictures, writing, or other material whose
primary purpose is to cause sexual arousal.
The presentation or production of this material.
Lurid or sensational material
So the dictionary is basically
telling us that one is acceptable and the other is not and socially, that does
seem the way it goes for the most part seeing as how you can buy books
containing erotica in just about any book store, yet pornography is limited to
the top shelves of convenience stores or back rooms of video stores; generally
with a warning posted somewhere nearby. I guess that explains it then, doesn’t
it? Again, even the dictionary’s meanings leave something to be questioned by
some people because if erotica is considered literature or art intended to
arouse sexual desire, then is that not the ultimate intention of so-called
dirty magazines or porno films? People who look at pornographic images do so
with the intention of becoming sexually aroused and for those who don’t find
blatant sex to be offensive; there really is no difference between the two.
To add fuel to the
debate is the fact that erotica has become more over the years and is far from
images of demure women in a state of near-undress or stories using a string of
poetic adjectives to describe a sex act. Nowadays, erotic literature contains
much of the same ‘c’ and ‘f’ words that you’ve always been told are obscene.
And erotic art no longer consists of drawings and paintings, but of blazing
color graphics as well.
So what do you think?
Are erotica and pornography the same thing? In the end, though legislature and
bookstores may say otherwise; it really comes down to personal perception.
