Re: Nothing "Adult" about Porn
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Originally Posted by DerekTheGeek
Just the other day I was on PocketGear showing a friend some software for their new Pocket PC. I was disgusted by the number of Porn titles. While we are at it why don't we call it what it is...it's not "adult" it's Pornography. There is nothing "adult" about getting your rocks off staring at naked women.
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If you want to "call it what it is", you'd better be correct. There is nothing pornographic about nudity, otherwise all of us would be porn stars in the shower.
Here's one definition of pornography (from Microsoft Bookshelf):
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pornography (p�r-n�g�re-f�) noun
1. Pictures, writing, or other material that is sexually explicit and sometimes equates sex with power and violence.
2. The presentation or production of this material.
Excerpted from The American Heritage� Dictionary of the English Language, Third Edition � 1996 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Electronic version licensed from INSO Corporation; further reproduction and distribution in accordance with the Copyright Law of the United States. All rights reserved.
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If you accept this definition, strip games are not pornographic, as there is no explicit sexual content. Some games I've seen advertised (such as AIM Productions' "Babe Arcade") would probably fall in the pornographic category. Also, some definitions of "pornography" are looser (so to speak), such as Merriam-Webster's.
I prefer to break things down as follows:
* Adult -- R-rated material
* Pornographic -- X-rated material
* Obscene -- Illegal material ("without redeeming social importance" I believe the Supreme Court said).
Steve
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