Re: [UUPoly-L] Stirring the cultural cauldron

["Les Addison" <les.addison@gmail.com>]

If it turns you on, and you are a filthy pervert, it is pornography.

If it arouses me, it is erotica.

(tongue planted firmly in cheek)
Les


On 12/19/07, David Hall <airsafe1@comcast.net> wrote:
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> In the immortal words of a Supreme Court Justice "I know it when I see
> it."
> There is no legal definition of Pornography (the legal word is obscene),
> but
> often defined as the writing of whores. Erotica, as well, is hard to
> define
> for everyone, but we know it when we see it. In general, they both mean
> designed to arouse, and we all know how bad being aroused can be for us,
> we
> might have pleasure, a terrible sin. Don't ask me to define sin.
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> Have not kissed any frogs lately, but willing to if I think the odds are
> good. But how do we define frogs, CW?
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> Dave, in a silly mood.
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> Subject: Re: [UUPoly-L] Stirring the cultural cauldron
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> I disagree with the statement that "pornography debases and objectifies
> women".
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> I think it can be true, but not necessarilly.
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> However....did I miss a definition of "pornography?"
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> If someone did define it here, what was it?
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> How do we tell "erotica" from "pornography?"
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> Anyone?
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> Bill
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: jay m <marcus_t_cicero@hotmail.com>
> To: uupoly-l@uupa.org
> Sent: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:31 am
> Subject: [UUPoly-L] Stirring the cultural cauldron
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> My only intent was to point out that porn and polyamory are not correlated
> and that was the gist of the previous post. Also, whether you like it or
> not, pornography debased and objectifies women. Cosmopolitan and Glamour,
> along with a great deal of TV, are simply Playboy and Hustler dressed to
> look like a pig.
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