Erotica (from the Greek ἔρως, eros "desire") are works of art, including literature, photography, film, sculpture and painting, that deal substantively with erotically stimulating or sexually arousing descriptions.while the definition of
Pornography or porn is the explicit portrayal of sexual subject matter. Pornography may use a variety of media, including books,magazines, postcards, photos, sculpture, drawing, painting, animation, sound recording, film, video, and video games. The term applies to the depiction of the act rather than the act itself...
According to the CNN report...
-Omni Hotels discontinued it's offering in '99
-Marriott plans to phase out it's offerings by '13
-Choice Hotels leaves it to the discretion of it's franchisees
Whether or not you choose to watch porn or read erotica, I guess, for me, the operative word is "choose." If I chose to read Fifty Shades of Grey, shouldn't I be able to walk into any store and pick it up? And shouldn't it be the same way for my porn? I guess I can still go to one of those wonderfully well-lit inviting porn shops and pick-up my porn :-)
I tend to think of erotica as erotic material that portrays a story, whereas porn is more a depiction of an act without story. :) And I agree, it should be our choice whether we choose to indulge or not. To be forced one way or another is a bit dictatorial. Nice post.
ReplyDeleteI think that's my real problem...some outside power controlling my ability to choose.
DeleteI don't think you have to worry over the availability of either. But it's true our choices are narrowing all the time. And if you're concerned over big brother watching, compare which commercials are shown to you on your YouTube selections as opposed to the same video on another's. My hubby gets political ads while I get anti-wrinkle cream...
ReplyDeleteIt's unbelievable what companies are able to do with their databases full of data :-)
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