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commander bunnypants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-06-05 12:27 PM
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? about Pornography-not a sex thread mods
Why is it called porn. Who or what came up with the name pornography

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NYCGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-06-05 12:29 PM
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1. The word comes from the ancient Greek and it means
"the writing of prostitutes".

There's been pornography since cave paintings.
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meisje Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-06-05 12:32 PM
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2. cave porn
cool!
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NYCGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-06-05 01:04 PM
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7. And pornography has always driven technology —
Most of the major artists from all eras have produced "erotic" works, many could be called outright porn.

One of the first things produced on a printing press? Porn.

Photography? Porn.

Film? Thomas Edison fired one of his technicians after showing up at his laboratory unexpectedly late one night. The assistant was filming porn.

And the internet? ;-)

The sight of people having sex seems to be something human beings are endlessly fascinated by.
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norml Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-06-05 12:33 PM
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3. from Late Greek pornographos, writing about prostitutes
Edited on Fri May-06-05 12:39 PM by norml


por·nogra·pher n.
porno·graphic < pôrn-grfk > adj.
porno·graphi·cal·ly adv.

n.


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: "Recent novels about the Holocaust have kept Hitler well offstage to avoid the ... pornography of the era" (Morris Dickstein).





por·nogra·pher n.
porno·graphic < pôrn-grfk > adj.
porno·graphi·cal·ly adv.



http://www.yourdictionary.com/ahd/p/p0451600.html
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jeff30997 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-06-05 12:42 PM
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4. This is a good example of a pornographic image:
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MarianJack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-06-05 12:59 PM
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5. I Can't Tell!
Edited on Fri May-06-05 01:00 PM by MarianJack
I went blind as soon as I saw it! :hi:

On edit: It looks too much like ME when I'm naked. One reason I try to be naked as little as possible!
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hunter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-06-05 02:10 PM
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12. What Homer saw...
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-06-05 12:59 PM
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6. I wonder if this would be considered "porn"?
http://tinypic.com/4vh8wl
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chickenscratching Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-06-05 01:05 PM
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8. that just made my day
thank you, i really needed it.
:hi:
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RandomKoolzip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-06-05 01:06 PM
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9. That was gorgeous.
Sublime.
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Tyrone Slothrop Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-06-05 01:47 PM
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10. LOVE your sig pic and quote -- RIP GBV n/t
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RandomKoolzip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-06-05 01:49 PM
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11. The article "Robert Pollard's Life Lessons" is in
the new Utne Reader.

It's brilliant, of course.

Robert Pollard, the last of the true believers....RIP GbV....you will be missed, my friends.
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