what is diffrence between erotica and porn?

Answer 1

The distinction between erotica and pornography (as well as the lesser known genre of sexual entertainment, ribaldry) is difficult to identify as it is, to a degree, highly personal. Essentially, the difference lies in the individual's approach to sexuality and the sex act. Inexperience and a simplistic social model of sexuality tends to produce a prurient and undeveloped approach to sexual pleasure, which revels in the deliberate flouting and perversion of accepted moral principles. A more open view of sexuality tends to set the moral view aside and accepts that sexual gratification is the right of each human being and each has the right to pursue that in their own way without judgmental burdens being placed on them by external sources.

Erotic art tends to spring from this latter, more amoral viewpoint. Proponents for erotic art argue that such work is intended to be artistically interesting and deliberate rather than simply sexually stimulating, and is therefore not pornographic. Opponents see this as a pretentious stand as they believe that erotic art is indeed intended for sexual arousal.

The issue of whether a distinction can be made between erotica and pornography raises multiple complicated questions. These questions include whether aesthetic and erotic feelings are mutually exclusive, how the level of commercialism and tastefulness in an artwork can be objectively measured, and at what point they make the work pornographic.

In general, "erotica" refers to portrayals of sexually arousing material that hold or aspire to artistic, scientific or human merit, whereas "pornography" often connotes the commercial, prurient, morally valueless depiction of sexual acts, with little or no artistic value.

As stated in an earlier answer, it depends on the viewer.

Answer 2

Generally speaking erotica is the technically correct term for adult material (literature, movies, pictures, recordings).

Porn is just a pejorative (negative) term used by people who don't like or enjoy erotica.

Erotica has been around for thousands of years. It began as painting, sculpture and poetry, and eventually evolved into literature, photography, acting, and video.

Erotica is simply an alternative form of sexual arousal; it is harmless fantasy and nothing more.

I wrote a 4-part series about erotica on my 360º blog; you might like to check it out.

Answer 3

The terms are somewhat interchangable; but erotica can have artistic merit. Porn rarely, if ever, does.

Answer 4

Semantics.

Erotica is used almost exclusively in a positivie, artistic light. Pronography, on the other hand, is viewed as being something dirty and vile that only the sickest wretches would enjoy. Whether these perceptions are true or not, I don't know, but otherwise, they refer to pretty much the same thing.

Answer 5

Erotica hints at the climax; porn shows it on the girl's face.

Answer 6

The person viewing it