"Erotica and Pornography" by Gloria Steinem
Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 03:39:55
Category: / Literature / North American
Length: 4 pages (1131 words)
Category: / Literature / North American
Length: 4 pages (1131 words)
What is the difference between erotica and pornography? Gloria Steinem tackles this question in "Erotica and Pornography". Most people picture Pornography as being hardcore, more likely to be sold in specialty adult bookstores or in sealed plastic at the newsstand. Erotica, on the other hand, includes foreplay, intimacy, and a mutually- satisfying experience. However, Steinem believes that the main differences between pornography and erotica are that individuals involved in pornography are just looking for anything …
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…violence. Gloria Steinem states that "until we untangle the lethal confusion of sex with violence, there will be more pornography and less erotica. There will be little murders in our beds and very little love."
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