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Troy

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Posted on Saturday, April 26, 2003 - 01:52 pm:

Hey Chris:

Were you sexually aroused by the story? Do you think someone else could have been? Do you think the author's intent was to arouse sexual feelings?

From Merriam-Webster

Pornography
1: the depiction of erotic behavior (as in pictures or writing) intended to cause sexual excitement
2: material (as books or a photograph) that depicts erotic behavior and is intended to cause sexual excitement

erotica
1: literary or artistic works having an erotic theme or quality

where erotic is defined as:
1: of, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire <erotic>
2: strongly marked or affected by sexual desire

Given these definitions and my own working knowledge I'm having dificulty understanding how you distinqush "erotica" from "pornography" in this case. Porn is clearly erotic, so why can't erotica be pornographic? Why do you think Zane's Work is not pornographic?

When I first visited Zane's site and read some of her short stories and discussion boards, they easily fit into Merriam's definition of pornography and erotica -- the two are not mutually exclusive.

I've only read an except that Simon and Shuster ecently sent. It was neither erotic or pornographic. So I can't even begin to judge this particular book. I'm only examining the title.

The title which should give you some insight into the direction the book will take. So when I read a title which says "The Sisters of APF: The Indoctrination of Soror Ride Dick (where APF stands for Alpha Phi Fuckem)" I expecting some action baby!

Given the fact that the book was published by S&S's "Adult Publishing Group" and some of Zanes other works "Getting Buck Wild: Sex Chronicles 2" and the "Heat Seekers", I doubt if I'll be disappointed if I'm looking for the "depiction of erotic behavior" (Read: Porn).

To call this stuff non-pornographic is simply playing word games.

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