Fairy tale or Porn?

Definitely not porn! First off Ithink as a society we need a new definition for pornography. All of the definitions given in class were very vague, archaic, and negative in nature. I think we need to define pornography from a very scientific and philosophical view, and not our very opinionated Christian culture. I think many things in our society, whether it is drugs, alcohol, sex, etc, should be the choice of the individual in their own home. Only when it negatively affects another person in public or a minor should it then have a negative consequence to it. You leave me alone and I leave you alone. If that simple sentence was followed I think we would be better as a society. I think we need some kind of a universal standard in public and as a culture, but we need to accept our private lives as that and accept it and leave it alone.

As far as the book goes it is not pornographic. It was a very enjoyable and mostly realistic love story. The sex scene in the book was very erotic and tasteful. It fit well with how the characters were portrayed throughout the book. The epilogue was unnecessary and did not flow with the rest of the book. The friends and family coming to the rescue scene was a little unrealistic and over the top. Not really a whole lot to say about this book and pornography. There is no comparison to make.

The discussion in class today was interesting and showed how opinionated we all are when our private lives and opinions are made public. We kind of tip toed around the topic and still managed to show how personal the topic of pornography in our culture really is. I am now of the opinion that even the Harlequin Romance Novels are not pornographic, but a valid form of entertainment that many people seem to desire. Just as porn fulfills some need for some, so do romance novels....To each their own...