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Erotica is art, literature or photography that deals substantively with subject matter that is erotic, sexually stimulating or sexually arousing. Some critics regard pornography as a type of erotica, but many consider it to be different. Erotic art may use any artistic form to depict erotic content, including painting, sculpture, drama, film or music. Erotic literature and erotic photography have become genres in their own right. Erotica also exists in a number of subgenres including gay, lesbian, women's, monster, tentacle erotica and bondage erotica.

The term erotica is derived from the feminine form of the ancient Greek adjective: ἐρωτικός (erōtikós), from ἔρως (érōs)—words used to indicate lust, and sexual love. (Full article...)

Pornography (colloquially called porn or porno) is sexually suggestive material, such as a picture, video, text, or audio, intended for sexual arousal. Made for consumption by adults, pornographic depictions have evolved from cave paintings, some forty millennia ago, to modern-day virtual reality presentations. A general distinction of adults-only sexual content is made, classifying it as pornography or erotica.

The oldest artifacts considered pornographic were discovered in Germany in 2008 and are dated to be at least 35,000 years old. Human enchantment with sexual imagery representations has been a constant throughout history. However, the reception of such imagery varied according to the historical, cultural, and national contexts. The Indian Sanskrit text Kama Sutra (3rd century CE) contained prose, poetry, and illustrations regarding sexual behavior, and the book was celebrated; while the British English text Fanny Hill (1748), considered "the first original English prose pornography," has been one of the most prosecuted and banned books. In the late 19th century, a film by Thomas Edison that depicted a kiss was denounced as obscene in the United States, whereas Eugène Pirou's 1896 film Bedtime for the Bride was received very favorably in France. Starting from the mid-twentieth century on, societal attitudes towards sexuality became lenient in the Western world where legal definitions of obscenity were made limited. In 1969, Blue Movie by Andy Warhol became the first film to depict unsimulated sex that received a wide theatrical release in the United States. This was followed by the "Golden Age of Porn" (1969–1984). The introduction of home video and the World Wide Web in the late 20th century led to global growth in the pornography business. Beginning in the 21st century, greater access to the Internet and affordable smartphones made pornography more mainstream. (Full article...)

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Ero guro (Japanese: エログロ) is an artistic genre that puts its focus on eroticism, sexual corruption, and decadence. As a term, it is used to denote something that is both erotic and grotesque.

The term itself is an example of wasei-eigo, a Japanese combination of English words or abbreviated words: ero from erotic and guro from grotesque. The "grotesqueness" implied in the term refers to things that are malformed, unnatural, or horrific. Items that are pornographic and bloody are not necessarily ero guro, and vice versa. The term is often mistaken by Western audiences to mean "gore" – depictions of horror, blood, and guts. (Full article...)

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Fifty Shades of Grey is a 2011 erotic romance novel by British author E. L. James. It became the first instalment in the Fifty Shades novel series that follows the deepening relationship between a college graduate, Anastasia Steele, and a young business magnate, Christian Grey. It contains explicitly erotic scenes featuring elements of sexual practices involving BDSM (bondage/discipline, dominance/submission, and sadism/masochism).

Originally self-published as an ebook and print-on-demand in June 2011, the publishing rights to Fifty Shades of Grey were acquired by Vintage Books in March 2012, topping best-seller lists around the world. It has been translated into 52 languages and set a record as the fastest-selling paperback of all time in the United Kingdom. Critical reception of the book, however, has tended towards the negative, with the quality of its prose generally seen as poor, while its portrayal of BDSM has been a target for criticism from a variety of perspectives. Universal Pictures and Focus Features produced an American film adaptation, which was released on 13 February 2015, and was also panned upon release, though it was a box office success.

The second and third volumes of the original trilogy, Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed, were published in 2012. The trilogy had sold over 150 million copies worldwide by October 2017. A version of the novel from Christian's point of view, Grey: Fifty Shades of Grey as Told by Christian, was published in June 2015 as the fourth book, followed by Darker: Fifty Shades Darker as Told by Christian in November 2017 and Freed: Fifty Shades Freed as Told by Christian in June 2021. (Full article...)

Slideshow of selected contemporary images

Image 1Pornographic actor and director Miles Long (submitted by self)
Image 2Lupe Fuentes
Image 3Pornographic DVDs, Japan, "Kawaii" section
Image 4Penthouse Pet Dani Daniels, wearing Penthouse key necklace
Image 5American pornographic actor Ron Jeremy. One of top Porn Stars of All Time.
Image 6Rebeca Linares at AVN Adult Entertainment Expo 2009
Image 7Jenna Jameson
Image 8Michael Lucas, Nonie, Rafael Alencar, David Shankbone, and Ernesta Alamirano in Fire Island Pines
Image 9Example of Erotic photography
Image 10Sean Michaels - pornographic actor.
Image 11Valentina Nappi at the AVN Awards Show, Las Vegas, Nevada on 21 January 2017
Image 12Jessie Andrews
Image 13Pornographic actress and cosplayer Tanya Tate as She-Ra
Image 14Dean Flynn and Chi Chi LaRue
Image 15Bondage pornography, showing classic "wrist to ankle" rope hogtie. Other bondage methods depicted are breast bondage, elbow bondage, head to ankle tie, knees tied, and a crotch rope. Model is also wearing a muzzle gag.
Image 16Xaviera Hollander, author and former Sex worker
Image 17Dana DeArmond
Image 18Cindy Margolis
Image 18Cindy Margolis
Image 19Shy Love at AVN Adult Entertainment Expo 2012
Image 20Transsexual pornographic actress Erica Andrews
Image 21Swedish/Tanzanian Playmate of the Year Ida Ljungqvist
Image 22Sculpture of Marilyn Monroe in Haugesund harbour, Norway
Image 23Erotic actress and public health advocate Sharon Mitchell.
Image 24Pornographic film set. Pictured from left to right: Cali Chase, Mikey Butders, and a photographer identified as "Nicole."
Image 25Figure 12 in Zillmann, Dolf: "Effects of Prolonged Consumption of Pornography", included in the Report of the Surgeon General's Workshop on Pornography and Public Health, United States Public Health Service, Office of the Surgeon General, August 4, 1986
Image 26Pierre Woodman filming in Australia
Image 27A Fluffer hands gay porn performers Jake Starr (seated) and Erik Grant (lying) items needed for a scene in the 2008 Lucas Entertainment production Pounding the Pavement.
Image 28Joanna Jet - transsexual pornographic actress and director
Image 29Audrey Hollander - American porn star
Image 30Karen McDougal
Image 31Carmen Luvana, Adult Entertainment Expo 2008
Image 32Silvia Saint, wearing a Bomis tee-shirt (a site previously run by Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia).
Image 33Rocco Siffredi
Image 34Hugh Hefner with Karissa Shannon, Dasha Astafieva, and Kristina Shannon
Image 35Playmate of the Year Sara Jean Underwood
Image 36Tila Tequila
Image 37Daisy Marie posing with a fan at the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo 2008
Image 38Louise Glover
Image 39Michele_Merkin - Glamour photography
Image 40Playmate of the Year Claire Sinclair
Image 41Playmate of the_Year Corinna Harney
Image 42The COLT Studio Group, San Francisco
Image 43
Image 44Hentai Manga, Japan
Image 45Katsuni - French pornographic actress.
Image 46Raylene
Image 47Hentai style of art, originally from Japan
Image 48Playmate of the Year and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals spokesperson Pamela Anderson, signing DVDs at the USS Halsey
Image 49Lisa Ann
Image 50Playboy Playmate Alison Waite

Slideshow of selected historical images

Image 1Kama Sutra illustration (19th century?)
Image 2The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife, an erotic woodcut made circa 1820 by Hokusai.
Image 3Lakshmana Temple, Khajuraho, India, taken by User:Ggia
Image 4Cunnilingus portrayed at Pompeii - Source: John R. Clarke: Ars Erotica. Darmstadt: Primus 2009
Image 5Hokusai, Untitled (Plate No. 4) From the series Picture Book Patterns of Couples (Ehon tsui no hinagata), c. 1812
Image 6Katsushika Hokusai, "The Adonis Plant (Fukujusô)" Woodblock, ca. 1815, Japan Shunga
Image 7Indian Princess, by Richard Borrmeister [de] (1888?)
Image 8Classical Greek Bas Relief showing "Cowgirl" position
Image 9Traditional pederastic courtship scene on an Athenian black-figure amphora from the 5th century B.C.
Image 10Illustration from La Grande Danse macabre des vifs, Martin van Maële (1905)
Image 11Miniature from 15th century Persian book
Image 12Nights of Horror, panel by Joe Shuster (public domain)
Image 13Erotic art, 18th century India
Image 14
Image 15Kama Sutra illustration (19th century?)
Image 16Hadrian engaging in anal sex with Antinous in Egypt, portrayed by Édouard-Henri Avril.
Image 17Roman oil lamp portraying intercourse
Image 18Erotic detail from the Vishwanath temple at the Khajuraho Group of Monuments
Image 19Two Lovers, by Reza Abbasi.
Image 20The Venus of Willendorf prehistoric sculpture
Image 21A Mercury Priapus figure from Pompeii, ancient Rome
Image 22Hokusai, Untamed Lion, From the series Picture Book Patterns of Couples (Ehon tsui no hinagata), c. 1812
Image 23Silenus and maenad. Tondo of an Attic red-figure kylix, ca. 480 BC. From Vulci, ancient Greece
Image 24Erotic scene. Rim of an Attic red-figure kylix, c. 510 BC., ancient Greece
Image 25Erotic art, India, 18th century
Image 26Johann Nepomuk Geiger, watercolor, 1840
Image 27Nineteenth century nude photograph.
Image 28Illustration from Juliette by the Marquis de Sade.
Image 29Kama Sutra illustration (19th century?)
Image 30Shunga, Japan (ca 1750)
Image 31Erotic engraving supposedly after Agostino Carracci (1557–1602)

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... that Lewes Road in Brighton has a gyratory named after a pornographic cinema?
... that in 2001, around 64 percent of all films produced in Malayalam were of the soft-porn variety?
... that a pornographic screenplay about Jesus led to papal and royal condemnations, a firebombing, the writer's ban from the UK, and thousands of letters per week demanding the ban of a non-existent gay Jesus film?
... that later pressings of the soundtrack of the soft porn film The Stud replaced Manfred Mann's Earth Band's "Davy's on the Road Again" after a journalist blabbed its presence to the band's keyboardist?
... that Jan Kochanowski's Fraszki is a 16th-century collection of almost 300 poems, ranging from anecdotes and epitaphs to obscenities and erotica?
... that some viewers of an Arizona TV station saw hardcore pornography instead of the Super Bowl?
... that the pastor John Littlejohn went from selling pornographic literature to sailors as a youth to protecting the Declaration of Independence?
... that a long-legged lovebird lived in humanity's cradle?