tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4178998232488314107.post8990486627608914682..comments2024-03-19T08:32:47.266-04:00Comments on Hermione's Heart: Recap: MBS Sunday Brunch for April 19Hermionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15395671806340391253noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4178998232488314107.post-19014437185172265052009-04-22T09:09:00.000-04:002009-04-22T09:09:00.000-04:00I showed Ron this brunch recap, and he read it all...I showed Ron this brunch recap, and he read it all. I think he was pleased that I had chosen a topic based on something he said. But it hasn't changed his opinion. <br /><br />His reply - and I'm reproducing it as faithfully as possible - is that if my blog was about cooking, it wouldn't be porn. But it's not, and what it <I>is</I> about makes it porn. The subject matter is the determining factor. But there's nothing wrong with porn, so there's no problem.Hermionehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15395671806340391253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4178998232488314107.post-53647633907199965902009-04-21T08:04:00.000-04:002009-04-21T08:04:00.000-04:00Interesting discussion...Interesting discussion...Terpsichorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13704408254742966076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4178998232488314107.post-35902140821422826762009-04-20T20:35:00.000-04:002009-04-20T20:35:00.000-04:00Hermione,
Great topic! It certainly generated so...Hermione,<br /><br />Great topic! It certainly generated some healthy debate.<br /><br />A US Supreme Court Justice once famously defined obscenity by stating, "I know it when I see it." That's really not far from the truth with regard to porn as well.<br /><br />It's a tough question because we each have our own definitions. Here's mine: Pornography is (1) video, audio, text, illustrations, and/or photographs that (2) depict explicit sexual activity, (3) are offered for commercial sale, and (4) whose primary purpose is generating and satisfying sexual desire.<br /><br />This definition does not consider whether the material is offensive to anyone or the actual nature of the content. These discussions better fit within a definition of obscenity.<br /><br />On this basis, most spanking blogs, including this one and my own, would not qualify as porn.<br /><br />Thanks for taking over the brunch. I hope Ron finds these answers interesting and useful.<br /><br />Hugs,<br />BonnieBonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09061952016296339760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4178998232488314107.post-31618242654297182712009-04-20T13:40:00.000-04:002009-04-20T13:40:00.000-04:00Fascinating question... and really enjoyed reading...Fascinating question... and really enjoyed reading all the answers. A few people pointed out erect penises... lol... and that got me thinking. I shared a dictionary definition of pornography in my first comment, and how I didn't fully agree with it. My definition of porn is pretty simple... it's something *designed* to get people off, to aid them in masturbation. Beyond that, it has no use or purpose.<br /><br />Nothing in the world wrong with that, IMO. Humans masturbate, and some enjoy the experience more thanks to porn. And certainly within the spanko world, there are sites that provide spanking friendly masturbation aids. I know of several pay sites that show a spanking, and then spankee and spanker having sex... complete with erect penis. Only one reason for doing that... so it's porn (which I have no problem with).<br /><br />Spanking blogs though... I have never seen one that I thought was porn. We're just normal folks with kids, jobs, mortgages, errands to run and things to do. We're not taking our valuable free time and using it to create content that strangers can 'get off' on. We're sharing our experiences and thoughts because it aids us in our *journey* and we hope it will help others in theirs. We blog because we enjoy interacting with like-minded people that understand this thing we do. We enjoy the community we're a part of... we enjoy talking about spanking... etc, etc. Many reasons.<br /><br />Certainly for some bloggers, spanking is sexy and sexual... and that part of it comes through in what they share. I think the stories and pictures that kind of sharing creates can seem like porn to some... because they can be hot (very hot). In my mind though, the intent is far more than just turning on readers. Even scorching hot blogs have posts about the mundane (a sick pet, a new job, bad weather, etc). These blogs are humanized and personalized... which is *not* what porn is about.<br /><br />:)<br />~ToddA.S.S.http://americanspankingsociety.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4178998232488314107.post-51518365888584098892009-04-20T12:58:00.000-04:002009-04-20T12:58:00.000-04:00I agree that much of the disagreement in this disc...I agree that much of the disagreement in this discussion is semantic. Personally, I am uncomfortable with using the term "pornography" as a synonym for crude or distasteful. The dictionary definition seems about right to me: there are crude and distasteful writings and pictures that would not be classified as porn. Conversely there are pornographic images and writings that are highly artistic, even though Lee is correct about the judicial standard that has been applied in the U.S. <br /><br />To view pornography that way suggests to me that we as a nation (and probably not just in the US) have a very unhealthy attitude toward sex in general. <br /><br />Embracing my own spanking fetish has led me to a fuller view of human sexuality and to a new understanding of the costs of denying our sexual nature. I don't equate spanking with sex, but there is no doubt that I find spanking stories and film clips arousing. I'm comfortable with calling them pornography, even where there is clear artistic merit or where a beautiful personal relationship is described alongside the play. <br /><br />In sum, I don't see pornography as a bad word. There's good porn and awful porn (Disney porn, lol?) out there. I'll spend my time on the stuff of high quality that appeals to my personal taste.<br /><br />Having said all that, I also like blogs that show more than one dimension of the writer. So while most blogs I like have some pornographic material, I certainly wouldn't classify all of it in that way.Indyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11949593044223905786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4178998232488314107.post-40201571974729766782009-04-20T11:05:00.000-04:002009-04-20T11:05:00.000-04:00As for the dictionary definition. Meanings of many...As for the dictionary definition. Meanings of many words are evolving, not just "porn".<br /><br />I think porn is not limited to sexual subjects. I think its defining quality is the intent to pander to, or incite desire. By this definition a lot of advertising could be considered pornographic.<br /><br />But editorial content also fits this definition. There's real estate porn, camera porn, gun porn, you name it and if it's a subject people are interested in or obsessed with, chances are there'll be a porn provider somewhere about to fill that market.<br /><br />Hope that's all not too pretentious for "Anonymous".Karl Friedrich Gausshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01229774469243094801noreply@blogger.com