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Erotic Kama statues at the Khajuraho Temple, India

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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 them to be separate. 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 and bondage erotica.

Curiosa are curiosities or rarities, especially unusual or erotic books. In the antiquarian book trade, pornographic works are often listed under "curiosa", "erotica" or "facetiae". (Full article...)

Pornography (colloquially called porn, or porno) is sexually suggestive material, such as pictures, videos, text, or audio intended for sexual arousal. Over the course of human history, pornographic depictions have taken many forms, from stone carvings in the Upper Paleolithic, to virtual reality experiences in the present day. It is almost always made for consumption by adults. A distinction is often made between pornography and erotica, although some viewers may not distinguish between them.

Human fascination with sexual imagery has been a constant throughout history. The oldest artifacts considered pornographic were discovered in Germany in 2008 and are dated to be at least 35,000 years old. However, the reception of such imagery has varied hugely by cultural context. 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 1896, a film by Thomas Edison that depicted a kiss was denounced as obscene in the United States, whereas Eugène Pirou's film Bedtime for the Bride from the same year was received very favorably in France. (Full article...)

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A blonde haired woman wearing a pink pantyand black miniskirt is seated onto an office desk. She seductively tugs on a man's shirt, who is standing between her thighs. In the foreground a second woman sits and photographs them, beside her is a stage light pointed towards the couple. — On the set of a pornographic film

Pornography has existed since the origins of the United States, and has become more readily accessible in the 21st century. Advanced by technological development, it has gone from a hard-to-find "back alley" item, beginning in 1969 with Blue Movie by Andy Warhol, the Golden Age of Porn (1969–1984) and home video, to being more available in the country and later, starting in the 1990s, readily accessible to nearly anyone with a computer or other device connected to the Internet.

Attempts made to suppress it include: outright bans, prohibitions of its sale, censorship or rating schemes that restrict audience numbers, and claims that it is prostitution and thereby subject to regulations governing prostitution. Legal decisions affecting production and consumption of pornography include those relating to its definition, its relationship with prostitution, the definition of obscenity, rulings about personal possession of pornography, and its standing in relation to freedom of expression rights.

American advocates for pornography often cite the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, which guarantees freedom of speech; however, under the Miller test established by Miller v. California, anything lacking "serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value" is generally not protected. Several studies have found that the United States has been the largest producer of pornography. (Full article...)

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Cartoon-style illustration from a vintage comic booklet showing a character named Chris Crusty engaging in conversation — Final page of the Tijuana bible Chris Crusty, drawn by "Mr. Prolific", which borrowed the syndicated comic strip character Chris Crusty created by William Conselman and Charles Plumb for a topper strip which ran above their Ella Cinders

Tijuana bibles (also known as eight-pagers, Tillie-and-Mac books, Jiggs-and-Maggie books, Jo-Jo books, bluesies, blue-bibles, gray-backs, and two-by-fours) were palm-sized erotic comics produced in the United States from the 1920s to the early 1960s. The earliest Tijuana bibles, particularly early "Tillie and Mac" and "Maggie and Jiggs" stories, are dated to 1925. Their popularity peaked during the Great Depression (1929 to 1939). (Full article...)

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Image 1Dana DeArmond
Image 2Typical pixelated Japanese-style hentai image (uncensored version
Image 3Rocco Siffredi
Image 4Pornographic actor and director Miles Long (submitted by self)
Image 5Pierre Woodman filming in Australia
Image 6Hugh Hefner with Karissa Shannon, Dasha Astafieva, and Kristina Shannon
Image 7Playmate of the Year Sara Jean Underwood
Image 8Bondage 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 9Carmen Luvana, Adult Entertainment Expo 2008
Image 10Joey Silvera, Peter North, andJohn Leslie at AVN Adult Entertainment Expo 2008
Image 11Cindy Margolis
Image 12Jenna Jameson
Image 13Randy Spears
Image 14Yaoi (/ˈjaʊi/; Japanese: やおい, Japanese: [ja.o.i]), primarily known as boys' love (BL) (ボーイズラブ bōizu rabu) in Japan, is a Japanese genre of fictional media focusing on romantic or sexual relationships between male characters, typically marketed for a female audience and usually created by female authors.
Image 15Carol Queen
Image 16Francois Sagat, Folsom Street Fair
Image 17Lord Longford, British politician and Anti-pornography campaigner
Image 18Katsuni - French pornographic actress.
Image 19Gail Dines American Feminist, Anti-pornography activist, author, professor, and lecturer
Image 20Michele_Merkin - Glamour photography
Image 21Sculpture by Kanayi Kunhiraman
Image 22Stormy Daniels attending the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo at the Sands Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada on January 8, 2010.
Image 23Karenjit Kaur Vohra known by her stage nameSunny Leone, is a Canadian-born Indian-American actress and model, currently active in Indian film industry. She is a former pornstar. In 2016 she was chosen as one of 100 Women (BBC).
Image 24Pornographic film set. Pictured from left to right: Cali Chase, Mikey Butders, and a photographer identified as "Nicole."
Image 25Playmate of the_Year Corinna Harney
Image 26Pornographic actress and cosplayer Tanya Tate as She-Ra
Image 27"Shiro Post", box for disposing of violent or sexual literature, Japan
Image 28Scene from Second Life computer game
Image 29PhotographerSuze Randall
Image 30The COLT Studio Group, San Francisco
Image 31Nude photography is the creation of any photograph which contains an image of a nude or semi-nude person, or an image suggestive of nudity. Nude photography is undertaken for a variety of purposes, including educational uses, commercial applications and artistic creations. The exhibition or publication of nude photographs may be controversial, more so in some cultures or countries than in others, and especially if the subject is a minor.
Image 32Asa Akira
Image 33Xaviera Hollander, author and former Sex worker
Image 34Raylene
Image 35Pornographic DVDs, Japan, "Kawaii" section
Image 36Tila Tequila
Image 37Hentai Manga, Japan
Image 38Sylvia Kristel one of the protagonists of French Softcore porn Emmanuelle.
Image 39Silvia Saint, wearing a Bomis tee-shirt (a site previously run by Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia).
Image 40Performers at Eros PyramideStrip club, 2009
Image 41Daisy Marie posing with a fan at the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo 2008
Image 42Bruna Ferraz
Image 43Avedon Carol, United States Feminist; anti-Censorship and Civil liberties campaigner; and a researcher in the field of Sex crime, residing in England
Image 44Shy Love at AVN Adult Entertainment Expo 2012
Image 45Evil Angel performers
Image 46Example of Erotic photography
Image 47Transsexual pornographic actress Erica Andrews
Image 48Swedish/Tanzanian Playmate of the Year Ida Ljungqvist
Image 49Hentai style of art, originally from Japan
Image 50Rebeca Linares at AVN Adult Entertainment Expo 2009

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Image 1Les Sataniques. Le Sacrifice, Félicien Rops
Image 2Vixen! 1968 movie poster
Image 3Promises! Promises! poster, featuring Jayne Mansfield
Image 4Photograph by Wilhelm von Plüschow
Image 5Photograph by Wilhelm von Gloeden
Image 6Illustration from Le livre de la Marquise by Konstantin Somov
Image 7Satirical cartoon by James Gillray
Image 8Two 16 year old mulatto from Cairo, from anthropometry text, 1904
Image 8Two 16 year old mulatto from Cairo, from anthropometry text, 1904
Image 9Shunga illustration, Japan
Image 10Peep show at carnival
Image 11Vintage nude erotic picture (c. 1855) from the Uwe Scheid Collection
Image 12Hokusai, Untamed Lion, From the series Picture Book Patterns of Couples (Ehon tsui no hinagata), c. 1812
Image 13Ex libris by Franz von Bayros
Image 14Nineteenth century nude photograph.
Image 15Teaserama 1955 movie poster, featuring Tempest Storm and Betty Page
Image 16A rape scene by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (ca.1797-1861).
Image 17Illustration from La Grande Danse macabre des vifs, Martin van Maële (1905)
Image 18Traditional pederastic courtship scene on an Athenian black-figure amphora from the 5th century B.C.
Image 19Pool in a Harem, Jean-Léon Gérôme, ca. 1876. Example of Orientalist eroticism
Image 20'"Halbtakt" by Otto Mueller, ca. 1925
Image 21Erotic detail from the Vishwanath temple at the Khajuraho Group of Monuments
Image 22Artwork by Eusebi Planas i Franquesa
Image 23Drawing by Roger de La Fresnaye
Image 24The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife, an erotic woodcut made circa 1820 by Hokusai.
Image 25Photograph credited to Julian Mandel, circa 1920
Image 25Photograph credited to Julian Mandel, circa 1920
Image 26Artwork by Johann Heinrich Füssli
Image 27A Mercury Priapus figure from Pompeii, ancient Rome
Image 28Erotic art, 18th century India
Image 29Warren Cup detail
Image 30Artwork by Peter Fendi
Image 31Sainte-Thérèse, Félicien Rops
Image 32Artwork by Antonio Vargas
Image 3315-year old girl from Vienna. Photo from the book Der Körper des Kindes und seine Pflege by Carl Heinrich Stratz (1909)
Image 34Kama Sutra illustration (19th century?)
Image 35Illustration from Balkangreuel by Gottfried Sieben
Image 36Oz magazine issue 31
Image 37Drawing of a Roman fresco by César Famin
Image 38Lasse Braun and Brigitte Maier, 1976
Image 39Drawing by Anton Peschka, 1925
Image 40Striporama 1953 movie poster featuring Lili St. Cyr
Image 41Erotic art from China
Image 42Nymphs and Satyr, by William Adolphe Bouguereau
Image 43Gustav Klimt, Fishblood, 1898.
Image 44Katsushika Hokusai, "The Adonis Plant (Fukujusô)" Woodblock, ca. 1815, Japan Shunga
Image 45Hokusai, Untitled (Plate No. 4) From the series Picture Book Patterns of Couples (Ehon tsui no hinagata), c. 1812
Image 46Miniature from 15th century Persian book
Image 47Early daguerrotype, Auguste Belloc, circa 1850-1855
Image 48Photograph by Alfred Cheney Johnston
Image 49Unidentified nude, 1920s
Image 50Illustration from Le livre de la Marquise by Konstantin Somov

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... that the pastor John Littlejohn went from selling pornographic literature to sailors as a youth to protecting the Declaration of Independence?
... that in 2001, around 64 percent of all films produced in Malayalam were of the soft-porn variety?
... that Robert Van Damme played ice hockey professionally before pursuing a career in gay pornography?
... that Colton Ford shot his first porn film as a result of 9/11?
... that American MILF porn star Serenity Cox was a nurse for fifteen years?
... that a Florida TV station once aired a pornographic film by accident?
... that the pornographic magazine Hustler reviewed some of James Joyce's love letters?
... that a Japanese porn actor opened a restaurant that served poo-flavored curry?

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