My comment to article in Huffington Post (see below) on ‘Better Porn.’ At the Erotic Literary Salon I try to steer clear of the terminologies porn and erotica. Yes, it is the name, since the public library wouldn’t place my flyers in the lobby if sex or porn were on the front. But at the live Salon, nothing is censored and no judgement is conferred upon piece with words such as pornography or erotica. Sensexual, the combining of sensual and sexual leave it up to the reader to decide. Then there is good and bad writing, which are not impacted by whether it is porn or erotica, but how well the author writes.
Philosopher Alain De Botton Hopes To Revolutionise Sex Lives With ‘Better Porn’
Huffington Post UK | By Felicity Morse Posted: 18/05/2012 17:38 Updated: 18/05/2012 17:38
A philosopher is setting out to conquer ‘brutish stupid’ porn by launching a website featuring ‘nobler’ erotica.
Despite the popularity of books such asFifty Shades Of Grey, philosopher Alain de Botton wants to differentiate his ‘new kind of porn’ from ‘elusive’ erotica.
But he also wants to maintain the X-rated physicality of current porn for his website, named “Better Porn.”
“Erotica realises there is a problem with porn and locates the issue in explicitness. If only porn were less explicit – the argument seems to run – then it would be OK. Better Porn starts from a different point of view”, De Botton argues. read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/05/18/philosphical-porn-alain-de-botton-school-of-life_n_1527623.html?show_comment_id=155962753#comment_155962753
