from memory: pornography comes from a Latin word meaning "writing about prostitutes"

As I have mentioned a couple times on other threads, I worked for over 2 years (30+ years ago) at an eclectic little 'adult book store' run by two highly educated women, (the store was called 'Cadmus', which gives you some idea. It had no red & yellow signs or flashing lights, and the front room was pretty tame.)

I KNOW that there is a huge variety of 'adult' writing, film, photography, and 'toys'....from totally silly & tasteless (including niché genrés that are beyond comprehension) to amazingly complex and creative...I say this because I decry generalizations from those who have avoided it so well that they have little concept of what is there.
As one who was semi-fascinated by Mickey Spillane and saw the first stack of "Lady Chatterly's Lover" appear in a bookstore in St. Louis, and read "Tropic of Cancer" in the original 1934 Obelisk Press edition from Paris (in 1959), I have been amazed at the variety & change in 60 years. Now, the WWW has made it possible for 'amateurs' to create stuff the 'professionals' couldn't imagine, and it 'may' spell the beginning of the end for stupid portrayals that have offended so many...(not that all amateurs are tasteful...they are NOT).

15 years ago, I frequented a chat site where 'some' porn was posted, but, like Mudcat, there were many, many other things going on, and real people discussed life and politics...and often, sex...in a free & open way. It disappeared after 2-3 years, and I've not seen much like it.