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Originally Posted by slayda
cmbs & Halk, you remind me of the US Supreme Court Justice who said, "I may not be able to define pornography but I know it when I see it." Pornography, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. As you have said there is often "stuff" in books and in movies that is just there to "grab your interest". I, for one, would never read a book or go to a movie that didn't grab my interest. It would be very boring, like watching grass grow. No pornography there but very uninteresting. Also some people accept some things as normal whether it be their society, religion, customs, or whatever that would be highly offensive to others. The key in this, as in everything, is to enjoy the things you find enjoyable and to allow others to enjoy what they enjoy.
For example, Harry T seems to enjoy reading the "classics". I don't, but we both contribute to the Mobileread society in our own way. If you look closely enough, you will even find things in religious books, art museums or other socially accepted arenas that some could consider pornographic, violent, or otherwise extreme and that they are there "just to grab your attention".  |
I defined it - it's explicit. It's graphic details designed to grab your attention (and possibly distract you from the fact the story sucks) which don't move the story forward and are thus unnecessary.
If this type of attention grabbing amuses you, you are not alone. That's why they do it - people go for it.