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Originally Posted by BeccaPrice
voracious71, didn't you read what I wrote at 113? smut is *not* smut. Erotica is not porn. Erotica does have a character arc, expressed through sex. If it doesn't have that arc, it's not erotica. we're not "downplaying the sex factor" we're saying that erotica has more to it than just sex.
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The erotica you are referring to is Erotic Romance which 50 Shades falls under. The problem is Erotica is such a broad term that if you look the definition up you see it says for titillation. The problem is Women's erotica mostly consist of erotic romance stories than say men's erotica which you can find in the back of say a Men's Magazine those are obviously written for titillation.
People see the word Erotica who aren't familiar with what most romance readers are they immediately think the second type.
So as not to confused peeps I will say I read Erotic Romance which has a story in it and sex is use as a character arc to further the story like the 50 Shades trilogy did too many times or in its case to keep the story issues from being resolved.