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Originally Posted by SteveEisenberg
You seem to be saying that there was some golden age when novels depicting stuff mentioned by the thread starter, such as having sex with your non-genetically related brother, was mainstream. But, now, such "is being pushed to the fringe." Do I understand correctly? If so, when was the golden age, and what country or countries are you thinking of?
As for the US, I think the level of tolerance for smutty prurient books is at close to a record high. One bit of evidence for this is how old-fashioned my last sentence sounds.
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I am not referring to erotica specifically, but to a general intolerance. "I don't approve of this material so we will try everything to make it disappear from all major avenues of distribution", rather than just not looking for it and not buying it. This leads to a very one dimensional society, where many people are never exposed to anything outside their comfort zone. In the end it is their loss, too.
Of course, erotica are a cultural thing. What is being called 'pornographic smut' in the US will only elicit a "what is all the fuss about" response in Central and Northern Europe.