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Introduction

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Pornography (colloquially known as porn or porno) has been defined as sexual subject material "such as a picture, video, or text" that is intended for sexual arousal. Made for the consumption by adults, pornography depictions have evolved from cave paintings, some forty millennia ago, to virtual reality presentations. A general distinction of adult content is made classifying it as pornography or erotica.

The oldest artifacts considered pornographic were discovered in Germany in 2008 CE and are dated to be at least 35,000 years old. Throughout the history of erotic depictions, various people made attempts to suppress them under obscenity laws, censor, or make them illegal. Such grounds and even the definition of pornography have differed in various historical, cultural, and national contexts. The Indian Sanskrit text Kama Sutra (3rd century CE) contained prose, poetry, and illustrations regarding sexual behavior, and the book was celebrated; while the British English text Fanny Hill (1748), considered "the first original English prose pornography," has been one of the most prosecuted and banned books. In the late 19th century, a film by Thomas Edison that depicted a kiss was denounced as obscene in the United States, whereas Eugène Pirou's 1896 film Bedtime for the Bride was received very favorably in France. Starting from the mid-twentieth century on, societal attitudes towards sexuality became more lenient in the Western world where legal definitions of obscenity were made limited. In 1969, Blue Movie became the first film to depict unsimulated sex that received a wide theatrical release in the United States. This was followed by the "Golden Age of Porn" (1969–1984). The introduction of home video and the World Wide Web in the late 20th century led to global growth in the pornography business. Beginning in the 21st century, greater access to the Internet and affordable smartphones made pornography more mainstream. (Full article...)

Erotica is literature or art that deals substantively with subject matter that is erotic, sexually stimulating or sexually arousing. Some critics regard pornography as a type of erotica, but many consider it to be different. Erotic art may use any artistic form to depict erotic content, including painting, sculpture, drama, film or music. Erotic literature and erotic photography have become genres in their own right. Erotica also exists in a number of subgenres including gay, lesbian, women's, bondage, monster and tentacle erotica.

The term erotica is derived from the feminine form of the ancient Greek adjective: ἐρωτικός (erōtikós), from ἔρως (érōs)—words used to indicate lust, and sexual love. (Full article...)

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A strip club is a venue where strippers provide adult entertainment, predominantly in the form of striptease or other erotic dances. Strip clubs typically adopt a nightclub or bar style, and can also adopt a theatre or cabaret-style. American-style strip clubs began to appear outside North America after World War II, arriving in Asia in the late 1980s and Europe in 1978, where they competed against the local English and French styles of striptease and erotic performances.

the size of the global strip club industry was estimated to be US$75 billion. In 2019, the size of the U.S. strip club industry was estimated to be US$8 billion, generating 19% of the total gross revenue in legal adult entertainment. SEC filings and state liquor control records available at that time indicated that there were at least 3,862 strip clubs in the United States, and since that time, the number of clubs in the U.S. has grown. Profitability of strip clubs, as with other service-oriented businesses, is largely driven by location and customer spending habits. The better appointed a club is, in terms of its quality of facilities, equipment, furniture, and other elements, the more likely customers are to encounter cover charges and fees for premium features such as VIP rooms.

The strip club as an outlet for salacious entertainment is a recurrent theme in popular culture. In some media, these clubs are portrayed primarily as gathering places of vice and ill repute. Clubs themselves and various aspects of the business are highlighted in these references. "Top Strip Club" lists in some media have demonstrated that U.S.-style striptease is a global phenomenon and that it has also become a culturally accepted form of entertainment, despite its scrutiny in legal circles and popular media. Popular Internet sites for strip club enthusiasts also have lists calculated from the inputs of site visitors. The legal status of strip clubs has evolved over the course of time, with national and local laws becoming progressively more liberal on the issue around the world, although some countries (such as Iceland) have implemented strict limits and bans. Strip clubs are frequent targets of litigation around the world, and the sex industry, which includes strip clubs, is a contentious issue in popular culture and politics. Some clubs have been linked to organized crime. (Full article...)

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Selected work of erotic literature

Emmanuelle (Emmanuelle: The Joys of a Woman) is an erotic novel by Emmanuelle Arsan originally written in French and published in France in 1967. It was translated into and published in English in 1971 by Mayflower Books. It is a series of explicit erotic fantasies of the author in which she has sex with several—often anonymous—men and women, as well as her husband. It is written in the first person and the reader sees events entirely through the eyes of the sexually adventurous heroine. The book sold widely and later went on to be adapted into a film. The book had two print sequels, and the film launched an extended series. (Full article...)

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The Autobiography of a Flea Fifty Shades of Grey Story of the Eye Story of O Fanny Hill Jin Ping Mei Ada or Ardor: A Family Chronicle Lady Chatterley's Lover The Songs of Bilitis The 120 Days of Sodom Kama Sutra Lolita Tropic of Cancer (novel) Josephine Mutzenbacher Tijuana bible Sex (book)

Slideshow of selected contemporary images

Image 1Hentai style of art, originally from Japan
Image 2Playmate of the Year Claire Sinclair
Image 3Xaviera Hollander, author and former Sex worker
Image 4The COLT Studio Group, San Francisco
Image 5Tila Tequila
Image 6Erotic actress and public health advocate Sharon Mitchell.
Image 7Carmen Luvana, Adult Entertainment Expo 2008
Image 8Katsuni - French pornographic actress.
Image 9Playboy Playmate Alison Waite
Image 10Jessie Andrews
Image 11Lisa Ann
Image 12Playmate of the_Year Corinna Harney
Image 13Pierre Woodman filming in Australia
Image 14Pornographic actor and director Miles Long (submitted by self)
Image 15Playmate of the Year and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals spokesperson Pamela Anderson, signing DVDs at the USS Halsey
Image 16Daisy Marie posing with a fan at the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo 2008
Image 17Raylene
Image 18Francois Sagat, Folsom Street Fair
Image 19Pornographic actress and cosplayer Tanya Tate as She-Ra
Image 20Cindy Margolis
Image 21Figure 12 in Zillmann, Dolf: "Effects of Prolonged Consumption of Pornography", included in the Report of the Surgeon General's Workshop on Pornography and Public Health, United States Public Health Service, Office of the Surgeon General, August 4, 1986
Image 22Playmate of the Year Sara Jean Underwood
Image 23Transsexual pornographic actress Erica Andrews
Image 24Swedish/Tanzanian Playmate of the Year Ida Ljungqvist
Image 25Louise Glover
Image 26A Fluffer hands gay porn performers Jake Starr (seated) and Erik Grant (lying) items needed for a scene in the 2008 Lucas Entertainment production Pounding the Pavement.
Image 27Lupe Fuentes
Image 28World map showing laws of general pornography
Image 29Pornographic film set. Pictured from left to right: Cali Chase, Mikey Butders, and a photographer identified as "Nicole."
Image 30Silvia Saint, wearing a Bomis tee-shirt (a site previously run by Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia).
Image 31Hentai Manga, Japan
Image 32Rocco Siffredi
Image 33Sculpture of Marilyn Monroe in Haugesund harbour, Norway

Image 33Sculpture of Marilyn Monroe in Haugesund harbour, Norway
Image 34Penthouse Pet Dani Daniels, wearing Penthouse key necklace
Image 35Rebeca Linares at AVN Adult Entertainment Expo 2009
Image 36Sean Michaels - pornographic actor.
Image 37Example of Erotic photography
Image 38Pornographic DVDs, Japan, "Kawaii" section
Image 39Shy Love at AVN Adult Entertainment Expo 2012
Image 40Michael Lucas, Nonie, Rafael Alencar, David Shankbone, and Ernesta Alamirano in Fire Island Pines
Image 41Hugh Hefner with Karissa Shannon, Dasha Astafieva, and Kristina Shannon
Image 42Karen McDougal
Image 43Dana DeArmond
Image 44Bondage pornography, showing classic "wrist to ankle" rope hogtie. Other bondage methods depicted are breast bondage, elbow bondage, head to ankle tie, knees tied, and a crotch rope. Model is also wearing a muzzle gag.
Image 45Valentina Nappi at the AVN Awards Show, Las Vegas, Nevada on 21 January 2017
Image 46Joanna Jet - transsexual pornographic actress and director
Image 47Audrey Hollander - American porn star
Image 48Dean Flynn and Chi Chi LaRue
Image 49Michele_Merkin - Glamour photography
Image 50American pornographic actor Ron Jeremy. One of top Porn Stars of All Time.
Image 51Jenna Jameson

Slideshow of selected historical images

Image 1Nineteenth century nude photograph.
Image 2The Venus of Willendorf prehistoric sculpture
Image 3Kama Sutra illustration (19th century?)
Image 4Lakshmana Temple, Khajuraho
Image 5Classical Greek Bas Relief showing "Cowgirl" position
Image 6Miniature from 15th century Persian book
Image 7Two Lovers, by Reza Abbasi.
Image 8Illustration from Juliette by the Marquis de Sade.
Image 9Erotic art, 18th century India
Image 10Johann Nepomuk Geiger, watercolor, 1840
Image 11Erotic art, India, 18th century
Image 12Kama Sutra illustration (19th century?)
Image 13Silenus and maenad. Tondo of an Attic red-figure kylix, ca. 480 BC. From Vulci, ancient Greece
Image 14The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife, an erotic woodcut made circa 1820 by Hokusai.
Image 15A rape scene by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (ca.1797-1861).
Image 16Cunnilingus portrayed at Pompeii - Source: John R. Clarke: Ars Erotica. Darmstadt: Primus 2009
Image 17Traditional pederastic courtship scene on an Athenian black-figure amphora from the 5th century B.C.
Image 18Erotic scene. Rim of an Attic red-figure kylix, c. 510 BC., ancient Greece
Image 19A Mercury Priapus figure from Pompeii, ancient Rome
Image 20Indian Princess, by Richard Borrmeister [de] (1888?)
Image 21Katsushika Hokusai, "The Adonis Plant (Fukujusô)" Woodblock, ca. 1815, Japan Shunga
Image 22Lakshmana Temple, Khajuraho, India, taken by User:Ggia
Image 23Hadrian engaging in anal sex with Antinous in Egypt, portrayed by Édouard-Henri Avril.
Image 24Hokusai, Untitled (Plate No. 4) From the series Picture Book Patterns of Couples (Ehon tsui no hinagata), c. 1812
Image 25Nights of Horror, panel by Joe Shuster (public domain)
Image 26Roman oil lamp portraying intercourse
Image 27Erotic engraving supposedly after Agostino Carracci (1557–1602)
Image 28Kama Sutra illustration (19th century?)
Image 29Erotic detail from the Vishwanath temple at the Khajuraho Group of Monuments
Image 30Shunga, Japan (ca 1750)
Image 31Illustration from La Grande Danse macabre des vifs, Martin van Maële (1905)
Image 32Hokusai, Untamed Lion, From the series Picture Book Patterns of Couples (Ehon tsui no hinagata), c. 1812

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... that the nature documentary The Green Planet, narrated by David Attenborough, has been compared to both horror films and a "plant porno"?
... that Lewes Road in Brighton has a gyratory named after a pornographic cinema?
... that a pornographic video service once offered NFL quarterback Gardner Minshew a one-million-dollar endorsement deal based on his habit of exercising in nothing but a jockstrap?
... that the 1980s were the "age of hole-discovery" in yaoi erotica?
... that a pornographic screenplay about Jesus led to papal and royal condemnations, a firebombing, the writer's ban from the UK, and thousands of letters per week demanding the ban of a non-existent gay Jesus film?
... that Aroha Bridge changed its name from Hook Ups because fans searching for the show often found pornography instead?
... that John Wayne Bobbitt Uncut was the bestselling pornographic film of 1994 and had the most rentals that year in the United States?
... that Money Shot: The Pornhub Story was described by multiple reviewers as unsalacious?