Pornography | Ancient ‘erotic’ art forms |
Pornography as a genre came into mainstream existence in early 18th century. | Its evidence goes back to early dawn of human civilization. |
The purpose of pornography is sexual arousal. | Majority of examples appear depiction of natural sensual beauty. |
Pornography as a genre shows an obsession with sexual arousal. More the arousal more successful the product. | Erotic content appear a small part of a greater scheme of theme. For example erotic sculptures constitute less than 10% of total sculptures of Khajuraho. |
Development of pornography requires moral-ethical and religious suppression of natural sexual desires. | These developed into a society that was open to sexual pleasure. |
This genre is a reaction to religious-moral suppression of Abrahamic religions. | These forms are celebration of procreative-fertility powers. |
The narrow, clannish and exclusivist morality present in these religions provided a rationale to exploit other people. This too contributed in development of porn. The vast categories like child, teen, rape, Incest, taboo, interracial, kink, BDSM etc. attests this. | Here depictions represent pleasures aspects of desires and sex pertaining to some story or morale. |
The voyeuristic nature of this content leads to perversions, moral-ethical dilemma and dysfunctional relationships. | Kama i.e. desires including sexual one are seen as one among four goals of human life; the other three being Dharma, Artha and Moksha (righteousness, money and liberation). |
Its dominance emanates from psychological appeal. | Its power lies in connect with holistic well being of individual in society and ecology. |