12-09-2007, 08:46 PM
I think if the artwork is depicting sex then its pornographic.
My parents made it a point to teach me that the human body can be portrayed artistically without it being 'dirty' (I was 5 at the time so dirty meant porn). I was shown sculptures of naked women and men and was told that these were art because they weren't doing anything bad. I have no problem with looking at nudes as art because its just an expression of the human body and nature.
Porn is showing sex or insinuating sex (ie, having those censor bars or screen cut off). Of course, there are pieces that are borderline that I wouldn't let a child of mine see until they are mature enough (ie a girl in only an apron, not porn but definitely on the ecchi side of art).
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