The meaning of the word has expanded to cover the "graphic, detailed, often gratuitous depiction of something." Example: In The Four Pillars of Wisdom, he devotes a well-deserved chapter to the financial press and its weakness for "financial pornography"—lurid coverage of star money managers. (Seattle Times, Auhust 4, 2002). See http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pornography It's no longer restricted to matters of a lurid or sexual nature. Films like "Saw" have been called "torture porn"; closeups of people brought to tears in TV interviews are a form of emotional porn; photographs of high-end photographic gear, fishing tackle, audio gear, cars, bicycles, etc., in magazines are commonly referred to as types of porn. Anything one might drool over, including, apparently, brakes. -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano Bend, OR KG6RCR
On 4/8/2009 6:03 PM Mike S wrote: > At 08:18 PM 4/8/2009, Robert Fisher wrote... >> Hey, some of us like our pRoN. : ) > > But how are pictures of a Vanagon comparable to pictures of prostitutes > (the root meaning of "pornography")? > > I understand the vernacular, but it's just poor choice of language. > |
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