Porn Is Not Erotica

And I suppose erotica is not porn if I reverse my post title. I know it's a mute point and one that I have discovered in my searching has been discussed and debated extensively.

My only take on this is that I would define porn as visual. Usually in the form of videos and images, whereas erotica is delivered to the mind through words or artistic image where it is left to the imagination of the reader to form their own mind's eye images.

While both porn and erotica serve the same purpose, which is to arouse, it is the kind of arousal that is the most important for me. Totally shaved, unnaturally enhanced and extremely practiced just doesn't do anything for me at all I'm afraid. So that probably explains why I don't find arousal from commercialised porn.

But give me a good read with characters I can imagine and visualise in my head as ordinary people doing the most extraordinary things and then I'm very much on my way. As with the image I have added to this post. What is she doing? I'm sure your imagination might like to answer the question.