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Can pornography ever be considered art? Since this publication is about flash fiction, the question becomes: can a flash fiction story with explicit sex in it ever be considered art?
This is not an idle question.
It certainly is not an idle question for the Old Soldier. Nor should it be an idle question for any serious writer of fiction.
In the past, books like Moll Flanders, The Story of O, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, Lolita and many other pieces of fiction were considered to be pornography. Some are still considered pornography; all are now considered to be classics in their own right.
The Pittsburgh Flash Fiction Gazette has its own little collection of pornography. Just go to the sidebar on the left and click on Pornography and decide for yourself if porn can ever be considered art.
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Creative Writing: Pornography As Art
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The Old Soldier sometimes can’t help but get defensive when people (family and friends) dismiss the Pittsburgh Flash Fiction Gazette as nothing more than a porn site. Is there content on this site that is pornographic? You bet there is.
What is the reason for having pornography in the Pittsburgh Flash Fiction Gazette?
Pornography is very popular on the Internet. And if pornography is good enough it is art. Have you ever heard of these novels?
All of these novels deal with explicit sex and each was considered pornography when they were published. Now each is considered a literary classic.
The Old Soldier is not saying that the Pittsburgh Flash Fiction Gazette publishes great fiction and non-fiction about explicit sex. I’m just saying that this magazine follows in the long and honorable tradition of writing that deals with explicit sex.
It is my sincere belief that when pornography is done well enough it can be art, too.
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