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Softcore pornography is designed to arouse without being explicit
Softcore (or soft porn) is a form of pornography, either video or nude glamour photography, that is less explicit than hardcore material in depicting or describing sexual behaviour. Softcore does not depict explicit sexual contact, but ranges from nudity to simulated intercourse. While both softcore and hardcore feature sexual situations with the intention of arousing the viewer, the key difference is that softcore does not clearly show aroused genitalia (including masturbation), ejaculation, or penetration (vaginal, anal and/or oral). Some softcore porn, especially recently, is more explicit in that penises or vulvae are shown as well as contact in those areas. In milder forms of softcore porn, much of the nudity is implied, such as the handbra technique, with only limited nipple exposure.

History

After the formation of the MPAA rating system in the United States and prior to the 1980s, numerous softcore films, ranging from low to high production costs, were released to mainstream movie theatres especially drive-ins. Some, such as Emmanuelle[1] and Alice in Wonderland.[2], received positive reviews from noted critics such as Roger Ebert. Since the rise in popularity of home video in the 1980s, however, most softcore films have been restricted to home video releases or overnight timeslots on premium channels such as Cinemax and Showtime, and production values have dropped. Softcore films are carried by many mainstream video stores which often segregate them in an adults-only room.

Examples

Examples of American softcore photography include Playboy, METart and Perfect 10. In Japan, the softcore theatrical Pink film has been a major cinematic genre since the early 1960s.

References

1. ^ [1] - Emmanuelle review by Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times, January 1, 1975
2. ^ [2] - Alice in Wonderland review by Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times, November 24, 1976.

See also

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Sexually explicit material (video, photography, creative writing) presents sexual content without deliberately obscuring or censoring it. The term sexually explicit media is often used as euphemism for pornography.
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Hardcore pornography is a form of pornography that features explicit sexual acts. The term was coined in the second half of the 20th century to distinguish it from softcore pornography.
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This article is about sexual practices (i.e., physical sex). Broader aspects of sexual behaviour such as social and psychological sexual issues are covered in related articles such as human sexuality, heterosexuality, and homosexuality.

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Sexual intercourse or copulation is the union of the sex organs of two sexually reproducing animals.[1] The two entities may be of opposite sexes, or they may be hermaphroditic, as is the case with snails.
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Sexual arousal is the process and state of an animal being ready for sexual activity and feeling an urge for sexual contact.

Human sexual arousal

Unlike most animals, human beings of both sexes are potentially capable of sexual arousal throughout the year, therefore, there
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A sex organ, or primary sexual characteristic, as narrowly defined, is any of those anatomical parts of the body which are involved in sexual reproduction and constitute the reproductive system in a complex organism; namely:

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Ejaculation is the ejecting of semen from the penis, and is usually accompanied by orgasm. It is usually the result of sexual stimulation, which may include prostate stimulation. Rarely, it is due to prostatic disease.
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For the symbol of the erect penis, see phallus.
The penis (plural penises, penes) is an external sexual organ of certain biologically male organisms.
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The external genital organs of the female are collectively known as the vulva (plural vulvae or vulvas)[1]. In common speech, the term vagina
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A handbra is a technique wherein a woman, or another person, hides her nipples and areolae by covering both breasts with hands.[] [1] It may also apply to a brassiere that is fashioned in the shape of hands as a parody of the technique.
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Motto
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"E Pluribus Unum"   ("From Many, One"; Latin, traditional)
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drive-in theater is a form of cinema structure consisting of a large screen, a projection booth, a concession stand and a large parking area for automobiles. The screen can be as simple as a wall that is painted white, or it can be a complex steel truss structure with a complex
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This article is primarily about the official Emmanuelle films, for Emanuelle, see also Black Emanuelle.
For other uses, see Emmanuelle (disambiguation).

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Alice in Wonderland (sometimes listed as Alice in Wonderland: A Musical Porno) is a 1976 pornographic musical film, loosely based on Lewis Carroll's children's book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
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Roger Ebert

Russ Meyer (left) and Roger Ebert (right) (1970)
Born: May 18 1942 (1942--) (age 65)
Urbana, Illinois, U.S.
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MET ART is a website featuring photographs of partially or completely nude women. It has been online since 1999. As of May 2007, it was among the 500 most visited websites according to Alexa.
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Perfect 10 was a quarterly men's magazine featuring high resolution photographs of topless or nude women who have not had cosmetic surgery, and focused in particular on slender models with piercing eyes and medium to large, youthful breasts in pensive or artistic poses.
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Pink film (ピンク映画 Pinku eiga
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The April 4, 2007 front page
of the Chicago Sun-Times
Type Daily newspaper
Format Tabloid

Owner Sun-Times Media Group
Publisher John D. Cruickshank
Editor Michael Cooke
Founded 1948
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Erotica (from the Greek Eros - "desire") — refers to works of art, including literature, photography, film, sculpture and painting, that deal substantively with erotically stimulating or arousing descriptions.
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Glamour photography is the photographing of a model with the emphasis on the subject. Photographers use a combination of cosmetics, lighting and airbrushing techniques to produce the most physically appealing image of the model possible.
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Non-nude photography, also called "NN" or simply "non-nude", is a genre of photography which contains sexually suggestive images of human subjects intended to arouse, but never complete nudity.
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Pink film (ピンク映画 Pinku eiga
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Sexploitation or "sex-exploitation" describe a class of independently produced, low budget feature films generally associated with the 1960s and serving largely as a vehicle for the exhibition of non-explicit sexual situations and/or gratuitous nudity.
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Softporn Adventure was a comedic, adult-oriented text adventure game produced for the Apple II in 1981. The game was created by Chuck Benton and released by Sierra On-Line. This is the only game Sierra Entertainment has published that does not have graphics.
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