Do you feel guilty about reading pornography and/or writing pornography or erotica?

[SusanJillParker]

Do you ever feel guilty about reading pornography, looking at nude photos, watching X-rated videos, and/or writing pornography or erotica?

Be honest. You can tell me. I promise that I won't tell anyone...other than the hundreds of people who will read this thread (lol).

Are you the type who puts a password on everything so that your spouse, significant other, and/or mother doesn't know that you're...perverted (lol)?

I don't care who knows that I write erotica. I'm proud of all that I write and all that I have written. To me, it's just a story. To me, my characters are real people.

"Excuse me, Father O'Brien and Sister Mary Elizabeth, I just wanted to tell you that I write erotica," I said wanting to shock them.

With them being so religious and so much into God, I figured they'd excommunicate me and cast my soul to Hell and to the Devil. Instead, they shocked me.

"Thank you for sharing, Susan," said Father O'Brien. "We've been having a sexual relationship for years. Every Sunday after mass, I lick her pussy and she sucks my cock after we fuck one another silly in the rectory. Now, Sister Mary Elizabeth has another reason to be on her knees than to just pray."

That leads to my next question, while we're all loaded with guilt, especially those of you who are Catholics, do you ever wonder about what other people do behind closed, bedroom doors?

Tell me. We all want to know what you do behind closed bedroom doors. We all want to hear your confessions. Don't worry, there's no judgments here, just sex, perversions, and sexual secrets. We all have the same dirty laundry. Hey, the most that I'd do is to write a story about what you've shared with us here (lol).

 

[NOIRTRASH]

Guilty? Nah. I spent years doing therapy with people and hearing their stories.

Do I wonder about what folks do? Nah. People do pretty much whatever you can imagine. But folks generally lie about how depraved they are. I've known hookers who were much less depraved than many church going moms.

I think most females are slaves to their hormones.

 

[lovecraft68]

Nope, I live without guilt and regret in pretty much anything I do. Erotica is no different and its a fun harmless way to explore fantasies.

The only reason people are told they should feel guilty is because bullshit religious and political groups have tried to say porn and sex itself is a bad thing and ironically many of them turn out to be the truly disturbed sick fucks we should be worrying about.

Republicans and their family values and 'god' and his moronic followers should keep their own houses and stop telling others what's a sin.

 

[dayne]

Sometimes I feel guilty or weird writing erotica, especially considering that I work with younger people. This and that are completely separate things, and I never bring my erotica writing into work, but still. I will say this though, with how shitty it gets at work sometimes, fan email and the satisfaction I get knowing that I get strangers off on what I write keeps me going.

 

[legerdemer]

Bemused is the better word for what I feel about it. Other people try to make me feel guilty. They haven't succeeded yet.

 

[Zeb_Carter]

Nope. What I do feel guilty about is shooting that idiot who kept asking me question after question even when I had him handcuffs and in the back of the squad car. He was really annoying. He also said he was from Natick.

 

[R. Richard]

I'm never guilty, until proven guilty in a court of law, after a jury trial.

 

[HeyAll]

Sometimes I used to.

Not anymore though.

It's fun to write. And it gives people a fun outlet. It pushes buttons that don't normally get pushed.

 

[rarmons]

I never feel guilty stories, or watching porn, but I don't know yet how to feel about writing erotica. I still haven't told anyone at all what I'm doing. I don't really care what other people do or don't do, but I've never really been comfortable with my own sexuality, and writing erotica is kind of liberating in that sense.

How do you talk to people you've known for years about stuff like this?

 

[sr71plt]

How do you talk to people you've known for years about stuff like this?

Good question. It helps when you write to the mainstream too and still talk as a writer with someone. Still, I have a little sense of regret when someone I'm talking to marvels that I've written 35 books and I want to note that I've writer 130 books more than that and that it's the erotica writing that is bringing in more money.

 

[TxRad]

Guilty? No way. I'm having too much fun.

 

[dayne]

I've only talked to a few people I know about it. I've even shared my writing with select friends. I even told my grandmother that I'm writing erotica...I, uh, just left out the part that I'm writing gay erotica. The really hard part was sharing it with my boyfriend. He can be pretty critical.

 

[shewantsmore]

Why should we feel guility about reading stories or watching porn,there's nothing wrong with that,as long as it dont turn into an obsession.

 

[oggbashan]

Why should we feel guility about reading stories or watching porn,there's nothing wrong with that,as long as it dont turn into an obsession.

With the number of stories I have posted on Literotica, I think I'm past saving...

 

[lovecraft68]

The one thing I will say and I am sure others here have gotten these is here and there I will get a rather disturbing e-mail about a story where the sender is really taking it to seriously or using it to compare some alleged real life event and some of them are disturbing to the point I wonder at times if sometimes I''m encouraging bad behavior.

But then I chalk it up to a person like that is either blowing smoke looking for attention or if serious is already disturbed and was long before they read anything I or anyone else here wrote.

Incest and non con especially can bring about those e-mails.

 

[Boxerwing]

I'm not too sure what I should be feeling guilty for. Because I read and write sexually explicit scenes between adults (non-con is not my thing)? I certainly don't feel guilty for that. I'm pretty sure at least someone out there already thinks I'm a deviant for <fill in the blank>.

Does my husband know what I read and write? Yes, absolutely, and it comes up in conversations. As an author: Am I ashamed that I write porn/erotica/smut? No, because I would be writing under a different user name. Am I selective as to who I tell I write erotica? Yes, but only due to circumstances. For example: at my husband's first Christmas party at a new job, I'm not going to introduce myself by saying, "Hi, I'm Boxerwing, Mr. Boxerwing's wife. I work at XXX, and in my spare time, I crochet, walk my dog and write erotica." Now, in other situations, sure; I'm going to volunteer information if it is appropriate.

Last time I checked, the stuff I write is not illegal where I live. There are times writing takes up a lot of my spare time, but I still do the things I need to do as an adult.

So, in the end, no I don't feel guilty reading or writing erotica/porn.

ETA: My reading porn had expanded my sex life with my husband and on my own. Not too shocking, and certainly not enough to base a story on, now is there.

 

[barefootgirl69]

Not at all.

 

[jaF0]

Not when they're about busty blondes in blue halters.

 

[jaF0]

I do **sooooo** despise the 'P' word though. I prefer erotica or adult entertainment or similar.

The 'P' word is something the rightey tighties use to discredit or shame.

 

[lovecraft68]

I do **sooooo** despise the 'P' word though. I prefer erotica or adult entertainment or similar.

The 'P' word is something the rightey tighties use to discredit or shame.

That's why I like the word porn I like to get the righties to point their fingers and get all upset about it. The more then scream about it, the more people want to buy it

 

[MSTarot]

A few decades ago you could be jailed for writing erotica.

A few centuries ago you could be facing life in prison or even death (in certain places) for writing erotica.

And the further back into the middle ages you go the more dangerous it was to provide erotic reading entertainment for readers that desperately wanted it. There was then a rabid desire for it just like there is today.

Today? Your work will be belittled, and people will try to shame you "You're just a porn writer."

So no, I don't feel guilty for writing erotica. I feel proud. Proud that I'm carrying on a long tradition of being seen by society as ... naughty.

I'm a writer. I write romance, sci-fi, fantasy, horror, mystery, and yes erotica because I like the idea that I will be remembered for being naughty.

MST

 

[Zeb_Carter]

Yes. Porn, smut, dirty books...call it what it is...who cares about them pointing a finger and becoming speechless? Not me.

 

[Saxon_Hart]

Only if I fap and spray my gramma's curtains.

 

[SamScribble]

I try not to look at the screen while I'm writing.

 

[coochiebarber]

There's nothing to fell guilty about. Not hurting anyone.