porn
Sometimes por·no [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ . pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively): arrested for selling porn;a porn star;porn films.
television shows, articles, photographs, etc., thought to cater to an excessive, irresistible desire for or interest in something: a magazine filled with enticing food porn; an addiction to real-estate porn.
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Origin of porn
1Other words from porn
- an·ti·porn, adjective
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Evidence includes the spread of false information about elections and covid-19, conspiracy theories like QAnon, cyber-bullying, revenge porn, and much more.
Why the most controversial US internet law is worth saving | Amy Nordrum | September 9, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewRiot porn is different from videos of abuse and violence carried out by police, and we should not confuse one for the other.
How an overload of riot porn is driving conflict in the streets | Bobbie Johnson | September 3, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewWith riot porn, what moves someone from watching to showing up is the potential for participating in a violent altercation.
How an overload of riot porn is driving conflict in the streets | Bobbie Johnson | September 3, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewJudging by the reactions shared by followers of right-wing influencers, riot porn further enrages and traumatizes these audiences from afar, inflaming their perceptions of risk and danger.
How an overload of riot porn is driving conflict in the streets | Bobbie Johnson | September 3, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewThere’s so much fear porn that they are forced, and in many cases, I think to retreat.
porn parodies based on popular culture are certainly nothing new.
Inside the Greatest Porn Parody Factory: From ‘Game of Bones’ to ‘The Humper Games’ | Gabriella Paiella | November 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe porn Industry Here's one that reveals the potential hypocrisy of breast cancer fundraising.
The Misogynistic Companies Jumping On The Breast Cancer Bandwagon | Emily Shire | October 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTporn is really the same as any other media product: People manipulate it to their purposes more than they are manipulated by it.
On the forefront of this movement is six time Feminist porn Award winner Madison Young, director of 41 feature films.
Getting back to more relatable topics, pop culture is explored through The Eve of porn: Linda Lovelace.
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British Dictionary definitions for porn
/ (pɔːn) informal /
Also called: porno pornography
censorious publications or broadcasts that demonstrate an unhealthy or voyeuristic interest in a particular subject: property porn; food porn
Also: porno pornographic: porn movie; porno mag
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