torture porn
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Our reluctance to think of Spector’s music as a kind of torture porn gets at the problem with the moral leeway we allow when we anoint artistic geniuses.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2021
And I completely understand the dismay of “Detroit’s” critics, who take issue with both Bigelow’s experimental approach and iconography they equate with torture porn and voyeurism.
From Washington Post • Aug. 10, 2017
It’s veered away from slashers and torture porn to more substantive, nuanced films that comment on social issues and possess an aesthetic vision.
From Salon • Jul. 4, 2017
With the festival under way now through April 29, Mr. Rodgriguez spoke with ArtsBeat about finding inspiration in suffering, his disdain for torture porn and working with uncooperative snowflakes.
From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2012
Made for less than $100,000 in LA last year, LA Zombie is described by LaBruce as "a reaction against torture porn".
From The Guardian • Jul. 21, 2010
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