Talk:erotica
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2016 deletion discussion[edit]
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Rfv-sense (x2):
- Literary works focused on sexual situations and intended for the sexual arousal of readers.
- Sexual images or objects.
These do not seem to be very different from the primary sense:
- Erotic literature, art, decoration or other phenomenon; sometimes encompasses only material that is not pornographic and has or is purported to have artistic or social value, but also can include pornography, depending on the context and speaker.
---> Tooironic (talk) 04:23, 22 March 2016 (UTC)
- Are you questioning the existence of these two definitions? The fact you consider them 'not very different from the primary sense' suggests you are not. Renard Migrant (talk) 11:41, 22 March 2016 (UTC)
- To me, they seem to be all simply describing different manifestations of "erotic literature or art". The OED only gives one definition by the way. ---> Tooironic (talk) 12:01, 22 March 2016 (UTC)
- I'm taking that as a no, hence striking. Renard Migrant (talk) 12:17, 22 March 2016 (UTC)
- To me, they seem to be all simply describing different manifestations of "erotic literature or art". The OED only gives one definition by the way. ---> Tooironic (talk) 12:01, 22 March 2016 (UTC)
- Are you questioning the existence of these two definitions? The fact you consider them 'not very different from the primary sense' suggests you are not. Renard Migrant (talk) 11:41, 22 March 2016 (UTC)
- I would be inclined to merge all senses. Equinox ◑ 12:09, 22 March 2016 (UTC)
- Move this to rfd- it doesn't belong here. Chuck Entz (talk) 13:22, 22 March 2016 (UTC)
(now at RFD)
- Sorry guys for putting this is on the wrong discussion page. ---> Tooironic (talk) 04:03, 23 March 2016 (UTC)
- Delete, these are clearly covered by sense #1 and I can't think of anything else to say on the matter. Renard Migrant (talk) 17:50, 24 March 2016 (UTC)
- Delete. This is just a noun referring to various things of a subject, like Disneyana or memorabilia. The first definition covers it sufficiently, including the connotations. Nibiko (talk) 23:31, 28 March 2016 (UTC)
Senses deleted. bd2412 T 01:44, 1 August 2016 (UTC)
Plural[edit]
It is appropriately used in the plural when clearly referring to more than one object, but almost always used as a singular noun in reference to the genre itself. --Backinstadiums (talk) 10:19, 16 August 2021 (UTC)