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Contemporary Pinup Dilemma: Classic Sweetness Vs Modern Eroticism

10/06/08 15:13 Filed in: Art | Painting | Celebrity | Comics | Fetish | Feminism | History | Pop-Culture | Society

Is the contemporary pinup pornography?

Last week, I posted a whimsical little anthology about pinups in sports. I had a few interesting remarks, on and off-site, inquiring as to “Where are the real women?” I didn’t completely understand the nature of the question, but a thought came to my head: Unlike Playboy, some readers read this blog for the pictures. Am I a Porn Blog? Some, I suppose, think so.


All this train of thought brings us to today’s issue: Is the contemporary pinup pornography?
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The Damsel in Distress Vs. The Sex Object - Assessing the Evolution of Fantasy in Pinup Art

27/01/08 10:00 Filed in: Feminism | Society | Neo Pinups



Why did the classic pinup portray the classic damsel in distress and why do neo-pinups refrain from this role?

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Contrasting classic pinups with neo-pinups one factor really stands out: The classic pinup is, many a time, a damsel in distress, while the neo-pinup is usually just posing. What can be learned about the evolution of role of fantasy, in pinup art?

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