Softcore is a form of pornography that is less explicit than hardcore pornography in depicting or describing sexual behaviour. Generally softcore does not depict explicit sexual contact but may include nudity and simulation of intercourse. Pornographic movies Pornography (from Greek πόρνη (porne) prostitute and γραφή (grafe) writing), more informally referred to as porn or porno, is the representation of the human body or sexual activity with the goal of sexual arousal. ... Sexually explicit material (video, photography, creative writing) presents sexual content without deliberately obscuring or censoring it. ... Jenna Jameson with Savanna Samson in a classic hardcore porn movie, The New Devil In Miss Jones (2005) Hardcore pornography is a form of pornography that features explicit sexual acts. ... This article is about sex acts and practices (i. ...

While both softcore and hardcore feature sexual situations with the intention of arousing the viewer, the key difference is that softcore does not clearly show any of the following hardcore elements: aroused genitalia (including masturbation), ejaculation, or penetration (vaginal, anal and/or oral). In milder forms of softcore pornography, the nudity is implied such as the handbra technique. Sexual arousal is the process and state of an animal being ready for sexual intercourse. ... A sex organ, or primary sexual characteristic, narrowly defined, is any of those parts of the body (which are not always bodily organs according to the strict definition) which are involved in sexual reproduction and constitute the reproductive system in an complex organism; namely: Male: penis (notably the glans penis... Mulher Sentada de Coxas Abertas, Drawing 1916 by Gustav Klimt Masturbation is what the ceiling cat watches you do. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ...

Examples

Examples of American softcore video include the television series Red Shoe Diaries and most of the films featuring Sylvia Kristel, Shannon Tweed, Amber Michaels, Carmen Electra or Krista Allen. Video is the technology of electronically capturing, recording, processing, storing, transmitting, and reconstructing a sequence of still images which represent scenes in motion. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... The cover for one of the DVD releases. ... Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... Sylvia Kristel (born September 28, 1952 in Utrecht, Netherlands) is a Dutch actress and model. ... Shannon Lee Tweed (born March 10, 1957, St. ... Amber Michaels (born November 17, 1968 in Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany) is an American pornographic actress and fetish model. ... Carmen Electra (born Tara Leigh Patrick, April 20, 1972 in Sharonville, Ohio) is an American glamour model, television personality, actress and singer. ... Krista Allen as Jenna Avid in Baywatch Krista Allen-Moritt (born April 5, 1972 in Ventura, California) is an actress who appeared in the television shows Baywatch and Days of Our Lives and in films like Confessions of a Dangerous Mind and Anger Management but she is perhaps most well...

Examples of American softcore photography include Playboy and Perfect 10. Photography is the process of making pictures by means of the action of capturing light on a film. ... Classic Playboy logo. ... Perfect 10 is a quarterly mens magazine featuring high resolution photographs of topless or nude women who have not had cosmetic surgery, and focuses in particular on slender models with piercing eyes and medium to large, youthful breasts in pensive or artsy poses. ...

See also

• Erotica
• Glamour photography
• Non-nude photography
• Sexploitation
• List of pornographic sub-genres