are we porn yet?

“The blog looks good, Sophie.  Nice job.”

“Thanks!”

“Since we’re gravitating toward things of an adult nature, do you think we need to put some kind of warning on it?”

“Hmm.  Most blogs that deal with this stuff don’t have any warning on them.”

“Wait, there are other blogs?”

“A few.”

“As interesting as we are?”

“No.  I’m biased, though.”

“Me too.  What about NSFW?”

“That’s what keywords are for.”

“What about kids?  Or do we care?  Maybe we’re educators.”

“I’m not trying to educate anybody’s kid.  Kids are going to get their hands on whatever they want whether we hand it to them or not.”

“I’m not worried about the kids so much as their freaked-out parents looking to blame somebody.  Do you think there’s a danger?”

“If you’re worried about kids reading porn, then you don’t know kids.  Why put so much work into reading?  There are so many videos.”

“That goes back to how interesting we are.  Heh.”

“Then there will be some really educated kids out there.”

“…I still think we’re adult only.”

“In a perfect world, yes.”

“Does that mean this blog is a porn site?”

“What constitutes a porn site?  Is it pictures or videos or music or ads –”

“Funny you should ask.  I was researching porn–”

“’Researching.’”

“–right, for the articles, and I found this definition for “pornography,” apparently the original reason the phrase was coined.  The word comes from the Greek words “porni,” which means prostitute, and “graph,” which means to write.  “Pornography” originally meant writing about the lives and activities of prostitutes.”

“Well, in regards to stories about my past, that is weirdly on the nose–”

“Mine, too.  As an occasional client.”

“–but not my stories in the present.  I guess?”

“And of course that original definition is out of date now.  But I still liked it.”

“And if we’re putting our stories online in hopes of making money, isn’t that a form of prostitution?”

“Legal prostitution.  Maybe writing about prostitution is the second oldest profession.”

“You’re just trying to elevate yourself to my status.”

“Oh, I think I’ve already done that.  According to you.”