Satirotica
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'''Satirotica''' is the use of [[pornography]] as [[political satire]] used to [[subvert]] the [[establishment]]. | '''Satirotica''' is the use of [[pornography]] as [[political satire]] used to [[subvert]] the [[establishment]]. | ||
- | During the [[Age of Enlightenment|Enlightenment]], many of the French [[free-thinker]]s began to exploit [[pornography]] as a medium of social criticism and [[satire]]. [[Libertine]] pornography was a subversive social commentary and often targeted the [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic Church]] and general attitudes of sexual repression. The market for the mass-produced, inexpensive pamphlets soon became the bourgeoisie, making the upper class worry, as in [[England]], that the morals of the lower class and weak-minded would be corrupted since women, slaves and the uneducated were seen as especially vulnerable during that time. The stories and illustrations (sold in the galleries of the [[Palais Royal]], along with services of prostitutes) were often [[anti-clerical]] and full of misbehaving priests, monks and nuns, a tradition that in French pornography continued into the 20th century. In the period leading up to the [[French Revolution]], pornography was also used as political commentary; [[Marie Antoinette]] was often targeted with fantasies involving orgies, lesbian activities and the paternity of her children, and rumors circulated about the supposed sexual inadequacies of [[Louis XVI of France|Louis XVI]]. During and after the Revolution, the famous works of the [[Marquis de Sade]] were printed. They were often accompanied by illustrations and served as political commentary for their author. | + | During the [[Age of Enlightenment|Enlightenment]], many of the French [[free-thinker]]s began to exploit [[pornography]] as a medium of social criticism and [[satire]]. [[Libertine]] pornography was a subversive social commentary and often targeted the [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic Church]] and the monarchy. The market for the mass-produced, inexpensive [[pamphlet]]s and [[libelle]]s made the upper class worry. The stories and illustrations (sold in the galleries of the [[Palais Royal]], along with services of prostitutes) were often [[anti-clerical]] and [[anti-royal]]. In the period leading up to the [[French Revolution]], pornography was also used as political commentary; [[Marie Antoinette]] was often targeted with fantasies involving orgies, lesbian activities and the paternity of her children, and rumors circulated about the supposed sexual inadequacies of [[Louis XVI of France|Louis XVI]]. |
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
*Eugène le Poitevin's ''[[Les Diableries Erotiques]]''. | *Eugène le Poitevin's ''[[Les Diableries Erotiques]]''. |
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Satirotica is the use of pornography as political satire used to subvert the establishment.
During the Enlightenment, many of the French free-thinkers began to exploit pornography as a medium of social criticism and satire. Libertine pornography was a subversive social commentary and often targeted the Catholic Church and the monarchy. The market for the mass-produced, inexpensive pamphlets and libelles made the upper class worry. The stories and illustrations (sold in the galleries of the Palais Royal, along with services of prostitutes) were often anti-clerical and anti-royal. In the period leading up to the French Revolution, pornography was also used as political commentary; Marie Antoinette was often targeted with fantasies involving orgies, lesbian activities and the paternity of her children, and rumors circulated about the supposed sexual inadequacies of Louis XVI.
See also
- Eugène le Poitevin's Les Diableries Erotiques.
- See Encyclopedia of erotica.