erotica
noun
erot·i·ca
i-ˈrä-ti-kə 
plural in form but singular or plural in construction
1
: literary or artistic works having an erotic theme or quality
2
: depictions of things erotic
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From Black classics from Zora Neale Hurston and Maya Angelou to Black erotica from authors such as Zane and Eric Jerome Dickey novels and the ambiance of jazz, hip-hop and R&B floating in the space, this is for us.
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Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 19 June 2025
In 2002 he was arrested on charges of child pornography, stemming from his vast collection of vintage erotica; the charges were later dropped but still tied, leeringly, insinuatingly and unfairly, to his fame as a kids’-TV figure.
—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Others design inclusive, intentional and adaptive erotica that reflects identities historically excluded from mainstream content.
—Ximena Araya-Fischel, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
English-language creators have also puked out a torrent of AI musical erotica, but nothing that plays on a piece of cultural heritage that’s been memed to oblivion as much as A Midsummer Night’s Lewd Dream.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 14 May 2025
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Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 19 June 2025
In 2002 he was arrested on charges of child pornography, stemming from his vast collection of vintage erotica; the charges were later dropped but still tied, leeringly, insinuatingly and unfairly, to his fame as a kids’-TV figure.
—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Others design inclusive, intentional and adaptive erotica that reflects identities historically excluded from mainstream content.
—Ximena Araya-Fischel, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
English-language creators have also puked out a torrent of AI musical erotica, but nothing that plays on a piece of cultural heritage that’s been memed to oblivion as much as A Midsummer Night’s Lewd Dream.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 14 May 2025
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“Erotica.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/erotica. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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erotica
noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction
erot·i·ca
i-ˈrät-i-kə
: literary or artistic works having an erotic theme or quality
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