I mean I read and write romance and erotica. I think it does both a disservice to equate the two and it points to a disturbing Puritanism to call a 300 page book with 3 sex scenes “pornography”

I write 2-10K smut and academic studies. I edit for fiction and literature. I beta fanfic. Was not degrading anyone for writing anything at all, was actually supporting all forms of art without regard to presentation or composition. I believe the puritanical part is the gatekeeping and policing.