What’s the difference between porn and nudity?

You don’t have to be nude to make porn and you can be fully nude and not have a single sexual thought in your mind. To help bat away confusion, we’re going to look at porn vs nudity.

Look back at the last 10 times you got laid – did every single piece of clothing come off for the entire session? If a sock, a bra, a t-shirt got left on then you had sex but there wasn’t complete nudity.

There’s more to it than that, so to really dig into what we’re talking about with porn vs nudity, we’re going to look at:

• The meaning of porn and nudity
• Four factors that can help you understand the difference
• How you can use nudity and nudes to help sell your content

Meaning you’ll know exactly what you’re talking about with potential fans.

What does porn and nudity mean?

Porn and being nude have very different definitions – unlike erotica and porn that have some very blurred lines to consider.

Here’s how the difference breaks down:

• Being nude is simply the way you can talk about someone who’s butt naked. It’s that simple; nudity means having no clothes anywhere on your body.
• Porn is videos, images, or voice recordings that are created specifically to make someone sexually aroused.

Sure, nudes can be sexy as hell but that’s just a by-product of seeing nice boobs, a hot body, or a big dick, for example.

On the flip side, loads of porn isn’t fully nude. There are plenty of panties that get left on, bras that stay put, and pants that stay around ankles. It can even be part of the scene when the sex is hurried, for example.

The four differences between porn and nudity

There are some key things that should be able to help you figure out if what you’re seeing is porn or just plain nudity. Here are our top four deciders in the question of porn vs nudity.

1.     Age

Anyone can be nude. We’re all born naked and at some point in the week, if not every day, you’ll be nude. It’s our natural state and nothing to be ashamed of.

From babies and children to 90-year-old grandmas, anyone can be nude.

Porn? Not so much. Everyone who appears in porn has to be at least 18 years old. There also has to be consent – everyone who creates porn has to be in full agreement about everything that happens.

2.     The intention

Nudity can be for a whole bunch of reasons:

• To take a shower
• To change your clothes
• When you’re super hot
• For education when students learn anatomy
• For art – think of all the nude statues

At any point here, are you trying to turn people on? Maybe you want to get frisky in the shower, but being nude isn’t automatically sexy. It’s doesn’t always look and feel sexy and it’s not always meant to.

On the other hand, porn is all about arousal. There will be people out there who don’t get horny when they watch porn, but even then, the video they’re watching is intended to raise your soldier or dampen your river.

This really is a key factor when you’re looking at an image or video. Nudity might turn you on, but is that what the thing you’re looking at was designed for?

3.     The situation

Just like anyone can be nude, nudity can happen anywhere. Well, you might get some weird looks going to the supermarket naked, but you’re not generally doing anything sexual.

Lots of countries do ban public nudity since there are lots of people who prefer not to see your junk. However, there are lots of nudist beaches and places you can go revel in your nakedness.

In fact, in Germany for example, there are even nude areas of public parks and other public spaces. It’s cool to be nude in Germany as long as you do it with respect and within the rules – it is Germany after all.

Making your own pornography needs to be in a much more controlled environment. You’re not going to start playing with yourself or sucking dick like a champ in the middle of a German park. No, you’re not, even if you want to.

Even watching porn needs to be in a place where you know there aren’t kids around. For that matter, you shouldn’t be watching fucking on your phone in public if someone else could see it. An eyeful of pussy when you didn’t want it ain’t pretty.

4.     The perception

We’ve not tried it yet, but we reckon if you asked 100 people what they thought about nudity or being nude, they’d be very chill. Maybe they don’t want to see it, but no one really objects to being naked.

Even porn-hating weirdos can’t really object to nudity.

Porn, however, gets a lot of hate. There have been plenty of scandals, but most porn is ethical, made by people who love what they do, and with sites like SinParty, they get paid directly for their hard work.

How to make money on porn vs nudes?

Porn is restricted on the internet, as every creator knows. Nudes are more acceptable, especially if you’re not showing your money-maker.

Use nudes with soft lighting and well-placed props for posts on platforms like Instagram and Facebook. Showing the curve of a bare ass isn’t against the terms of use, but any nipple is going to get you into trouble.

When you post your tasty teaser nudes, be sure to have your Linktree or another link page in your bio so your fans can find and buy your porn content.

Treat nudes as your initial advert that gets people interested then lead them to where they can purchase the good.