Of course, I, as a delicate Southern flower, would not know of such things....
(such description does not apply to my linguistic behavior during Saints games when Reggie Bush drops the ball...)
I didn't know the distinction either. I had to look it up at dictionary.com. Hardcore is more explicit than softcore. And from what I read [am I ever sorry I looked him up], Ozzy was hardcore - really repulsive. Interesting how you had two such completely different character-types in the final two - a Stanford-educated lawyer and a porn star.