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Now, back to the article. In your opinion, is the author correct to characterize Monica Bellucci as a "porn star"?

Yes.

If so, should we characterize all actors and actresses who have filmed nude or partially nude scenes as porn stars?

Yes

Do you believe she could have gotten away with making this statement had the actress in question been Meryl Streep or Nicole Kidman?

Could she....she should. Free speech and all:) Would she, I don't know.

If not, don't you think that this characterization of Monica Bellucci is disingenious, or twisted, to make something fit her agenda because Monica plays the part of Mary Magdelene?

If the author is true to her beliefs, she should say it. In reality I don't know if she would or not. That isn't the point here tho. We can only say what each of us believes. IMO, They are all guilty of pornography.

Becky

IMO, They are all guilty of pornography

Again, I'll respect your opinion, and you've definitely been consistent with your beliefs.

A tougher question, maybe: When you heard the term "porn star" did you make any assumptions about the person being described? Did you think of her as an actress who made "adult" films (what a stupid term, BTW), or as someone who made "mainstream" films that involved nudity?

My first assumption, on hearing her classified by the author as a "porn star", was that she did "star" in, or had "starred" in, what the mainstream public thinks of as "adult" films (XXX rated, whatever).

I would also believe that most people who read this article would make that assumption, as not everyone has the same definition of "porn star" as you do, evidently.

Yet, that would be, and is, a false assumption. In that way, I believe the author is being totally disingenious with her classifying Monica as a "porn star".

When you hear someone call someone else a porn star, do you think of people like Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman, or would you be more likely to think of someone like Marilyn Chambers or Mary Carrey who ran for Gov. of California last year?

Have you ever thought of Arnold Schwarzenegger as a porn star? (Oh, my goodness, I cannot believe I wrote that!) But, he has been filmed in the nude in his movies. So, by that definition, did we have 2 porn stars who ran for the Governor of California last year?

I've gotta run. But I wanted to clarify something before I do.

I'm not trying to bait or pick a fight. I really didn't even intend on getting into a pornography discussion (who would have believed we'd be having a pornography discussion on a Passion thread, anyway?!?!)

While I disagree, slighty, with your definition of pornography, I don't necessarily disagree with your sentiment.

I was mainly pointing out that had the actress been Nicole Kidman, for example, the author would not have dared called her a porn star, even though she made something close to that in "Eyes Wide Shut". She's also said to be a Christian, but who knows.

Later, Becky and Big Mack.