LOL...thetease, and apparently you aren't alone. I was surprised at how many straight women love to watch all-male porn. I suppose it's for the same reason men like lesbian porn... no people you don't want to see...lol. They even did a news story on how many straight women watch Queer as Folk and it was astounding. Of course, gay men and straight women have always gotten on well together.

i don't consider bi/lesbians eating each other out and what not, softcore porn.

softcore is like...what everyone else is saying.  a boob or something every now and then.  nothing really shown but you know exactly what's going on.
i mean..if that's all they were doing, then that's softcore porn.
but if you see full flatout nudity...that's leaning towards the more hardcore stuff.  them eating each other out is really somewhere in the middle to me.  it's not softcore...but it's not hardcore.  it's um, oral?  lol.

hardcore to me is like two people f***ing each others brains out.

and while we're revealing stuff... i find two guys doing it and/or sucking each other off, well,  hot.  lol.  while i oddly don't want to see two women eating each other out.  go figure.

LOL
trapeze
that would be interesting. lol
circus fun!!!

yeah Rawbob sometimes my soaps do get me a little worked up lol.
wouldn't softcore be like what you see on Skinemax late at night? like Rawbob said you see some butts,boobs, the movement but no genitals.
i guess hardcore to me is seeing the actual penetration and seeing oral in which you actually see the mouth on the penis/vagina.
i guess im w/ the others when saying it depends on the mood.
softcore seems more romantic and people "making love" as opposed to f***ing. so to speak...lol.
i would consider people giving oral, guys or girls to be more hardcore.

I'm with demonbuttercup.  Any actual viewing of the act- actual penetration (and tongues count...lol) would be hardcore.  

Yes, I think softcore would be Showtime or Cinemax (Skinamax...lol) where you see breasts and butts and "humping" (sorry couldn't think of a better description) but no really naughty bits.

And I guess I agree that softcore is good for getting "worked up", but for "getting off" I definitely prefer hardcore.

P.S.  Rawbob, I hear you about the under the sheets thing.  Too much trouble- they always get tangled around you.  I prefer the freedom to MOVE.  Besides that they make it hard to reach the trapeze over the bed...

would 2 bi guys sucking each other off on video be soft-core to you?

Got that right TheTease..but i hardly EVER do it UNDER the sheets....on top of the sheets, on the floor, shower, livingroom, kitchen, backyard, dinringroom table.....hee hee hee

this is true rawbob, but sometimes, a little loving under the sheets is all it takes.
i mean hey, when you're horny, you're horny. *lol*

Not to stir the pot too much here, but for those of you who like "soft porn".....have you watched daytime soaps lately? To me they certainly count as soft core to me....the only thing you DON"T see are fully exposed breasts, penis's and the actual "acts" of sex/lovemaking. I mean you see the guys butt going up and down, but soft core, by it's definition is NOT about penetration.

So, for me, soft core is just like daytime soap stories.

Also, on a SERIOUS rant againsts softcore, have u ever notices that the only real "exposure" in soft core are woman's breasts? Sometimes you see the ladies groin area in a quick shot, but to me, soft core is just as "stereotypical" as hard core.

I've seen, well, hundreds of porno movies in my life....some are hot as hell..some are down and out stupid, and some actually combine intense sex with a "decent" story and acting.

So, for me, it depends....but i if i'm gonna spend $50 on a video/DVD, or rent a movie, i perefer something a bit more "revealing" than what i can see on AS THE WORLD TURNS!

Ah yes, Oberon, but sometimes the higher the frustration the greater the release! Well, up to a point. LOL

Should I say it? I'm with TheTease on this.

There are times when seeing something even slightly suggestive will rock my world... there are times when the hard action is just what the doctor ordered.

Sometimes a plain donut will do it, but there are times I want cream in it.

Now it might be interesting to attempt to define "hardcore" versus "softcore."

Hmmmm...

Wally

Hey, if I want porn, I want PORN!!! LOL

I never have understood soft core; it makes me think of strip clubs. Don't get me wrong, seeing the guys naked is great, but if you can't touch and its' not going to do anything- what's the point??

It's an old line, but "It's like a starving man standing outside a bakery window." Just too frustrating...lol.

it depends on my mood...or rather my hormones. lol.

sometimes i like a little sweet loving going on.
other times i like the hard action.