Is it wrong to play video games that portray different laws of physics than those which govern the external world in actuality? Is it wrong to imagine what it would be like if history had taken a different course? Is it wrong to enjoy fictional stories? The only Biblical answer to each of these things is no (Deuteronomy 4:2, Romans 7:7, 1 John 3:4). To deny this is to reject the very moral epistemology set forth by both reason and Scripture [1], thereby embracing a heretical moral framework.
Despite the fallacies of condemning fiction on the grounds that it is fiction, many people are prone to object to erotic media (whether literature, videos, or images) on the vague charge that it is "unrealistic." Whatever they mean by the word, they commit obvious non sequitur fallacies every time they make this argument. It does not follow from an absence of realism that a thing is sinful.
It does follow from the innocence of enjoying fiction and imagination, quite plainly, that erotic media intended to exaggerate some aspect of reality is not sinful because of the exaggeration. Different things can sexually excite different people. As long as they are not using media glorifying sexual immorality (rape, adultery, bestiality, incest, homosexuality, and so on) to stimulate themselves, people can explore and enjoy their sexual preferences with the aid of erotic media, even if they are sexually titillated by things that are somewhat "unrealistic."
Whether or not erotic media displays realism has nothing to do with whether or not it is sinful to create or consume such media, but it is also true that there is nothing impossible about the existence of realistic sexual videos, images, or literature. An erotic video or image could capture a sense of realism. It's not as if being "unrealistic" is a logical requirement for something to qualify as erotic media to begin with.
The truth about erotic media is offensive to many Christians: there is nothing sinful, objectifying, or degrading about simply using it to sexually stimulate one's mind or body [2]. God does not condemn the use of erotic media, within certain moral boundaries (see [2]), by singles or married people in their sexual expression. Whether or not sexual videos (or images or writings) are realistic is completely irrelevant, though they certainly could be perfectly realistic. As controversial as it is, erotic media is not an immoral thing on its own.
[1]. https://thechristianrationalist.blogspot.com/2018/07/identifying-sin.html
[2]. See here:
A. https://thechristianrationalist.blogspot.com/2017/12/the-truth-about-erotic-media-part-1.html
B. https://thechristianrationalist.blogspot.com/2017/12/the-truth-about-erotic-media-part-2_19.html
C. https://thechristianrationalist.blogspot.com/2018/02/the-truth-about-erotic-media-part-3.html
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