I think Sontag is trying to argue not only that pornography has the potential to be literature, but that pornography should not be so removed from all other forms of art like it is because it has the potential to be literature, just like a number of other things. This is why she makes the points she makes.
I also don't think that just because a number of people chose to take a banned books class means that those people are all comfortable with reading pornography just because they might understand that pornography could be literature, which goes to say that pornography might be literature, but it still contains erotic content, which makes people uncomfortable. As for things we knew already, add this to the list.
I do think, however, that any book that might possibly be considered pornography, or even another genre like science fiction, could be applied to this essay in order to have its integrity has authentic literature preserved.
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