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That...isn't quite right.
Git is a distributed version control system for software development^1.
Version control allows you to manage code versions and changes to code. You take snapshots, so to speak, of every change you make.
Distributed, in this context, means multiple developers can write code on each of their development computers and merge the changes, usually to a centralized git server.
GitHub runs a web-based git server at GitHub.com so teams can store their code in a central location on the internet.
Ok, now explain the part you think is not right.
Git is a tool. GitHub is one implementation of a git server. Git is used to manage source code. GitHub hosts / manages source code.
Porn is content. Pornhub is one service that hosts content. Porn is not a tool. Git isn't content. Source code is content.
So porn isn't really analogous to git.
Maybe a better analogy would be... Git is to GitHub as outlook mail client is to outlook server--or Gmail app to Gmail server.