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    The premise of my argument that one would consider to be most controversial would be the premise that pornography does encourage freedom of speech/expression. Many may object to this because many people specifically feminists such as Catherine Mackinnon and Andrea Dworkin regard pornography as immoral because it is a form of sex discrimination. Other feminists as stated by Garry believe that pornography is a form of hate speech and that it defames women. In Garry’s paper she argues that certain content

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    Video: 40 minutes Video on an idea of Naomi Klein, No Logo- Brands, Globalisation and Resistance (2003), directed by Sut Jhally. Abstract: Naomi Klein, one of the leaders in the anti-globalization movement. His book No Logo are summarized, analysis and discussed some problems of globalization. Such as, during anti-globalization activists, how should economist respond? The topics covered in the context are the facts about poverty, inequality of income, trade liberalization facts and economic growth

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    angry with the unrelenting oppression of women, questioned the effects of pornography on male aggression. Many radical second-wave feminists, like activist Andrea Dworkin and lawyer Catherine MacKinnon, strongly opposed pornography and viewed it as “anti-women” (Michigan State University Department of History, 2017). They argued that porn served as a visual representation of systematic sex discrimination and the sexual objectification of women, and was used as propaganda to fuel sexual terrorism and

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    Pornography and Feminist Fight for Women’s Rights There was a complaint in 1992 about having The Nude Maja in a classroom. The complaint came from a feminist English professor who stated that the painting made her students, as well as herself, uncomfortable. Another incident occurred at the University of Arizona when a female student’s photographic artwork consisting of self portraits in her underwear was physically attacked by feminists. There was also an occurrence at University of Michigan

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    Female Consumers and Pornography: A Comparative Study between Chinese Consumers and Non-consumers’ opinions towards pornography. Society is increasingly sexualizing women bodies in advertising and porn is now a large industry. It is estimated that many young men watch or view porn in magazines or online, but there is little information on women’s use of porn although there is an small industry catering to women’s needs. So I want to find out what you think about porn and how you might use it and

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    If, as many suppose, pornography changes people, a question arises as to how. 1 One answer to this question offers a grand and noble vision. Inspired by the idea that pornography is speech, and inspired by a certain liberal ideal about the point of speech in political life, some theorists say that pornography contributes to that liberal ideal: pornography, even at its most violent and misogynistic, and even at its most harmful, is political speech that aims to express certain views about the good

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    derogatory towards women. Through research it is also believed that due to the acts of violence and sexual abuse depicted in pornography it is causing men to reenact and bring what they’ve watched to life (Purcell). Consequently, due to the voices of the anti-porn feminist there has been many legal actions taken against the porn industry. There has been several ordinances drawn up, a few were done by Catharine A. Mackinnon. Mackinnon and Dworkin had a civil rights ordinance that

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    The feminist movement is thought to be the drive to end women’s oppression, be it a biological woman or an individual who identifies as a woman. However, many feminists have varying ideas when it comes to women in the sex industry. In today’s society we are taught to look down on sex and to act as if it is something to be ashamed of. Anti-porn feminists believe that pornography degrades women, can lead to violence against women, and that the women involved in pornography are mentally damaged in some

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    Anti-Censorship Feminism

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    2.1.2 Anti-censorship feminists’ debates on pornography consumption While anti-pornography feminists such as Dworkin and Mackinnon argued that pornography disseminate negative beliefs on sex and further objectify females’ body and called for legislative censorship, libertarian feminists (e.g. Joel Feinberg; John Stuart Mill; Ronald Dworkin; Nadine Strossen) with a more sex-positive perspective, commenced to oppose radical feminists’ notions that pornography is intrinsically harmful. Bear in mind

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    Pornography Addiction

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    Growth of Computers With the evolution of technology, computers have become more and more advanced due to the knowledge learned from technicians and other people throughout the world. The first computer invented was called the Z1 by Konrad Zuse in 1938. In 2017, there is almost an 80-year difference from when the computer was made, meaning a lot of time to find out more information and put together better product because of the first piece of technology. With the growth of computers, other

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