Anti-pornography movement

There are two main groups that emerge during the sex wars: Those who are anti-pornography, and pro-sex feminists who see sexuality as a necessary aspect of female freedom—one that should be amplified, not eliminated. The two sides butt heads in a series of debates regarding pornography, erotica, lesbian sexual practices, violence in sexual settings such as sadomasochism, and prostitution. The progression of the feminist movement reached a screeching halt during this time because of how deeply divided

have emerged regarding the contentious topic of pornography: anti-porn feminism and pro-sex feminism. While both sides aim to progress women’s rights, they have contrasting views on how pornography should be treated to achieve a more gender equal society. An examination of academic literature and pornography throughout history reveals that pro-sex philosophy is more convincing than anti-porn philosophy in three main ways. Firstly, the anti-porn movement often decontextualizes porn by selectively choosing

pandemic of harm from pornography (Friedersdorf).” A self-described crusader for family values, he has also detailed in his writing that "In far too many families with young children, both parents are working… Here, we

theory as to what would happen if these ideals were taken to an extreme. Because she points out similarities in the thoughts and actions of the extreme religious right and certain parts of the feminist movement,

The idea that pornography gives feminists of differing opinions this middle ground that they can meet on and see how to articulate the different desires of feminism and what they want to turn it into is one of the main reasons Catherine Lumby argues that feminists need pornography (par 60). As Lumby writes in “Why Feminists Need Porn,” chapter five of her book Bad Girls, “the notion that you can draw a cause and effect line between fantasy and social practice is disturbing and distasteful to some

The pornography debate has been an issue within the feminist movement that has been pushed to the periphery in recent times. It is not as widely seen on the main stage of the feminist agenda and this may be because of a division in feminist thought with regards to pornography. Generally speaking, there are “pro-sex” feminists who believe that women have the right to do what they wish with their bodies and there are “pro-censorship” feminists who believe pornography is inherently degrading and violent

contributions to the production, sale, and distribution of pornography which implies that women are second class citizens.    Destroying these stereotypes which portray women as slaves, objects, toys, and mindless, sex-driven beings must be accomplished in order for women to attain true equality.  The censorship

for gender equality. It started from topics such as education, pornography, and race to name a few. Below I will discuss a few defining moments that will hopefully help to understand the history of feminism as well as the ideas and people behind it. SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT Anti-slavery movements started the first movements of feminism in the mid-1800’s. In 1840, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott were not allowed to sit at the World Anti-Slavery Convention in London because they were female so they

a housewife than working class woman who has to take on jobs to support their family may. There were disputes between middle class and working class lesbians over the merits of the butch-femme roles which had common before the women’s liberation movement. For African American and other minority women, there was the dynamic of dealing with issues of both sexism and racism. Thus, there were some activists who were less inclined to see the issue of women’s equality as universally common in its

Censorship of Pornography: Censorship is vital and takes place on a daily basis in the modern society even in nations that state their respect and maintenance of the freedom of speech. For instance, there are several regulations that restrict broadcasters in the kind of programmes to be transmitted as specific times of the day. The other ways with which censorship happens every day is through the laws that forbid people from expressing themselves publicly toward particular political or ethnic groups