by Louise Pennington Written in response to Is Anti-Sex Feminism a Step Backwards for Womenâs Rights? by Jerry Barnett Whenever I hear the term âanti-sexâ, I sigh. The term âanti-sexâ implies that feminists who campaign against pornography and other parts of the âsex industryâ hate all sex. This is inaccurate but equally a very clever tacticContinue reading “A Response to ‘Anti-Sex Feminism’ by Jerry Barnett”
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Is Anti-Sex Feminism a Step Backwards for Women’s Rights?
By Jerry Barnett Being in my late-40s, Iâm one of a generation whose mothers embraced second-wave feminism – or Womenâs Lib at it was better known at the time – in the late-1960s and early-70s. I came of age reading Spare Rib and other feminist magazines my Mum left lying around, and remember the importanceContinue reading “Is Anti-Sex Feminism a Step Backwards for Women’s Rights?”
Review of After Porn Ends
by Erin Pearson Using approximately 20 subjects in a ‘talking heads’ format, After Porn Ends relays the stories of former porn stars of various ages (26-70), from their beginnings (in life, and in porn) through to the time of filming. While it does contain a series of typically ‘expert’ opinions, such as UCLA Professor Dr. Neil Malmuth,Continue reading “Review of After Porn Ends”
The Continuing Obscenity Attributed to the Sexuality of Women
by Claudia Austin In this post I will be discussing the general reaction to the sexuality of women and the vulgarity attributed to the portrayal of womenâs pleasure in sex, despite the ongoing sexualisation of womenâs bodies. I first started looking into the representation of the sexuality of women after reading The Sadeian Woman byContinue reading “The Continuing Obscenity Attributed to the Sexuality of Women”