Difesa della pornografia. Le nuove tesi radicali del femminismo americano

Strossen’s fervent defence of pornography as a bastion of free speech and sexual liberation falls painfully short, overshadowed by a glaring disregard for the myriad ways in which it perpetuates misogyny and violence against women. Her relentless defence serves only to reinforce the harmful myth that Leggi tutto

This one is difficult for me to rate. I didn't like it, because of my anti-porn politics, but I acknowledge that is well written and the arguments well articulated. Mostly. She refers to anti-pornography feminists as "MacDwokinites." Using such churlish name calling--as if her opponents are women fr Leggi tutto

As someone who regularly defends sex work and sex workers, I had high hopes for this book. Unfortunately it was quite a disappointment. I have actually read some Catharine MacKinnon and Andrea Dworkin (the book's chief foils) and I found Strossen's treatment unfairly dismissive of these serious thin Leggi tutto

"The cure for every excess of freedom of speech is more freedom of speech." Molly Ivins, quoted in Defending Pornography .

The author does her best to make the case for why society should neither ban nor censor pornography. She shows the inconsistent implications of her pro-censorship opponents and also engages the common idea of pornography as inherently abusive to women. She shows that the reasons given for banning po Leggi tutto

Starting this book I came in with no specific viewpoint on pornography and how that fit into the feminist agenda. With that said, my mind was quickly awakened to the rhetoric on both sides on how pornography relates to women's rights, violence, and views on women. I think Nadine Strossen does a grea Leggi tutto

Full disclosure, there is a clear vested interest in me singing the praises of this book. I am a pornographer. I make art and stories that involve sex, sexuality, and intimacy. While I do not think it is anything to be ashamed of, it is clear that there any many who would disagree. That being said, t Leggi tutto

Nadine Strossen, docente di diritto Costituzionale alla New York Law School, scrive quest’opera come reazione ad alcune tesi del femminismo radicale guidato nell’America degli anni 90 da Catharine MacKinnon e Andrea Rita Dworking. Le due donne, femministe militanti, si sono rese protagoniste del dib Leggi tutto

Del duo femminista americano Catharine MacKinnon e Andrea Dworkin avevo sentito parlare per la prima volta da parte dello psicologo e neurologo Steven Pinker nel suo libro “Tabula rasa”, che ho letto, recensito e ho avuto modo di citare ripetutamente in altre recensioni. Pinlker parlava delle due fe Leggi tutto