Two women have gone public about abuse they were subjected to on porn sets, but in order to ensure this kind of thing doesn’t happen to any other woman, we need to talk about why we allow men to sexualize violence against women in the first place.
Pornography
If pornography were empowering men would be standing around jacking off on each other and we wouldn’t get a look in.
Even ‘good men’ continue to defend men’s right to access female bodies, using debunked evolutionary theory.
It is no accident that, as we celebrate individuals rather than movements for radical change, Hugh Hefner has been hailed as the leader of the sexual revolution.
Hef should not be remembered as a freedom fighter, but a con artist of epic proportions.
If elected officials are participating in sexual abuse, we shouldn’t be joking about it.
Despite David Simon’s critiques of pornography, American media stuck to their neoliberal guns.
People everywhere were appalled at the treatment of David Dao on United flight 3411. When will they rise up against the abuse of women in pornography?
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David Hamilton was known for his pedophilic photography that some called “art,” but was little more than sexualized imagery of teenage girls. What he produced and encouraged should never have been celebrated,…
A clause in a UK bill will, if successful, force internet service providers to block sites hosting content showing “non-conventional sexual acts.” This amendment in the Digital Economy Bill will likely prevent…
When news of Anthony Weiner’s “sexting” (as the media prefers to call it) habit first came out a few years ago, most people were, let’s be honest, thrilled. The American public loves…