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History of Feminism

nomorenomore08

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13. "...seeing sex as pornography seems to me a way to control and commodify human sexual behavior."

Reply to ismnotwasm (Reply #12)

Thu Jun 5, 2014, 07:04 PM

Jun 2014

Exactly. Which is why the "anti-porn = anti-sex" fallacy is so frustrating. Of course some anti-porn folks, mainly right-wing Christians, do have equally unhealthy attitudes towards sex and the human body, but the idea that an artificial, capitalistic, commercialized distortion of sexuality is all there is, strikes me as incredibly sad.

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Oldest depiction of female form shows that modern archaeologists are pornsick misogynists [View all] redqueen Jun 2014 OP

Maybe that's where the term "chick" came from corkhead Jun 2014 #1

... it does, doesn't it? Squinch Jun 2014 #8

What the fuck. ismnotwasm Jun 2014 #2

Great site! Thanks. Squinch Jun 2014 #7

I had an anthropology prof in college geardaddy Jun 2014 #3

Anthropology was a male dominated field ismnotwasm Jun 2014 #4

That's why I liked her classes the best geardaddy Jun 2014 #5

... ismnotwasm Jun 2014 #6

There is a great documentary that is available on youtube robbob Jun 2014 #9

It would seem that any modern interpretation will invariably carry a modern bias Orrex Jun 2014 #10

Depends on how you view the past ismnotwasm Jun 2014 #12

"...seeing sex as pornography seems to me a way to control and commodify human sexual behavior." nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #13

I think, in a certain sense the idea of pornography evolved from Christians ismnotwasm Jun 2014 #14

Hard to see the David/Jonathan story as anything but a romance. Also the story of Jesus healing nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #15

Exactly ismnotwasm Jun 2014 #17

I was a lit major in college - had to write analytical essays on all sorts of texts - nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #18

Now this is interesting. redqueen Jun 2014 #20

Aw shoot! I thought Violet may have returned... boston bean Jun 2014 #11

Probably a little Goddess figure libodem Jun 2014 #16

That's also interesting. redqueen Jun 2014 #21

Where's the baby bump? IronLionZion Jun 2014 #19