Do you believe that pornography is about the subjugation and enslavement of women? If so, how do you account for the sizable amount of pornography in the world that doesn't involve women at all?
I love Andrea Dworkin as much as the next guy, but for me personally the jury is still out on this one...
2007-12-01 12:46:24 · 8 answers · asked by Mark F 6 in Social Science ➔ Gender Studies
No, and it's called sex-positive feminism (the ones that support porn)
People differ in their opinions, so you're going to find feminists that are okay with pornography and feminists that hate it.
I'm the kind of girl that sees it as a woman taking control of her sexuality and she's doing what she wants, instead of unwillingly conforming to society's expectations of female sexuality (women aren't supposed to relish their sexuality, sleep with a number of men, etc). I think it's ridiculous to say that women "are enslaved." Hello, girls like sex too! Why does it have to be viewed as "giving in" or "being a slave" to men's desires? Did people ever think that females also have desires?
Porn is only degrading when someone is being forced to do it against their will. If a woman is okay with what she's doing, who am I to tell her that she's degrading herself?
You're right...How come NOBODY complains about gay porn? What about guys that go "gay for pay?" Nobody whines about how they're degrading themselves.
I also think a lot of the people who complain about the sex industry are secretly turned on by it. These are the kind of people that spend their money on porn, and then talk **** about it after they're done cumming to it. If it wasn't for the women in those videos, these people wouldn't have anything to get off to anyhow. If porn does disappear one day, I BET you the same people complaining about it are going to be mad that they can't look at it on their computer whenever they want.
2007-12-01 15:41:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
First, it should be noted that the primary motivation in the production of the vast majority of pornography is money. Most of it would not be made if there were not people willing to pay for it.
Pornography is profitable by pandering to appetites. And sometimes it also promotes and fuels those appetites. (Though not all consumers of pornography escalate, many do, and pornographers, like producers of any other product, seeks to increase the consumer's appetite.
Much pornography really does cater to, pander to, a desire to see women humiliated and abused. And much of it seeks to actively encourage and normalize such desires, creating an imaginary climate that says, "This is what women like. This is what women deserve. This is how men should treat women."
That is not all pornography, but it is common enough. And even pornography of a more "benign" nature still raises other ethical concerns.
I do think some analyses of pornography are simplistic and even muddle-headed, but there is also some truth to them in some cases.
2007-12-01 21:05:55 · answer #2 · answered by Gnu Diddy! 5 · 12⤊ 3⤋
A lot of it is about subjugation in general. If you've seen any of the current internet porn you might have noticed that it's overly sado-masochistic, obsessed with teenagers, generally about 'massive shlongs going into tiny holes' and sometimes even imitating rape.
The porn without women is with children or animals and that's abuse full stop. Gay porn is still about satisfying men's desires, and the reason no women get subjugated here is self evident.
I won't say I don't look at porn, but a lot of it is either not worth seeing or plain depraved.
2007-12-01 20:58:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 9⤊ 2⤋
Most women who are involved in the pornography industry are there of their own free will, (whether you agree with their career choice or not) so I wouldn't say it's an "enslavement situation".
Though I am going to agree with Gnu Diddy's post...spot on.
Still...Pornography is entertainment for consenting adults...
I for one do enjoy porn from time to time.
Porn may be a lot of things...but "enslavement"....nawww.
2007-12-01 21:42:23 · answer #4 · answered by Delicious 4 · 4⤊ 3⤋
I consider myself to be a feminist, but my views on porn are pretty much the opposite of what Andrea Dworkin believed.
As long as it's legal porn (adults, humans, consenting), it's all good.
Oh, and I don't like the gross ones with scat, blood or pee, but that's just a matter of taste or lack thereof.
That's my TMI post of the night.
2007-12-01 20:55:14 · answer #5 · answered by smoofus70 6 · 8⤊ 2⤋
If one chooses to go into the sex industry that is his or her's choice. Dworkin was an idiot to suggest that women are forced to make the choice.
2007-12-01 20:52:22 · answer #6 · answered by MaryCheneysAccessory 6 · 10⤊ 4⤋
Pornography objectifies all parties involved, regardless of gender, though objectification is often heightened with regard to female centered pornography.
2007-12-01 20:59:20 · answer #7 · answered by Devil's Advocette 5 · 7⤊ 8⤋
yeah sure. What you got?
2007-12-01 22:38:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋