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zazen

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14. in pornography, women's bodies are men's protected speech
Fri Nov 8, 2013, 12:50 PM
Nov 2013

Like with Dred Scott 160? years ago . . . there's this misconception that denying masculinists (of both genders) the right to use others' bodies to communicate the idea that those occupying the role of gender female deserve to be violated is denying them the right to free speech. As MacKinnon was the first to point out, it's similar to the mid-19th century case, when the SCOTUS returned Dred Scott because to not do so would violate "property rights."

Individual property and speech rights do not extend to include other human's bodies.

Maybe the KKK could start taking photos of random black people and posting them to their web site compare their supposed attributes as plantation workers or something, using the same racist tropes we find in pornography. THEN we would see some outrage. It's no different than this sonofabitch feeling that women's private sexuality belongs to him as his natural right. Black people are not mine to photograph evaluate for my personal use to prop up some notion that I'm superior because I'm white. Women are not this man's property to furtively photograph for his personal use.

But he's brainwashed into thinking it's "biological" and he's a radical, free-speech kinda guy. Wonder where he got that idea.

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pervert gopiscrap Nov 2013 #1
Do women have a right, then, to ... frazzled Nov 2013 #2
It sounds like a freedom of speech issue to me sarisataka Nov 2013 #9
Taking someone's picture without their permission is not free speech frazzled Nov 2013 #16
I meant... sarisataka Nov 2013 #18
Ah, then we're good! frazzled Nov 2013 #20
You stated it over broadly. GreenStormCloud Nov 2013 #23
Actually, if you're filming a woman walking down the street frazzled Nov 2013 #24
Not what I said. I said filming the street and she walks through the scene. GreenStormCloud Nov 2013 #25
Wow gollygee Nov 2013 #3
A most stupid statement or question. Uncle Joe Nov 2013 #19
So people should expect pervs to take pictures up their skirts? Dash87 Nov 2013 #4
Sounds like the same argument that gun nuts use to try to take guns everywhere. nt onehandle Nov 2013 #5
There is a much better argument for that in the 2nd Amendment badtoworse Nov 2013 #8
It would be my right to 840high Nov 2013 #6
He should be imprisoned for being an asshole. badtoworse Nov 2013 #7
If he's wearing the skirt, yes...if it's on anyone else...no joeybee12 Nov 2013 #10
bottom feeders. and a culture that supports them. nt seabeyond Nov 2013 #11
He won't have any problem having his picture plastered all over the media then Xipe Totec Nov 2013 #12
This Johonny Nov 2013 #13
in pornography, women's bodies are men's protected speech zazen Nov 2013 #14
He will have a better argument on the US Supreme Court bigdarryl Nov 2013 #15
Holy damn...AND his attorney is a woman?? Blue_Tires Nov 2013 #17
Michelle Menken....or Michelle Malkin?nt ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2013 #21
I wonder what name he uses when calling Jay Severin and Howie Carr. nt ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2013 #22
Total asshole. nt ZombieHorde Nov 2013 #26
Is anyone surprised? ismnotwasm Nov 2013 #27
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