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History of Feminism

hlthe2b

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9. Thank you for posting this proverbialwisdom....

Reply to proverbialwisdom (Original post)

Fri Jul 13, 2012, 07:46 PM

Jul 2012

and welcome.

This is such an important issue--no matter the stance one takes on porn. Not even allowing a feminist voice? Heavens.

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My first visit to this group was last night serving on a jury for a post on a Tosh thread. [View all] proverbialwisdom Jul 2012 OP

Wow ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2012 #1

i am curious myself cause i respect the woman so. and i have listened to dines on NPR seabeyond Jul 2012 #3

I agree ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2012 #6

i am sittin right there with you with all you say in your post. lol, exactly. seabeyond Jul 2012 #7

i like dines. i have listened to her. we really cant use her here for conversation because a group seabeyond Jul 2012 #2

Is Gail Dines a "RW fundie whacko, looking to squelch free speech and turn us all into Puritans"? boston bean Jul 2012 #5

i have never heard she is rw or religious, but she is too outspoken about porn ergo.... whacko seabeyond Jul 2012 #8

I have no clue either... I'm sure we'll be "informed" shortly.... hlthe2b Jul 2012 #10

Porn is a multi billion dollar industry. redqueen Jul 2012 #4

Thank you for posting this proverbialwisdom.... hlthe2b Jul 2012 #9

Thank you. I'd bet everyone involved self-identified as a feminist. proverbialwisdom Jul 2012 #12

Doing some independent reading is a good idea, eg. PORNLAND by academic Gail Dines. proverbialwisdom Jul 2012 #11

Ugh, Max Hardcore. redqueen Jul 2012 #13

How many times have we seen the "all porn is sacred" sufrommich Jul 2012 #14

Yep, or even just the way she's treated. redqueen Jul 2012 #15

"To criticize porn today is to be seen as criticizing sex, " seabeyond Jul 2012 #18

"certain sex hating Members of Parliament want to stop the flow" sounds like NRA argument seabeyond Jul 2012 #16

It is exactly the same. nt sufrommich Jul 2012 #17

isnt it interesting how with about all ways with the pro porn from the style of argument seabeyond Jul 2012 #21

3rd article "great for men who want to learn how to be with a woman." fundie boyscouts seabeyond Jul 2012 #19

you later article of the trafficking is much more serious. this is where porn takes us today seabeyond Jul 2012 #20

Transcript - 'The Melissa Harris-Perry Show' for Saturday, July 7, 2012 proverbialwisdom Jul 2012 #22

I like Dines. CrispyQ Jul 2012 #23

yes. she is another one that has so much information. and so well developed and defined. seabeyond Jul 2012 #24

Prof. Gail Dines (Sociology Dept) academic lecture, 'Neoliberalism and the Defanging of Feminism.' proverbialwisdom Oct 2012 #25

Thanks for posting this. redqueen Oct 2012 #26

5 minutes into it the other day, and didnt get back to it. but, but, but, dines is bad. seabeyond Oct 2012 #28

It's kind of amusing MadrasT Oct 2012 #30

not to mention she really didnt make that second wave time period. it appears she was born in '58. seabeyond Oct 2012 #31

In this context I am talking about "second wave" as a group of ideas... MadrasT Oct 2012 #32

OMG the hypocrisy is breathtaking. Truly. seabeyond Oct 2012 #33

Thank you ismnotwasm Oct 2012 #27

good post. seabeyond Oct 2012 #29