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seabeyond

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16. "certain sex hating Members of Parliament want to stop the flow" sounds like NRA argument

Reply to proverbialwisdom (Reply #11)

Sat Jul 14, 2012, 09:51 AM

Jul 2012

Simply put, certain sex hating Members of Parliament want to stop the flow of pornography, and as here in the US, realize that this is best done by attacking the fringe before going after mainstream material.

no laws against guns. and if trying to do any reasonable laws then that must mean they want to TAKE AWAY OUR GUNS.

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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