TAILIEUCHUNG - Gale Encyclopedia Of American Law 3Rd Edition Volume 8 P6

Gale Encyclopedia of American Law Volume 8 P6 fully illuminates today's leading cases, major statutes, legal terms and concepts, notable persons involved with the law, important documents and more. Legal issues are fully discussed in easy-to-understand language, including such high-profile topics as the Americans with Disabilities Act, capital punishment, domestic violence, gay and lesbian rights, physician-assisted suicide and thousands more. | 38 PORNOGRAPHY Feminist Perspectives on Pornography Pornography is a battlefield in . law. For decades courts have struggled to find a middle ground between opponents of obscenity and defenders of free speech. This debate began to shift in the 1970s as feminists introduced new theories. Obscenity and free speech were no longer the central issues these critics argued. Their paramount concern was violence. They claimed a causal link between pornographic depictions of women and crimes ranging from harassment to rape. Beginning in the 1980s some feminists proposed legislation that sought to control pornography in new and dramatic ways. They met strong opposition and none of their legislation survived vetoes or court challenges. Inspired by the women s liberation movement in the 1960s many feminists began to decry pornography as sexist. In later years a sharper critique began to emerge. Some feminists believed that pornography was a deliberate means of subordinating women to men thereby maintaining inequality. One leading feminist critic Andrea Dworkin took this theory even further. In books such as Pornography Men Possessing Women 1979 Dworkin interpreted pornographic publications and films as training guides for committing sexual violence. Dworkin s writings have divided feminists. Her detractors argue that she stands outside the mainstream of feminism. Her supporters cite high rates of sexual violence as proof that Dworkin is right. Both sides frequently debate this point. The causal link between pornography and violence rests on anecdotal evidence. Dworkin finds this evidence sufficient and she contends that women are not believed when they report an experience of being sexually assaulted by men who view pornography. While not denying these personal accounts critics reply that a definite link can never be scientifically established. One prominent feminist colleague of Dworkin s is Catharine A. MacKinnon. An author and professor of law MacKinnon is regarded as a .

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