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From: jdh@hou5g.UUCP (Julia Harper)
Newsgroups: net.women,net.singles
Subject: Re: Pornography
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Date: Thu, 24-Jan-85 08:44:38 EST
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I am a feminist, and strongly disapprove of pornography for
the usual feminist reasons.

I don't, however, think pornography should be made illegal.
As has often been pointed out, who knows when something I approve
of will come under censure next?  It is usually the oppressed
groups that suffer most from censure.  (In the early part of this
century, birth control information was censured...)

I find it quite offensive that people (I forget whose article I
just read) say things like "knee jerk feminist reaction"
in such a knee jerk fashion.  In the recent pornography postings
I have noticed many non-feminists condemning pornography, as well
as feminists defending freedom of speech.


So when you speak of bile, look at your own postings first.

-- 
Julia Harper
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