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From: ecl@mtgzz.UUCP (e.c.leeper)
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Subject: Re: Possible Ban on Pornography
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Date: Sat, 21-Sep-85 00:23:06 EDT
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> > Just to put my $.02 in, I resent the feminist attempt to change the
> > definition of the word, "pornography".  Pornography is any literature
> > or media show produced with the intention of causing sexual excitement
> > ...  Oppression and defamation of women is a completely orthogonal issue.
> > 
> > 	Frank Silbermann

> Sorry, Frank, you can't simply define away the problem.  The fact is
> that a lot of what is commonly considered "pornography" does
> "defame" women, and it contributes toward attitudes that legitimize
> their oppression.  What you call a "feminist" attempt to modify
> the definition of the word is simply one method to try to make
> pornographers responsible for their actions.
>
> ken perlow

Oh, does this mean that men who feel they are defamed by feminists who claim
"all men are rapists" can sue them and expect to collect?

Thank goodness!  For a moment there, I thought that there was (gasp!)
discrimination going on.

					Evelyn C. Leeper
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