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From: smann@iham1.UUCP (Sherry Mann)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: Pornography and Censorship, a woman's view
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Date: Wed, 18-Sep-85 11:59:57 EDT
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> > What I'd like to see, is an increase in awareness among the
> > people in our society that pornography is degrading to women
> > and promotes sexist attitudes, is exploitive of women, etc.,
> > so that individuals in our society no longer condone
> > pornography.  It is the change in attitudes that is
> > important.
> > 
> Would you care to back up these assertions with some facts?

OK, having cited Gloria Steinham, I'd first like to refer
you to her article for the definition of pornography I was
using.  

I keep forgetting the nature of this media (and the people
using it).  Where I speak from feelings, the people in this
environment want facts.  No, I'm not going to back up my
assertions with facts.  Instead, for you, I am going to
label my assertion differently.
I believe, and I think many women feel this way, that
certain pornography is degrading to and exploitive of women
and promotes sexist attitudes.  I believe that there is an
attitude in our society that condones this pornography and
does not believe it is harmful.  I would like to see this
attitude change.  The way I think it can change is for
society to begin to understand how many women feel about
pornography and to accept their feelings as valid.

I do not want to censor pornography.  I want it to become
less socially acceptable.


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