Minneapolis city officials received testimony about peoples’ encounters with porn, those who consume porn and those who produce it at a hearing of the Minneapolis Government Operations Committee in December 1983. This letter is published in In Harm’s Way: The Pornography Civil Rights Hearings (p.221-223). Letter of Robin Morgan, December 5, 1983 In twenty years […]
Continue reading Testimony in Minneapolis: With Growth of Porn, Rapists Show Less Remorse
Minneapolis city officials received testimony about peoples’ encounters with porn, those who consume porn and those who produce it at a hearing of the Minneapolis Government Operations Committee in December 1983. This letter is published in In Harm’s Way: The Pornography Civil Rights Hearings (p.214-215). Letter of Flora Colao, C.S.W., November 10, 1983 I have […]
Pornography and Pop Culture: Reframing Theory, Re-thinking Activism March 23-25 Wheelock College Boston, MA Registration is free The so-called “porn wars” that were fought over the feminist critique of contemporary mass-marketed pornography derailed important academic and activist work. It is time to move on by reframing our thinking on pornography, especially in light of the […]
Minneapolis city officials heard testimony about peoples’ encounters with porn, those who consume porn and those who produce it at a hearing of the Minneapolis Government Operations Committee on December 13, 1983. This account appears in In Harm’s Way: The Pornography Civil Rights Hearings (p.175-176).Testimony of Sue Santa I work with a local nonprofit private […]
Continue reading Testimony in Minneapolis: Prostitutes Blackmailed with Porn
Minneapolis city officials heard testimony about peoples’ encounters with porn, those who consume porn and those who produce it at a hearing of the Minneapolis Government Operations Committee on December 13, 1983. This account appears in In Harm’s Way: The Pornography Civil Rights Hearings (p.172-175). Testimony of Charlotte Kasl I am a therapist in private […]
Minneapolis city officials heard testimony about peoples’ encounters with porn, those who consume porn and those who produce it at a hearing of the Minneapolis Government Operations Committee on December 13, 1983. This account appears in In Harm’s Way: The Pornography Civil Rights Hearings (p.171-172). Testimony of Richelle Lee I work with sex offenders. I […]
Continue reading Testimony in Minneapolis: Prison Condones Porn by Selling It
In 1988, Dolf Zillman (Indiana University) and Jennings Bryant (University of Alabama) published the following study in Journal of Family Issues, Vol. 9, No. 4, 518-544. Effects of Prolonged Consumption of Pornography on Family Values Abstract Male and female students and nonstudents were exposed to videotapes featuring common, nonviolent pornography or innocuous content. Exposure was […]
Minneapolis city officials heard testimony about peoples’ encounters with porn, those who consume porn and those who produce it at a hearing of the Minneapolis Government Operations Committee on December 13, 1983. This account appears in In Harm’s Way: The Pornography Civil Rights Hearings (p.168-170). Testimony of Nancy Steele For twelve years, I have worked […]
Minneapolis city officials heard testimony about peoples’ encounters with porn, those who consume porn and those who produce it at a hearing of the Minneapolis Government Operations Committee on December 13, 1983. This account appears in In Harm’s Way: The Pornography Civil Rights Hearings (p.161-165). Testimony of Cheryl Champion I have worked in the field […]
Continue reading Testimony in Minneapolis: “Prevalency of pornography amongst our offenders”
Echoing a long-held canard that activists on these issues are just uptight, a member of the opposition suggested yesterday that we lighten up. It’s true that some pornographers, such as Hustler, think domestic violence is funny. However, in light of the facts, we don’t think “lighten up” is the right attitude. The National Domestic Violence […]