In 1996, Congress banned sales of sexually explicit material on military bases, but many say enforcement has been lax. According to USA Today, magazines currently approved for sale include:Celebrity SkinPenthousePlayboyPlayboy’s College GirlsPlayboy’s LingerieNudeThe Pentagon says they have barred about 67% of 473 “titles” reviewed. Nadine Strossen, head of the ACLU, says the ban violates soldiers’ First […]
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Local Buzz: “The sex talk”
This month’s Local Buzz, a sister publication of The Republican, publishes “The sex talk: The Valley’s struggle with porn, the left, elitism, and an industry leaning local”. Reporter Bill Peters talks to various personalities around the valley about their experience with the issue.Peters speaks with a few former porn performers who have had relatively positive experiences with […]
Press Release: MISOGYNY & THE EMCEE: RACE, SEX & HIP HOP by Ewuare X. Osayande
We are pleased to relay the following press release…Talking Drum CommunicationsP.O. Box 42634, Philadelphia, PA 19101 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ewuare Osayande (215) 397-4780 Os************@ho*****.com Activist Takes on the Rap Industry’s Exploitation of Women in New Book MISOGYNY & THE EMCEE: RACE, SEX & HIP HOP Forthcoming Book of Essays by Ewuare X. Osayande Publication Date: […]
AlterNet Reviews Robert Jensen’s Pornography and the End of Masculinity
Don Hazen, executive editor of AlterNet, gives a favorable review to Robert Jensen’s new book, Pornography and the End of Masculinity. For information on how to get a copy, email Stop Porn Culture. Here is an excerpt from the review (explicit language): I have always been part of the collective liberal progressive libertarian value system that […]
Hackers Crow about “Downing” Feminist Websites; Image Raeping (explicit language)
First Amendment or no, it is remarkable how often porn defenders and anti-feminists leap to disrupt and suppress speech they don’t like. August has seen a wave of hacker action against feminist websites, as documented by Encyclopedia Dramatica, a kind of wikipedia for hackers. You may want to use a proxy service when visiting this […]
Top 100 Anti-Porn Videos as Compiled by Anti-Pornography Activist Blog
Anti-Pornography Activist Blog has brought together 100 anti-porn videos and more for your convenient reference.“Playlist categories include documentaries, porn star interviews, anti-pornography conference videos, porn addiction/obsession videos, CP80 Internet porn solution videos, anti-porn book author interviews, videos of criminals influenced by porn, debates and panel discussions about pornography, anti-pornography activist videos, Girls Gone Wild and […]
Media Influence: The Case of ADHD Drugs
An argument frequently employed by our detractors is that people are not affected by the media they consume (example: Bastante Already). A good example of just how influential media can be is provided by the American experience with ADHD drugs. Usage in this decade has soared along with advertising. And once again we see lawyers […]
Downstreet: “Citizen-Lawyers Battle Porn Shop Just a Block Away From Home”
Mike Kirby and Lu Stone are residents of Summer Street with a full-on view of Capital Video’s prospective King Street porn shop. In January they appealed the Northampton Planning Board’s approval of Capital Video’s site plan. While not a party to this appeal, NoPornNorthampton publicized it with a press release: The goal of the couple’s […]
Lesser Newman: Capital Video Has Seen the Light and Will Make its Springfield Viewing Booths Safe
It has become a cliche in American culture, yet its truth still makes us laugh. Lucy offers Charlie Brown a football to kick. Charlie Brown knows that during virtually all previous attempts, Lucy has pulled the ball away at the last minute, causing him to go flying and land flat on his back. Nevertheless, Lucy knows […]
Adult Website Tries to Use Copyright Laws to Restrict Debate
It has been interesting this week to see members of the adult industry, famous for its staunch defense of free speech, object to being quoted in ways they find ‘exploitative’ or damaging to their interests. Notions of having a free and open debate, so cherished by the founders of our country, go out the window […]