We’d like to highlight these excerpts from “Just a prude? Feminism, pornography, and men’s responsibility”…“Pornography’s opponents, we are told, are afraid of sex.“In one sense, that’s true. I am afraid of sex, of a certain kind. I’m afraid of much of the sex commonly presented in contemporary mass-marketed pornography. I am afraid of sex that […]
National Feminist Antipornography Movement
We are grateful to one of our supporters for calling our attention to the National Feminist Antipornography Movement. This organization focuses on the harms of pornography by challenging the industry and the increasingly pornographic sexuality of the culture. Grounded in a feminist analysis of the sexist, racist and economic oppressions in contemporary society, their goal […]
Northampton Planning: No Sign Yet of Capital Video Planning Board Application
NPN checked in with Northampton’s Office of Planning and Development today. They said as of yet there has been no sign of Capital Video’s Planning Board Application (PDF). This application must be reviewed by the City before construction work can begin on the porn shop at 135 King Street.Capital Video is now too late to have its […]
Porn and Sex Offenders
On August 15, Northampton residents David and Wendy Newton wrote to Robert J. Greeley, leasing agent for 135 King Street, to express their concerns about the impact of the proposed porn shop on local registered sex offenders. Subject: Capital Video/135 King StreetTo all concerned parties:The Department of Justice National Registry of Convicted Sex Offenders lists 12 […]
Mopornnorthampton Launches (explicit)
You know you’ve truly arrived when you get parodied. NoPornNorthampton welcomes a new website to the debate, mopornnorthampton.com. Mo’ Porn is a creation of Jeff Hobbs. It is “dedicated to free speech, free trade, and most of all, filthy dirty blue gloves.”In one of its first posts, Mo’ Porn references a study called Understanding Pornography […]
Goldbergs’ Leasing Agent: “I would have rejected the tenant”
In recent correspondence that a Northampton resident shared with NoPornNorthampton, the leasing agent for 135 King Street, Robert J. Greeley, said he disapproved of having Capital Video establish a porn shop there but he felt bound to honor his contractual obligations to the landlords, Barry G. and Annette E. Goldberg of Longmeadow. Greeley wrote, From: […]
“Committed to finding a middle ground”
Kelsey Flynn writes about her experience at NPN’s August 2 public meeting on Your Stories Northampton: Since I recently moved within half a block of the proposed [King Street porn shop] site, I went to hear the latest…. At seven o’clock, the room was full with more than twenty-five people in attendance, some forced to stand […]
Now on Sale at Amazing.net (explicit language)
Amazing.net is a website of Capital Video Corporation, the company that proposes to locate their newest porn shop at 135 King Street. Here are some of the movies they promote online:WonderlandThis DVD features a story-driven title that mixes drama with hardcore sex. Wonderland tells the story of a man obsessed with his stepdaughter’s friend when […]
Coming Soon Unless You Act: “Use Em’ Abuse Em’ & Lose Em’”
An Open Letter to Barry G. and Annette E. Goldberg of Longmeadow, MADear Mr. and Ms. Goldberg,We are residents of Northampton, concerned that you are about to lease your property at 135 King Street to Kenneth Guarino’s Capital Video Corporation. Mr. Guarino is a major producer and retailer of pornographic material. The proposed site for […]
Multi-Media Presentation: Sex(ism), Identity and Intimacy in a Pornographic Culture
When: 7:30PM, Saturday August 26, 2006Where: The Media Education Foundation, 60 Masonic Street, Northampton MA, 413-584-8500Free and open to the public, but not suitable for children under 18From Internet pornography to MTV, popular culture bombards us with sexualized images of idealized women and men, and conveys powerful messages that help shape our sexuality. These pictures […]