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Feminist Objection to Pornography

Introduction

Anti-port argument has always been dominant in the feminist environment. Feminist critique of pornography began in the 70s, and the cause was pioneered by Catharine MacKinnon and Andrea Dworkin, which until now are often cited in the feminist anti-porn materials. The criticism was based on the assumption that viewing pornography leads to violence against women, drew attention to the working conditions of women in the sex industry and the manner in which women are treated in a pornographic productions (Mielke, pp. 13-27).

Dworkin and MacKinnon have gained particular fame advocating pornography censoring bill, which was approved by the Minneapolis City Council, but rejected by the mayor. Revised version of the law was adopted in Indianapolis as a result of the activities of the local right-wing politician who has the rights of women did not have and did not want to have anything in common. Censorship treatments led to a rapid split in the feminist movement, feminist organizations were established opposing the censorship of pornography. Feminist Environment in Indianapolis did not support the ban - the law was changed, with the support of fundamentalist religious right wing of the Moral Majority (Abbott, et al, pp. 217-225).

Discussion

Dworkin was the first woman who presented the feminist definition of pornography. According to her, in pornographic material, women are presented as sexual objects, items or goods that feel the pleasure of humiliation, pain, rape, incest and other sexual attacks that are presented through submissive sexual positions, penetrated by objects or animals, presented in scenarios of degradation, humiliation, mutilation, torture, are reduced only to a part of your body, shown as filthy or inferior, bleeding, bruised or injured, in a context that gives the states the importance of opposite sex (Mielke, pp. 13-27).

Objectification

Quite often the emerging theme in anti-porn debate is that pornography destroys relationships between the sexes and leads to the objectification of women. If the relationship was so simple and obvious, on the basis of European history could be traced back to the examples of model partnerships and gender equality - examples of Franco's Spain would be a paradise for women (Hunter, pp. 7-11).

In the heat of the protests against pornography, the debate has lost the original concept of objectification - the term came to be synonymous with the recognition of women as physically attractive. This simplification is a problem when you want to analyze more complex systems of oppression in society. In our society it has become usual to objectify women in a variety of ways: as breadwinners, mothers, love objects, workers. You can also think about what language we talk about real rape and real, physical violence against women (Abbott, et al, pp. 217-225).

Focus on pornography as the most important manifestation of sexism perpetuates the belief that sex is sinful and evil. Feminist analysis was subjected to virtually all areas of human activity, which has permitted to show how pervasive sexism is. Because it is much easier to recognize the ...