Meghan Murphy speaks with Rebecca Whisnant about the harms of porn and why those of us who challenge it are dismissed so…
Tag: Pornography
It’s time for New Zealand’s porn critics to reject ‘sex work’ ideology
The porn industry drives prostitution, which means critics of pornography cannot challenge one without challenging the o…
What will it take to have an honest conversation about the root of men’s sadism?
Either men’s sadism is innate, or it’s learned, and if it’s learned, we can do something about it.…
Sex dolls show us what men want from real women — we should pay attention
No matter how you package, pretty it up, or slough it off as harmless, the inanimate object that is a “sex doll…
South Korean women rise up: An interview with Nayoung Kim
Meghan Murphy interviews South Korean feminist activist and attorney, Nayoung Kim.…
Enough male tears: #MeToo doesn’t victimize men
Why must conversations about male accountability devolve into complaints about male victims?…
Trans activism is excusing & advocating violence against women, and it’s time to speak up
Threats of violence against women branded as “TERFs” are increasing — will liberals and progressives speak o…
Feminists used to reject magazines like Cosmo, now we’re told to celebrate them as empowering
After pressure from the National Center on Sexual Exploitation, Walmart removed Cosmopolitan from its checkout stands. N…
We cannot reject the toxic culture pornography has created without rejecting pornography itself
If pornography were empowering men would be standing around jacking off on each other and we wouldn’t get a look in.…
It’s time to stop using regressive evolutionary theory to justify men’s sexual objectification of women
Even ‘good men’ continue to defend men’s right to access female bodies, using debunked evolutionary th…
Good guys and bad guys
We have to let go of a comforting illusion — that there is some bright line between men who rape and men who don’t rape,…
How Hugh Hefner represents neoliberalism’s win
It is no accident that, as we celebrate individuals rather than movements for radical change, Hugh Hefner has been haile…
The response to Ted Cruz’s Twitter porn gaffe demonstrates a dangerous hypocrisy in American liberalism
If elected officials are participating in sexual abuse, we shouldn’t be joking about it.…
‘The Deuce’ is critical of the sex industry, whether liberal America likes it or not
Despite David Simon’s critiques of pornography, American media stuck to their neoliberal guns.…
INTERVIEW: Kathleen Richardson makes the case against sex robots
What’s the matter with so-called “sex robots” anyway? Surely they are nothing more than a harmless toy…