LS201 Study Guide - Final Guide: American Civil Liberties Union, Kimberley Nixon, Hugh Hefner

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Legal Studies
• Course: LS201
• Professor: rashmeesingh

Document Summary

Social construction of pornography: women in pornography are victims (many of them are poor and illiterate. Compliance for: symbolic victim: women as a whole -> pornography prevents achievement of their these women are based on fear and powerlessness). objectives of equality in the workplace, home, social activities. Need federal civil rights legislation to recognize pornography violating civil rights of women. If we care about freedom of speech, we should focus on empowering the disempowered. Some argue that pornography is a form of entertainment and a form of freedom. Dworkin explains they expect us to believe it"s a form of freedom for women that aren"t even in porn. Women that are victims of incest or child abuse and are poor/illiterate and have no opportunities in society until a pimp or john comes to exploit them. Desire to imitate what they see in porn. When rape is viewed as entertainment = worthlessness is absolute.