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On AlterNet: pornography

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "pornography"

Proposed Ban on

Proposed Ban on "Porn" Angers Soldiers

Richard Blair, The All Spin Zone AlterNet: PEEK. May 7, 2008.
Should congress ban the sale of Playboy and Penthouse at U.S. military installations?

Are You a

Are You a "Sex Addict?"

Rachel Kramer Bussel, Huffington Post. December 1, 2007.
Is the bogeyman of "sexual addiction" scaring people out of having sex?

Does Porn Make the Man?

Does Porn Make the Man?

Robert Jensen, South End Press. November 17, 2007.
Most men have, at some point, feared not being masculine enough, especially in the bedroom. Pornography speaks to that fear.

Is Pornography Really Harmful?

Is Pornography Really Harmful?

Michael Bader, Vivian Dent, AlterNet. November 7, 2007.
In response to Robert Jensen's controversial book, Getting Off, two clinical psychologists debate the intersection of violence and sexual fantasy.

Right Wing Extremists Target Porn On Military Bases

Right Wing Extremists Target Porn On Military Bases

Steve Benen, The Carpetbagger Report AlterNet: PEEK. November 5, 2007.
Steve Benen: Those who wear the uniform and put their lives on the line for their country should be able to read whatever they want.

Christian Women Increasingly Suffering From Sexual Addiction

Christian Women Increasingly Suffering From Sexual Addiction

Pam Spaulding, AlterNet: PEEK. October 17, 2007.
Pam Spaulding: The religious right's solution? A six-month live-in program in the middle of nowhere, where internet porn is unavailable.

The Child Porn Hoax

The Child Porn Hoax

Susie Bright, SusieBright.com. October 2, 2007.
There's a difference between the real world of child abuse -- a story that apparently has no legs-- and Child-Porn!™ that is constructed by unethical politicians.

Readers Write: Pornography, Patriarchy and Power

Readers Write: Pornography, Patriarchy and Power

Alex Jung, AlterNet. September 29, 2007.
Our discussion on pornography revisited. Second of two parts.

Readers Write: Pornography and the End of Masculinity

Readers Write: Pornography and the End of Masculinity

Don Hazen, AlterNet. September 27, 2007.
From video games to historical art, and from sexual repression to violence against women, AlterNet readers have a lot to say about porn. Here's the first in a two-part series.

Liberal Denial: The Link Between Porno and War

Liberal Denial: The Link Between Porno and War

Riane Eisler, AlterNet. September 25, 2007.
It's time to admit that the subordination of women perpetuates the very conditions of repression and violence liberals abhor.

Pornography and the End of Masculinity

Pornography and the End of Masculinity

Don Hazen, AlterNet. September 22, 2007.
Mainstream porn has come up with more ways than ever to humiliate and degrade women. Why then, is porn more popular? Includes an excerpt from Robert Jensen's new book, Getting Off.

NBC's

NBC's "To Catch a Predator" Faces Lawsuits, Mounting Criticism

David Cassel, AlterNet: PEEK. August 24, 2007.
David Cassel: Former producers of the show reveal how it blurs the line between television and law enforcement and other apparent lapses in journalism ethics.

Mark Foley Refuses To Turn Computers Over To Investigators

Mark Foley Refuses To Turn Computers Over To Investigators

Heather Wood, AlterNet: PEEK. August 24, 2007.
Heather Wood: When it comes to protecting perverts, Congress is more powerful than God.

Michelle Malkin Gets Flipped Off by Insulted Guest [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet: Video. July 8, 2007.
Malkin tries to humiliate a guest whom she deems a "loser" and gets served with the bird.

One Woman's Journey to Conquer Her Fear of Porn

One Woman's Journey to Conquer Her Fear of Porn

Leslie Joseph, PopMatters. June 28, 2007.
Ayn Carrillo-Gailey's new book, Pornology, chronicles a self-described good girl's exploration of the world of porn -- an industry whose fastest growing audience is women.

Porno Pop-up Case Teacher Gets a New Trial

Porno Pop-up Case Teacher Gets a New Trial

Adam Howard, AlterNet: PEEK. June 7, 2007.
Julie Amero, a Connecticut substitute teacher unfairly prosecuted for accidentally showing porn to her students, is getting a second chance to defend herself.

The Problem With Porn

The Problem With Porn

Guest Blogger, AlterNet: PEEK. May 30, 2007.
Vanessa Valenti: Naomi Wolf's New York Magazine cover story on pornography makes the mistake of focusing predominately on the effect of porn on men.

Readers Write: Calling for an Open Discussion of Mass-Marketed Pornography

Readers Write: Calling for an Open Discussion of Mass-Marketed Pornography

AlterNetFebruary 14, 2007.
More than 400 commenters responded to Robert Jensen's article suggesting that the prickly issue of censorship was preventing a long-delayed consideration of the social dangers of the porn industry.

A Call for an Open Discussion of Mass-Marketed Pornography

A Call for an Open Discussion of Mass-Marketed Pornography

Robert Jensen, AlterNet. February 10, 2007.
The fear of anything resembling censorship prevents us from confronting what pornography tells us about the cruelty of our culture, and the white supremacy and misogyny that abounds in America.