It would be truly wonderful to live in the world inhabited solely by proponents of porn. In this apparently post-capitalist world, where sexual freedoms abound, there is no need to worry about violence…
Porn often gets the blame for violence against women.
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By Brian McNair, Queensland University of Technology
Communication Minister Stephen Conroy’s recent decision not to impose a mandatory internet filter on sexually explicit content is a welcome injection of realism into the frequently febrile discussion of…
People need to take responsibility for what is visible on their screens in public.
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My first ever time on an aeroplane, the mid 1980s, and the in-flight film was Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Equally suitable fare for my younger brother seated to my left and my grandma to my right.
Flash…
Opting out of porn may be the most progressive thing we can do.
Colin Brown
It is time we recognised pornography as part of popular culture. Millions of people watch the content the porn industry produces. And make no mistake, it produces a lot of content.
According to prominent…
Taboos in porn can be shocking, but they can also be very revealing about our sexual apetites.
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Fat people having sex, ugly people having sex, old people having sex. All too readily our culture cringes, shudders, if not gags at the thought. After all, if film and television have taught us anything…
Our debates about porn are stuck in the past.
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It seems Australians aren’t ready for a real debate on porn and sex. Yet.
The Australian reported last month that Telstra was offering “soft-core pornography” with titles like “Dirty Housewife and Hot…
Creators of a new “red light” suffix hope to put porn in its proper place.
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This month’s launch of the .xxx internet domain, a new section of the internet dedicated to pornography and erotica, is getting people hot and bothered.
The global body coordinating internet addresses…
By Brian McNair, Queensland University of Technology
In 2002 I published a book called Striptease Culture, which argued that the proliferation of pornography in the public domain and the “pornographication of mainstream culture” accompanying it were positively…
Porn allows us to explore desire safely and anonymously.
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Pornography is hardly an under-theorised medium.
For decades, radical feminists have decried its imagery as an instruction manual for rape. As women being objectified, humiliated, tortured. As men receiving…
Stars like Jiz Lee and Dallas Fivestar are redefining porn for feminists.
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I was recently approached by a young journalist, who asked for my comments on the Feminist Porn Awards.
In the course of the interview, she asked if I thought feminists should watch porn. I replied that…
Matter of fact, I got it now… porn is more accessible than ever.
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There are several myths regarding what constitutes “porn addiction”.
Some argue that, like alcohol problems, porn addiction is a disease. Once trapped, the consumer of porn will hit rock bottom with no…
