Reading MacKinnonn is a pleasure, not because she's right - she isn't - but because she's clever, she knows things & she's interesting.
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@PhilosophyExp I confess I have not retread her in about that time. I was intrigued, beguiled, then ultimately disillusioned.
@drjenpierce I get the impression that's not an uncommon trajectory with MacKinnon. Still, at the moment, I'm enjoying re-reading it.
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@PhilosophyExp MacKinnon, Dworkin. Et al. Yet...complicated. -
@drjenpierce Incredibly complicated debate. There's some very compelling "anti-porn" arguments - Rae Langton's, for example - but...
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@PhilosophyExp it is, as you say, complicated. Pornography as a form of human trafficking is a compelling argument. YetThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@PhilosophyExp the definitions of pornography are nebulous. The prescriptions can be used in so many negative anti-art ways.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@PhilosophyExp it is interesting because a movie about Linda Lovelace is forthcoming. Her own testimony is very compelling re:Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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