Philosophy Faculty Publications
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2015
Publication Source
Freedom Fallacy: The Limits of Liberal Feminism
Abstract
This chapter is about the state of contemporary feminism and how it relates to the porn culture that surrounds us. This is important because whatever porn culture is, and there are a variety of definitions, it's not what feminists, or women, or anybody with a lick of sense, ever meant by "sexual liberation." There have, however, been contentious debates between radical and liberal feminists about the relationship between pornography, power and choice. I aim to unravel some of those debates here and highlight how liberal notions of "choice," favored by self-proclaimed "third-wave feminists," confuse and undermine our thinking not only about pornography, but about women's oppression and patriarchy generally.
Inclusive pages
3-15
ISBN/ISSN
978-1925138542
Document Version
Published Version
Copyright
Copyright © 2015, Connor Court Publishing
Publisher
Connor Court Publishing
eCommons Citation
Whisnant, Rebecca, "Not Your Father’s Playboy, Not Your Mother’s Feminist Movement: Feminism in a Porn Culture" (2015). Philosophy Faculty Publications. 161.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/phl_fac_pub/161
Included in
Other Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Commons, Philosophy Commons, Women's Studies Commons
Comments
The document is made available for download pending permission from the publisher. Citation information for the book: Meagan Tyler and Miranda Kiraly, eds., Freedom Fallacy: The Limits of Liberal Feminism, Connor Court Publishing, 2015.
Permission request documentation is on file.