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Feminist views on Pornography
This article here will inform audiences about Feminist views on Pornography, it will help define what feminist pornography is both in the way it is viewed, what it is and how it is understood.

The Workers
The work of feminist pornography includes studying women, children and men in the industry. Some feminists are against pornography, because it can be viewed as demeaning and degrading to women and men. Some view that pornography is used by men as a guide to hate, abuse and control women.
 * In the porn industry women of all types of body stature and race are hired to perform. These women are subjected to demeaning and inhumane acts of sexual, physical and emotional violence, forced to plaster a face of pleasure on as they get sodomized, grabbed and pounded heavily by the male performer. This is viewed negatively by many feminist.


 * Men in the porn industry, often the women’s partner are there to get the job done. The job may entail, slapping the woman around a bit with a whip or other toy on her behind or body. The job may also entail thrusting heavily into her behind or vaginal area. He may grasp her firmly and “pleasure” her until he cums all over her face, hair and body. According to James D Griffith et al. male pornographers reportedly do the job for the money, sex and social interaction.
 * From feminist points of view this is seen as dehumanizing to many women and some men.


 * Children in the porn industry both girls and boys are exploited heavily in many other countries.
 * Feminist view child pornography very negatively, and this is one of the many reasons why feminist fight against the porn production.

The Industry and Production
The Porn Industry has always been a male based, dominated field. This has been well established by many men. But throughout history it has also been found that women have well contributed to the making and production of Porn; not only as performers but also as directors and producers.

Historically women contributed to the porn industry more than they are accredited for, female booksellers such as the ‘Londoner’ Bridget Lynch were part of this wider pornographic book trade when the trade of porn was banned in Britain. Other female vendors at this time in the 1740’s were also caught selling obscene engravings; Mary Torbuck was one of these women.

Today we have existing and emerging women producers of pornography, known as Feminist pornographers; or whom at least take up the title feminist pornographer. Becky Goldberg produced the documentary “Hot and Bothered: Feminist Pornography” in 2002. This is an uncensored look at women who direct, produce and sell feminist porn today. Many ask “what is Feminist Pornography”. Feminist Pornography is whenever the women is in control of the sexual situation, she is in control of what is being done to her and she enjoys it. Becky Goldberg's views on feminism and pornography is, "if you dont like what you see make your own".

There are many more Feminist women producers beside Becky Goldberg who are producing Feminist pornography. One filmmaker and producer is Courtney trouble. She is helping produce and increase social awareness of sexual and gender minorities. Her films have reached untouched audiences. These audiences include Peoples of different sexualities, gender and race. These films were reflections of queer porn. Courtney Trouble says Queer porn is sex positive, portrayals of fluid sexuality, and diverse genders throughout the spectrum, couplings and co-partners you wouldn’t expect and sex acts that represent personal authenticity. Courtney Trouble began in the bussiness when she decided she did not see enough sexual, or gender diversity in the bussiness, and wanted to make a positive change.

Shine Louis Houston says Queer porn is people being true to themselves and being very out, loud and proud about how they are and how they fuck. Shine Louis Houston began working in the porn industry and producing when she realized she did not see queer porn, or real porn for women. Houston viewed this as an issue and wanted to make a difference. She wanted to reach narrower audiences that needed attention for peoples like herself. She feels very positive about feminist pornography and her productions.

More Contribution
Other feminist women who have worked in the Porn industry include Lorraine Hewitt, the creative director of the Feminist Porn Awards, which takes place in Toronto, Canada and helped in the making of “Good for Her” a Toronto, Canada sex based toy company.

Another feminist pornographer to be noted is Tristan Taormino, she is both a sex educator and feminist pornographer who has helped produce films, written books, owns her own website and has published many articles on topics related to sexuality, gender and articles on sex positive relationships. Taormino views porn as a positive part of life.

Shine Louise Houston owner of the porn production company Pink and White Productions, has produced many queer porn films reaching out to more audiences and has received awards for her works.

Feminist Views and Pornography
Goldberg says “Porn is not going anywhere. It has always existed and always will exist. It only makes sense for women to step into that arena and make products for themselves”.

As mentioned above one way to view feminist pornography is in a positive manner, by producing your own pornography. This can be a positive aspect to pornography because in this way producers are producing what they view to be helpful videos available to untouched audiences. Not only that but pornographers are informing audiences of sex tactics that are loving, and respectful to women, men and other orientations.

Feminist and anti pornography
From 1980's-1990, it is often characterized as a battle between "pro-sex" and "anti-sex" forces. arguments over how to address problems of sexual violence and oppression, while at the same time giving consideration to female sexual pleasure and autonomy, was a much more complex issue.

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 * From the mid 1970's into the early 1980's, public rallies and marches protesting pornography and prostitution drew widespread support among women and men from across the political spectrum.
 * Andrea Dworkin's crusade against pornography during the 1980's brought her to national attention.

Feminist critique of censorship
Catharine McKinnon and Andrea Dworkin, had separately staked out a position that pornography was inherently exploitive toward women, and they called for it's censorship. Standing up for free speech and attacking censorship are always worthy goals, but they should not be mistaken for the actual defense of pornography.

When Andrea Dworkin stood before Meese commissionin Congress in 1986 she claimed that 65 to 70 percent of all women involved in the sex industries - such as prostitutes, film stars and models and presumably writers of certain kinds had been victims of incest or child abuse, though she supplied no evidence to support this assertion.

Conclusion
Along with these women come many more who are helping shape and change the industry everyday by making daily contributions. Views on Femnist Pornography are changing and it is becoming a positive thing to be part of versus when we look at our past, when it was viewed negatively in everyway toward women.

Outline:

 * Topic Introduction
 * The Work
 * The Industry/Producers
 * Feminist Views and Pornography
 * Academics on Feminists, and Pornography
 * Feminist and pro sex-Pornography
 * Feminist against Pornography
 * Conclusion

Annotated Bibliography
The author writes a review on MacKinnon and Dworkin's work written against pornography and it's inhumanity against women. The author believes the two women do not do a good job pointing out the ups and downs of the pornography industry. But rather the two do a better job displaying what the pleasures of pornography are for their readers.

This article here examines into child pornography. It looks into how child pornography is a growing industry and what is the censorship happening. Also it says child pornography is a feminist issue and should be more looked at, and more looked into and more people should fight against it.

This article here talks about a generational gap between mothers and daughters concerning their sexuality and sexual preferences. It informs us that Lesbian mothers and queer daughters are coming apart and relates this topic heavily to the differences of the second and third wave feminist’s differences.

This article discussed the violence against women that the porn industry is producing. It also focuses on laws related to porn and what extreme porn really means. Also this article heavily suggested that it is against women and male dominance even if that is an approach a women enjoys in her sex life.

This article here focuses on the lesbian sex wars. Which during it's time debated heavily over women's sexuality and it's relations to women's oppression. Some feminist targeted pornography during this movement.

Article is about an interview with Becky Goldberg in which she produced a film with an uncensored look at women who perform, direct, produce and sell feminist pornography. The article tells audiences about how Goldberg takes up the title Feminist, in which she interprets the idea that the sexes are equal. Also this article gives a little inside look on why she chose to produce the film in which she is being interviewed, "Hot and Bothered: Feminist Pornography" and what her next work piece will be.

This article studied the responses of 105 male pornography actors responses in the adult entertainment industry. The results were that there were many reasons men chose this occupation. The most common reasons men answered were that they do it for sex, money, and social interaction. Finally the article talked about production on pornography continues to be an immensely debated topic.

Article is about the life of Andrea Dworkin and some of her well known accomplishments for women.

Article Anti-Porn Feminist informs readers of a gathering in Canada, where both young and old women and men, young girls and guys gather to talk about faminist issues and sexuality.

This article is about an interviewer interviewing a feminist producer about the work that she does and why she produces it. The producer produces queer porn, a very untraditional type of porn genre that explores the different sexuality of both heterosexual and non hetero sexual peoples. "Queer porn is people being true to themselves and being very out loud and proud about who they are and how they fuck"