Susan Brownmiller's View of Pornography

Susan BrownmillerÆs essay, ôLetÆs Put Pornography Back in the Closet,ö makes a compelling case for taking pornography out from under the cloak of the First Amendment and exposing it for the offensive antifeminine agenda that underlies it. BrownmillerÆs point is that although she fully supports First Amendment rights and is not in favor of censorship, there is a limit to the types of material that should be defended under the aegis of the first amendment; pornography is not one of them. As she aptly puts it:

No, the feminist objection to pornography is based on our belief that pornography represents hatred of women, that pornography's intent is to humiliate, degrade and dehumanize the female body for the purpose of erotic stimulation and pleasure. We are unalterably opposed to the presentation of the female body being stripped, bound, raped, tortured, mutilated and murdered in the name of commercial entertainment and free speech (49).

Brownmiller addresses an issue that has all too often been

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