Pornography's Hold Over Women

There exists a fundamental difference between men and women, which has nothing to do with education, class status, or even the existence or lack of a penis - the difference is that men are (generally) physically larger than women. Couple this understanding with the realization that men are capable of raping women, of using their size as a weapon and one may begin to comprehend the restrictions and fears that women are faced with on …

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