Why have feminist activists and writers confronted pornography and what obstacles or resistance have they faced?

Why have feminist activists and writers confronted pornography and what obstacles or resistance have they faced? Man in his lust has regulated long enough this whole question of sexual intercourse. Now let the mother of mankind, whose prerogative it is to set bounds to his indulgence, rouse up and give this whole matter a thorough, fearless, examination. (Stanton, E, 1853, p21) Pornography is a complex social issue, one that many feminists disagree over. In the following …

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