Part I of my interview with Gail Dines is now up at the Ms. Magazine Blog. Gail Dines is the author of Pornland: How Pornography Has Hijacked Our Sexuality, out this month on Beacon Press. I hope you’ll post your opinions to the Ms. site. Go on … I know you have ‘em!
Gail Dines calls herself an anti-porn feminist, but she is quick to clarify that she’s not anti-sex. Unlike Dines—and in the interest of full disclosure—I am not anti-porn. I oppose censorship and unproductive arguments pitting sex-positive feminists against anti-porn activists. This keeps rival groups in far corners of the Sex Wars boxing ring. We need more conversation—not less—which means asking tough questions across ideological divides. To that end, I interviewed Gail Dines, curious about our agreements and differences on The Porn Question.
…To read the rest click here.
(Also watch for my review of Pornland in the Fall issue of Bitch Magazine.)
