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...speaker, sociologist and anti-porn activist Gail Dines-Levi, showed a graphic slide presentation linking male violence to images of women in the media and proceeded to advocate the censorship of most current sexual images of women--in magazines, films and advertisements...
...three rape rate is started by Penthouse and Playboy," Dines-Levi said. To combat such connections between pornography and violence, the Take Back the Night speaker implied that women should take militant action to prevent men from buying and viewing pornographic materials...
...exploiting the emotional impact of rape and sexual violence, Dines-Levi urged her audience to pursue tactics that contradict the fundamental values of the Women's Movement by censoring sexual freedom and repressing sexual expression...
RAPE is a feminist issue--and its occurrence and tacit social acceptance in our society are directly reflected in stereotypical images of women. But leaders of Women Against Pornography (WAP), such as Dines-Levi, do a disservice to the feminist movement's goals of severing the connections between male violence and female sexuality...
...Anti-pornography activist Gail Dines-Levi during a presentation for Take Back the Night week...