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...extreme end of a gradient of objectification that occurs regularly in society—involving both men and women. Movies, ads, casual flirting—all can sometimes involve an element of objectification in how we look at others, but that does not mean they are always inherently harmful. MacKinnon??s brand of feminism is of that tired sort that presumes women lack autonomy of any sort when it comes to sex. She is joined by feminists like former Harvard Law Professor Susan Estrich, whose book “Real Rape” essentially suggested that women...
...members of an inferior, sex-based caste,” she said, causing users of pornography, both male and female, to become desensitized to coerced sex. But audience member Cameron Leader-Picone, who is a fifth-year student at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, said he found MacKinnon??s condemnation of pornography to be “somewhat simplistic.” He believes that MacKinnon??s presentation could have benefited from acknowledging that pornography was created to fulfill an impulse that humans already had. “She doesn’t take...
Dell and Mackinnon dig deep into the supply closet for their items. Dell compares herself to a paper teacup: it’s international, cheap, versatile and intense. MacKinnon??s roll of magic tape, she says, represents “making things stick...
...MacKinnon??s remaining complaint is that our show will be boring. As a politically neutral organization, our primary goal is to raise as much money as possible, not to make charged statements about volatile issues. Successful IMPACT events in the past have shown that a performance need not be controversial in order to be entertaining. Rather than take my word for it, I hope that MacKinnon will attend the show before forming an opinion on its entertainment value...