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FACT members say they believe that the Dworkin-MacKinnon bill "is a quick fix to a deep-seated problem," which should be attacked by legislation guaranteeing equal pay scales, affirmative action, and increased bargaining power...
Andrea Dworkin, a self-avowed radical feminist, called on Cambridge voters to endorse Question Three on the November 5 ballot. The ordinance, co-written by Catherine MacKinnon, would allow victims recourse to sue pornography distributors, sellers and makers for sex discrimination...
...previously mentioned artist who painted a women's mid-section. In accordance with the ordinance, females cannot be exhibited if they are reduced to mere body parts. The artist and any gallery where her work is shown could potentially be fined under the MacKinnon-Dworkin law if some court finds the picture sexually dehumanizing...
...MacKinnon is undoubtedly a brilliant orator and a true pioneer in the women's movement. But unfortunately, her shortsighted political acumen has divided that movement, alienated male feminists and failed to address in a practical manner the social problem that is pornography...
...Sorry, MacKinnon, but don't expect Cambridge to give up its Venus de Milo's and D.H. Lawrence novels without a fight...