contemporary perspective to be introduced that will allow women to not be harassed or discriminated against should they not conform to traditional religious values. Elmahdy emphasizes the desire for the separation of the state and Sharia. In contrast‚ Catharine MacKinnon’s Only Words emphasizes the harm brought upon women from the pornography
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marriage‚ which many moderates disagreed with and therefore did not support the pro-ERA efforts (Critchlow and Stachecki 169). Scholar Catharine MacKinnon concluded that‚ in the end‚ “the ERA lost because its proponents did not play the conventional political game conventionally enough” and instead allowed a radical and controversial campaign to define the ERA (MacKinnon 761). According to anti-ERA activist Phyllis Schlafly‚ the conventional political game also consists of compromise‚ which the pro-ERA’s
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Prostitution is a world wide controversial matter that has been around for many years. Prostitution itself is an old profession‚ but what about it leads to controversial arguments and opposing view points from our society? The idea that prostitution poses of selling one’s body in exchange for money has had a negative impact in our society since it was first introduced into our presence. The many risk factors that follow prostitution‚ for example HIV‚ are one of many problems associated with going
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Pornography". In: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. 48. Jump up^ "A Conversation With Catherine MacKinnon (transcript)".Think Tank. 1995. PBS. Retrieved 2009-09-01. 49. Jump up^ MacKinnon‚ Catharine (1987). Feminism Unmodified: Discourses on Life and Law Cambridge‚ MA: Harvard University Press. p. 147. 50. Jump up^ Jeffries‚ Stuart (2006-04-12). "Stuart Jeffries talks to leading feminist Catharine MacKinnon". The Guardian(London). 53. Jump up^ Sherkat and Ellison‚ 1999‚ "Recent Developments and Current
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Not Guilty “There is no greater injustice then the false accusation‚ the innocent suffer the persecution of the guilty when they have done nothing wrong.(Caryn)” This statement seems especially self evident in reference to David Mamet’s “Oleanna”. In “Oleanna“‚ a college professor simply referred to as John‚ is falsely accused of sexual harassment and eventually rape. Yet‚ no real sign of sexual contact‚ rape‚ or sexual phrases seem to appear through out David Mamet’s play. Which is why John
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literary theory. Since then CLS has steadily grown in influence and permanently changed the landscape of legal theory. Among noted CLS theorists are Roberto Mangabeira Unger‚ Robert W. Gordon‚ Morton J. Horwitz‚ Duncan Kennedy‚ and Katharine A. MacKinnon. Hosting annual conferences and workshops
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During the early 1970s‚ a heightened awareness about incest and sexual abuse developed within radical feminism and eventually produced robust movements to end violence against women and children as well as to end pornography‚ which radical feminists saw as anti-woman propaganda and a source of sexual violence. This collided with but did not merge with the demands of a growing conservative movement to police sex more rigorously and also incited opposition within the feminist movement as some activists
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at North Carolina Wesleyan College defined it as the act of unwanted sexual contact‚ or the use of inappropriate language towards one another. Significantly the definition provided is considered to be correct‚ but when researching the topic Catharine Mackinnon gives her readers a broader definition. In her book Sexual Harassment of Working Women: A Case of Sex Discrimination‚ she describes it as "the unwanted imposition of sexual requirements in the context of a relationship of unequal power." There
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Gender equality‚ also known as sex equality‚ sexual equality or equality of the genders‚ refers to the view that men and women should receive equal treatment‚ and should not be discriminated against based on gender‚ unless there is a sound biological reason for different treatment. This is the objective of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights‚ which seeks to create equality in law and in social situations‚ such as in democratic activities and securing equal pay for equal work
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York: William Morrow. • Longino‚ H.‚ 1980‚ "Pornography‚ Oppression‚ and Freedom: A Closer Look" in Laura Lederer (ed.)‚ Take Back The Night‚ New York: William Morrow. • Lovelace‚ L. (with McGrady‚ M.)‚ 1980‚ Ordeal‚ Secaucus‚ N.J.: Citadel Press. • MacKinnon‚ C.‚ 1984‚ Brief‚ Amicus Curiae‚ American Booksellers Association Inc. et al. v. William H. Hudnut III‚ US District Court‚ Southern District of Indiana‚ Indianapolis Division. • -----‚ 1992‚ "Pornography‚ Civil Rights and Speech" in Catherine Itzin
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