Carol Queen

Carol Queen is the author of Real Live Nude Girl: Chronicles of Sex-Positive Culture. In the following viewpoint, Queen argues that conservative anti-porn feminists have harmed the women’s movement. She contends that anti-porn feminists have portrayed women as powerless victims and have worked against sexual freedom for women. Most important, Queen asserts that anti-pornography feminism has silenced the voices of other feminists who disagree that pornography degrades women and causes sexual violence against them.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. How do anti-pornography feminists view sex, according to Queen?
2. What did the “-apolis ordinances” seek to do, according to the author?
3. According to Queen, what was the aftermath of Canada’s Butler decision"

Feminism has been schizophrenic about sexuality at least since the days of...