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4 Lies About Sexuality in Fifty Shades of Grey
The Fifty Shades of Grey franchise is enormous. When Vintage Books rereleased the…
The Fifty Shades of Grey franchise is enormous. When Vintage Books rereleased the already-popular trilogy in 2012, it took less than five months for Amazon UK to report it had sold more copies of the first…
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Stop Porn Culture: What teens are really watching when they go online
When it comes to understanding the messages embedded in pornography, there are…
When it comes to understanding the messages embedded in pornography, there are few voices I appreciate more than Gail Dines. In this presentation, “Sex, Identity, and Intimacy in a Porn Culture,” Dines explains just how disturbing…
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50 Fast Facts About Fifty Shades of Grey
It’s an international best-seller, a raunchy musical, and a major R-rated motion…
It’s an international best-seller, a raunchy musical, and a major R-rated motion picture. It is the fastest-selling paperback book of all time (that is now part of a trilogy), and it is a franchise worth…
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Dirty Dozen: 12 Organizations That Are Promoting Sexual Exploitation
Facebook. Hardee’s. The American Library Association. Hilton Hotels & Resorts. Verizon. American…
Facebook. Hardee’s. The American Library Association. Hilton Hotels & Resorts. Verizon. American Apparel. What do these organizations have in common? This year, these and six other groups are being named as the 2015 “Dirty Dozen”—organizations that…
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What I Learned When My Brother Left the Church
To this day, I honestly believe that a lack of Christian community…
To this day, I honestly believe that a lack of Christian community is what stifled my older brother’s faith. It wasn’t all his questions about God and Jesus. It was that no one cared enough…
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Why Your Favorite Social Sites Are Stressing You Out and Stealing Your Joy
We all have that friend. You know, the crafty one with a label…
We all have that friend. You know, the crafty one with a label maker and a house that looks like Pinterest exploded in it? Yeah, her. As a testament to Pinterest’s massive growth, it appears that…
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Porn Myth #4: Porn is mature, “adult” entertainment
Pornography is often classified, along with other sexually oriented businesses, as “adult”…
Pornography is often classified, along with other sexually oriented businesses, as “adult” entertainment—something for “mature” audiences. If these descriptions merely meant these kinds of entertainment are “not suitable for children” then few would protest. That…
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Porn Myth #3: Porn Is “liberating” to women
Some believe that pornography can actually help to liberate women in a…
Some believe that pornography can actually help to liberate women in a society where women are repressed. Porn, it is believed, can help women reclaim sexual power, and porn stars lead the way in creating…
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Porn Myth #2: Porn Is Glamorous
Some women get into the porn industry because they feel it is…
Some women get into the porn industry because they feel it is a step into fame, and for a select few, they make it big and portray an image of glamour. Is this representative of…
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Porn Myth #1: Porn is “Morally Neutral”
Pornography, some argue, is like a gun. Guns are morally neutral: what…
Pornography, some argue, is like a gun. Guns are morally neutral: what matters is how you use it. You can use a gun to defend and protect something good, or you can use it to…