Neo-Liberalism and the Defanging of Feminism

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UPDATE: This video has been judged to be too sensitive for this group. It can still be viewed at the DU link below. (I was notified by the group host committee, so no individual member is responsible for this action.)

Take the trigger warning LITERALLY. There are MANY things on the internet I choose not to view due to my sensitive nature. The second half of this came without warning when I watched it. This is such an important issue, I had to push through. I had disturbed nights and frightful thoughts. I DID have a boyfriend who admitted watching violent blow job porn. There is an unfortunate audience. Many times the viewers are young teen boys. Something must be done or the value of women in the world will drop even further.

"From the Personal Is Political to the Personal is Personal: Neo-Liberalism and the Defanging of Feminism." Gail Dines, professor of sociology and women's studies at Wheelock College, and author of Pornland: How Porn has Hijacked our Sexuality, explores how mainstream feminism has lost its way by fighting for the individual rights of a small group of elite white women instead of the collective liberation of all women. Dines argues that much of what passes for feminism today is focused on the pseudo-empowerment offered to women who conform to the narrow standards of femininity set by the porn culture. She calls for a feminism that is unapologetically fierce in its commitment to radical social change.