sexual oppression women which have discussions about the 'Ripper'.
First, although you the link between the media and violence against women January), you do not express an opinion about pornography. While current films depict the most extreme form women's oppression, soft porn average man (probably a union member who doesn't identitv the sadists/sexists trayed in these films.
Concentrating on has not enabled us to tackle the 'ordinary' sexist who batters his wife, goes to strip clubs, harasses work. and buys We have to show Malaziles. that this violence is part of the evervudy women.
In my job we often through Soho. Arguing the link between media Imates ang arisen in pornography. draw the line, make thouse?
Obviously
sexuality reason for between acts pornograpuys Neither is tion of the alliances we porInIS acainst handing brigade.
glossy up on the EEC, for example.
This problem was by the members of Against Women interviewed in walk week's paper (15 January).
Would
I'LL GIVE yoU BRAIN SURGEON YoUCHEEKY LITTLE BASTARD EGRUNIAD ELE violence to women, I had difficulty in arguing with the men I work with against a ban on Many? No to sadistic films, but Yes to Pencapital a ban on pornography is used to repress all and that is a major opposing But could be what do we sav about the links of violence and it simply a queswould the The put forward in SC capital the 'Ripper' was that this would ally us with the NF and Mary Whitehouse's This is not a helpful TOP way of arguing. Look at the line things lighting, avoided of Women Violence Against for life?
total, be a real means to end partial or West End the sexploitation of women. Obviously not: unless society itself is changed, pornography will just go underground. do how do we challenge it?
My second point punishment. The pro. can we do as thasisters saiding cavital punishment strengthens the and used later on trade answer either. People are tryina to deal with realitv NOW, not a strong state of the future.
question is: does punishment women being raped? As Brian Grogan argued last week, is it really a deterrent? Isn't it better us to be for like better street free taxis, free self-defence aids and so on.
So what do we say: prison OFF JOB I WAS appalled by Valerie Coultas' anti-feminist, anti woman article, • The Ripary Feminisn Whitehouse' (10 Dec)
dividua mer are blame for their individual acts sexual against women! If they are We all know that society encourases men see women as sexual objects, but to go on from there to say that men are therefore unable lo control mner sex ual drive is to perpetuate the myth that men themselves forward themselves help it'. or l was driven to It's a very small step from that position to currently adopter by the state that women 'ask Grave wearine SKITIS trousers walking down the street, or that would normal behav sain dividual, female or male, not responsible for her/hi. actions is to completely igsonal behaviour is a politica statement of one's beliefs, a lesson the (male-dominated) left has still to learn.
The feminist call for a curfew on men was the most revolutionary demand that has so far come out of the violence against women carlarly causcu une greales sul in une press, and it torc ea a lot 0l people to con sider for the first time wha it would be like if the tables wav. moceed don't we have longer prison sentences rapists? We the don't penalty? Because we live in death a valliarcha sociel wiere LIC rules are made and enrorceo Dy men states: feminists (?) shy away from such demands because they know that government and police al c sland what Inis Is supposed to mean feminists don't make these demands for the simple reason that we know thev will never be mel Wedon't need to be told by Valerie that can' order to protect us; womer are challenging patriarchal, cle leaves me • stunnica change in the law to allow wives their them court number of curfews on men (Who's relying on the torce! or law and order now.)
I find it Is views of your paper wholeheartedly Amanda Crees, Great Yarmouth Men are responsible for men were banne trom the streets houses where they were no:
• quite a lot to reduce the incident ul lape Valerie goes on: 'Pro gressive sex educatior would do more to stop mer go movies than increased cen sorship.?
The sort of censorship want on pictures advertising WACA ver Deluates un image of women as sexua men same sort of censorship tha we wall on lie racist Dro paganda out out bv the Na tional Front Contrary to her effor • is doing a good the Hauc oy unc press. betwee Ine demanas ol feminist those of Mary Whitehouse Valerie really thinks that all we need is bette street menune nigh:
transport, and the suppor of the labour movement suggest she goe along to. trade union and Hiccull ines lo pul ner case lu ne 'comrades' there.
I won't be there to pic up the pieces.
JUDITH CONNOR, London paper for several weeks now and | find myself turning to it first every week, although I best written and presented paper of all and agree with the
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