Pornography__A_Woman’s_Right_To_Her_Body

Pornography: A Woman’s Right To Her Body In 1920 women fought for their right to be women, to have their sexuality recognized, and were granted the right to vote nationwide in the nineteenth amendment to the US Constitution. The old trademark saying of feminists, “a woman’s body, a woman’s right,” has come a long way and staked much claim and recognition in this patriarchal society. Though now a new obstacle comes to the table for debate, pornography, which has radical feminists allying with their previous enemies, conservatives and the patriarchal state. Should the state censor pornography' Should they have that right' In the US Constitution it clearly states in the first amendment, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech.” Pornography is a women’s right, which exercises control of their own bodies and freedom of expression and speech. Furthermore, despite controversy, porn is not synonymous with sexual violence towards women, but instead provides society an open field to understand our sexuality and desires openly. Pornography has numerous meanings in today’s society, though it is defined by Webster Dictionary as “the depiction of erotic behavior (as in pictures or writing) intended to cause sexual excitement.” pornography, sexual, women, sex, consent, society, own, violence, right, porn, should, sexuality, desires, body, about, woman’s, radical, feminists, expression, cause, because, needs, mcelroy, industry, freedom, first, even, constitution, bodies, anti-porn, amendment, advocates, women’s, upon, states, sexually