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DrCatWoman1 on Porn Harms, Mind Control & Sexist Language

Dr. Catherine Mann anti-porn & related videos. For more information and to buy her book, Domination is Abomination: Man's Oppression of Woman, please visit DrCatWoman.com.

Anti-Pornography Lecture - Part 1:

The lecture begins with 10 Main Arguments Against Pornography as excerpted from chapter 2 of Domination is Abomination: Man's Oppression of Woman by Dr. Catherine Mann, Psy.D. The lecture states simply that pornography harms women, men and children. Dr. Cat argues for the abolition of pornography in U.S. society as analogous to the abolition of slavery in U.S. history. Ultimately, porn is misogynist propaganda that graphically depicts female degradation in the service of male domination so as to maintain the social order of patriarchy and oppression. See drcatwoman.com for more info.

Anti-Pornography Lecture - Part 2:

This lecture begins with a discussion of Playboy magazine and the dehumanization process of turning women into bunnies. The lecture proceeds with statistics of sexual assault within families, of the percentage of sex workers who were assaulted in childhood, and of the phenomenon of repetition compulsion in survivors of trauma. Material comes from chapter 2 of Domination is Abomination: Man's Oppression of Woman by Dr. Catherine Mann, Psy.D. See drcatwoman.com for more info.

Mind Control Tactics:

This lecture discusses the tactics of mind control and brainwashing as practiced by male abusers and cult leaders, both of whom use nearly identical methodologies which have been absorbed through the oppressive culture of patriarchy. The 10 Main Methods of Male Abusers & Cult Leaders comes from chapter 3 of Domination is Abomination: Man's Oppression of Woman by Dr. Catherine Mann, Psy.D. See drcatwoman.com for more info.

Phallogocentric Language:

This short video discusses the language of patriarchal culture which is centered in the male gender and phallus. For example, women are often greeted with the phrase 'hey guys,' and if someone is brave, we say 'that takes balls.' The video argues for women to take back the use of language with phrases referential and deferential to their own gender and culture, such as 'oh my goddess.' Material comes from chapter 3 of Domination is Abomination: Man's Oppression of Woman by Dr. Catherine Mann, Psy.D. See drcatwoman.com for more info.

THEORY OF OPPRESSION:

Dr. Cat's Theory of Oppression is outlined in her upcoming book titled Domination is Abomination: Man's Oppression of Woman, which is based on her dissertation for the doctorate of psychology. Dr. Cat spent over a decade researching studies from the past century in multiple disciplines including psychology, sociology, anthropology, history, feminist theory, and women's studies. Her new theory can be applied to members of all oppressed groups but focuses primarily on the experience of women in global culture. The theory states that oppression is systematically carried out on three separate levels of the body, mind and spirit. Assaults upon the body include physical and sexual violence such as battery, rape, and molestation; assaults upon the mind include indirect directives, covert hypnosis, mind control and brainwashing; assaults upon the spirit include the disparagement and destruction of spiritual practices and iconography relevant to the victim. If all three levels are methodically addressed, the oppression becomes total. The term used to define this condition is Totalism.

DOMINATION IS ABOMINATION: BOOK:

Chapter 2 (on the body) will examine sexual trauma & recovery, and includes the work of Judith Herman, the leading authority on PTSD and Complex PTSD (CPTSD), and of Linda Williams, who studied recovered memories of victims of sexual assault. Chapter 2 will also examine prostitution and pornography using the work of Laura Lederer, Andrea Dworkin, and other outstanding feminists. The chapter offers 10 Main Arguments against porn, including evidence that it incites men to commit acts of sexual violence against women & children, and that it is catalyzing an epidemic rise of sexual addiction in men.

ABOUT DR. CAT WOMAN:

Dr. Catherine Mann, a.k.a. Dr. Cat Woman, is thinking of changing her last name to 'Woman.' The very fact that she has not met a person with the last name of 'Woman' -- but many with the last name of 'Mann' -- speaks volumes about global culture. Dr. Cat has dedicated her life's work to examining the experience of women in a global culture of patriarchy, defined as "rule by the father." Her purpose has been to identify the means by which any oppressor dominates the oppressed & forces them to submit to his dictates. Although her Theory of Oppression can be applied to all oppressed groups, it focuses primarily on the experience of women.

Dr. Cat earned a B.A. in English with high honors from Princeton University, and an M.A. in English from Stanford University. Thereafter, she completed a Doctorate in Psychology. More at DrCatWoman.com

"Think Porn Is Harmless? - Pornography Fuels Trafficking

Pornography and Sex Trafficking Connection

PORNOGRAPHY DRIVES INTERNATIONAL SEX TRAFFICKING:

"Pornography is a marketing device for sex trafficking: It normalizes degradation & violence as acceptable and even inevitable parts of sex, and uses the bodies of real women & children as objects. The difference between pornography & erotica is clear in the roots of the words themselves -- porne means female slaves, eros means love -- so pornography, like rape, is about violence & domination, not sex. Millions of lives depend on our ability to separate pornography from erotica, and to disentangle violence from sexuality."
-- Gloria Steinem, 2006

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"The quantity of & access to pornography has grown exponentially since the 1980's alongside the growth of the video cassette/DVD & then the Internet industries, while the content has become increasingly violent, degrading, & harmful to participants and viewers. Moreover, sex trafficking, which is closely related to pornography, is now widely acknowledged as a significant international problem. One cannot understand the dynamics of demand without careful attention to both prostitution & pornography. Activists must confront pornography & prostitution in any effort to attack sex trafficking."

"Pornography: Driving the Demand in International Sex Trafficking", 2007.
http://tinyurl.com/yooaom
Table of Contents:
http://www.captivedaughters.org/TOC.html

Gay Porn and Why It Is Harmful

The harms of gay male pornography. (See "Lesbian Porn" playlist for the harms of lesbian pornography.)

Excerpt from:
GAY MALE PORNOGRAPHY: AN ISSUE OF SEXISM
Christopher Kendall

"I consider gay male pornography to be an issue of power, a source of social inequality -- including my own. Some view gay male pornography as integral to the formation of gay male identity, as something that challenges heterosexuality as a compulsory social construct. To my mind, gay male pornography is neither. It is hate speech. It is integral, indeed central, to the formation of a misogynist and heterosexually defined gay male identity. Gay male pornography does not challenge compulsory heterosexuality and male dominance. It supports it. When I see it, distributed en masse by those who profess to support a gay rights agenda committed to equality, I see the underbelly of current identity politics -- a gay identity that rejects compassion, affection, and caring between two men, and that instead promotes internalized homophobia, hate, and the harming of others. Gay male pornography presents hyper-masculinity, what it means to be a socially defined male." These images ensure that white male dominance is maintained and that those who have historically been denied equality will continue to be the victims of hatred and violence.
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For all the effort expended on defending gay male pornography, it is telling that there is little description or documentation of what gay pornography is -- that is, what it looks like, what it does, and what it says.
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Gay male pornography boasts cover titles like Nazi Torment, Slant Eyed Savages, Teen Bootlicker, Leather Rape Gang, Big Black Cocks, Stud Daddy, Oriental Guys, Inches, and Slaves of the S.S. Once inside, you get spreads with names like "Be My Sushi Tonight," "Caught Sniffing First Playmate's Dad's Uniform," "More Prison Violations: Spick Muscle Enslaves Anglo Cellie," "I was a Substitute Vagina," and "I Slapped Him Until He Came."
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What one sees in gay male pornography is an almost pervasive glorification of the idealized masculine/male icon. Cops, truckers, cowboys, bikers, and Nazis are eroticized. Racial stereotypes are sexualized and perpetuated. Muscle, "good-looks," and youth are glorified. Ostensibly straight or at least "straight-acting" men rape and/or humiliate descriptively (frequently stereotypical) gay men. Sadism, bondage, watersports, fisting, bootlicking, piercing, slapping, whipping, incest, branding, burning with cigarettes, torture of the genitals and nipples with hot wax, clamps, and the like, rape, and prison rape are presented as erotic, stimulating, and pleasurable. In most of these materials, it is the white, physically more powerful, more dominant male who is romanticized and afforded role model status. In those scenarios where male sexual partners "take turns" being the "top," the characteristics of dominance and non-mutuality remain central to the sexual act. The result is a hierarchical and rarely compassionate or mutual sexuality.
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This is gay male pornography. This is what pro-porn advocates are defending. This is their identity politics. While content and presentation may vary in degree and explicitness from one medium to another, what one gets from the above is an overview of what gay male pornography is. If we take ourselves seriously, and if we take seriously the question of identity politics, then we owe it to ourselves to examine what this politics consists of. The identity politics that can be culled from gay male pornography is one of degradation, exploitation, assertiveness linked with aggression, strength equated with violence, physical power and the right to overpower, intimidation, control of others, lack of mutuality, and disrespect. If you defend gay male pornography, you also defend these qualities as central to gay male identity. You defend aggressive, non-consensual behavior as normal, even liberating and promoted as such.
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In sum, gay male pornography encourages all that is masculinity (read "male" socially defined). Thus, in addition to encouraging male aggression resulting in physical harm, it also goes a long way in maintaining systemic inequality by promoting rather than undermining a gender hierarchy in which "male" is top and "female" (read all women and those gay men who fall or choose not to conform to the male construct and who are thus socially feminized) is bottom. Like heterosexual pornography, it thus glorifies those in our society who have always had the most power and who have benefited from male dominance and social inequality: white, able-bodied straight men. The result for society is a sexual politic based on a male/female dichotomy, a split between power and powerlessness, top and bottom."
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Please search for the title for the full article, or for "Christopher Kendall" & "gay pornography" for further writings about gay porn, including the book, "Gay Male Pornography: An Issue of Sex Discrimination."
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Porn Star Sasha Grey on Tyra, etc. (Includes Related Videos)

All parts of "Porn Star Sasha Grey on Tyra Banks" series. Also included are other excellent videos that are related to Sasha Grey. NOTE: Please subscribe to the excellent new anti-porn channel JoinPornBusters, if you haven't done so already! :-) They have an excellent video about Sasha Grey and many other MUST-WATCH videos about the ugly truth about pornography.

Robert Jensen Video Interviews about Pornography, etc.

Author of "Getting Off: Pornography and the End of Masculinity", co-author of "Pornography: The Production and Consumption of Inequality" with Gail Dines and Ann Russo, and founding member of Stop Porn Culture group. (See StopPornCulture.org.)

A Drug Called Pornography (Documentary)

A Drug Called Pornography - Excellent and informative documentary on the harms of pornography

Pornography and Choice (Choice does not negate harm.)

If you think porn is okay and harmless because "The performer CHOSE to do it," please watch the videos in this playlist and also read the full description below. Thanks. :-) Also please realize that some people do not voluntarily participate in pornography but are forced by pimps and traffickers, particularly in Third World countries. So in many cases there is no way of knowing if the person that you are watching in porn is there by their own free choice or not. Please think about that if you watch pornography the next time you're looking at it. Thank you. ~~~~~
Excerpt from article, "Not Your Fathers Playboy,
Not Your Mothers Feminist Movement: Contemporary Feminism in a Porn Culture," by Rebecca Whisnant ~~~~~~

"Structurally speaking, as a person facing oppression of whatever kind, one has two choices. One can resist the oppression—in general, or in any particular instance—in which case one is likely to get viciously slapped down. Alternatively, one can obey, that is, act in ways that please the oppressors, perhaps in hopes of gaining some limited reward (or at least of avoiding the oppressive systems very worst consequences). As you may have noticed, neither option is altogether attractive; as the feminist philosopher Marilyn Frye points out, oppression systematically puts oppressed people in double binds, catch-22s, situations in which, as we say, they cant win for losing. But the crucial point for our purposes here is that one way, arguably the central way, in which oppressive systems perpetuate themselves is by giving individual members of the oppressed group an apparent stake in toeing the line. At the very least, we go along to get along in many situations, and we may find that the more we curry favor with those in power, the more we are rewarded on an individual basis.

Because of this dynamic, if some role or practice X harms women as a group in that it sustains and reinforces patriarchy, it is utterly predictable that some women will choose it. Thus, again, the essential feminist question is not whether some individual women like or choose or benefit in certain ways from X, but whether the overall effect of X is to keep women as a group subordinate to men.

Feminism is about ending the subordination of women. Expanding womens freedom of choice on a variety of fronts is an important part of that, but it is not the whole story. In fact, any meaningful liberation movement involves not only claiming the right to make choices, but also holding oneself accountable for the effects of those choices on oneself and on others."

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"We adjust our desires based on whats actually happening and on what we think is and is not possible. Philosophers have a useful term for the results of this process: adaptive preferences. The basic idea is simple: if I cant have something (or think I cant have it), then it behooves me not to want that thing. Conversely, if Im going to get something whether I like it or not, then Ill be happier if I can get myself to want it and like it. So people adapt their desires to fit their situations, rather than vice versa, thus minimizing the pain and cognitive dissonance of continuing to want something that they dont think they can get: if you cant have what you want, as the saying goes, then want what you have.

The concept of adaptive preferences is indispensable to understanding the self-reproducing dynamics of oppressive systems. In particular, I think it can help us understand the new brand of feminism of which I am, for the moment, taking Karp and Stoller as representatives—the brand thats sometimes called do-me feminism, but for which the less polite moniker is f*ck-me feminism."
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For full article see: http://saidit.org/archives/jun06/article5.html
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For more food for thought on this issue please check out the playlist "Ex Porn Stars Exposing Truth about Harms of Pornography," both the videos and the description. Thanks!

Dark Side of Porn: Porn Shutdown (Porn Industry HIV Scandal)

Excellent documentary series exposing HIV scandal in the porn industry, the harsh reality of the life of porn stars, etc.. Addresses abuse & deception by pornographers, etc. MUST SEE. Watch NOW. WARNING: GRAPHIC. ~~~~~~ DOCUMENTARY LIST IN ORDER: 1) Porn Shutdown (Addresses HIV outbreak in porn. Missing part 2 of 5) ~~~~~~~~ (All of the following have been removed. They will be added back when they are uploaded again.) 2) Diary of a Porn Virgin (Covers two new pornography performers through their first months in porn.) 3) Me and My Slaves (Addresses BDSM/sadomasochism/sexual slavery in the porn industry.) 4) Amateur Porn (Covers the experiences of some amateurs trying out the porn industry.) 5) Death of a Porn Star (The tragic story of Lolo Ferrari) ~~~~~ WARNING: Graphic and disturbing content. Do not watch if you are under-age or sensitive to sexually graphic and explicit content. However, these documentaries are extremely informative, so please DO watch them if you can handle the harsh reality of the disturbing truth of pornography.

PornHarms.com Anti-Pornography Videos on Porn Harms

Porn Harms briefing. Recognized experts outline:

- The four leading harms of pornography
- How existing law can and should be enforced
against illegal material
- What Congress can do to protect and prosecute

Donna Rice Hughes
Pornography Harms Children
Donna Rice Hughes, President of Enough is Enough, is an internationally known Internet safety expert and advocate and a leader of national efforts to protect children from sexual predators and Internet pornography. She is President of Enough Is Enough (internetsafety101.org).

Mary Anne Layden, Ph.D.
How Addiction Harms the Person Dr. Layden is a Psychotherapist and Director of the Sexual Trauma and Psychopathology Program at the Center for Cognitive Therapy at the University of Pennsylvania specializing in the treatment of victims and perpetrators of sexual violence, sexual addicts and sex industry members. She has testified before the U.S. Congress on five occasions focused on issues of sexual violence, the sexual exploitation industry and the media.

Laura Lederer, J.D.
Pornography's Link to Sex Trafficking
Laura Lederer is Founder of The Protection Project, a legal research institute at Johns Hopkins University devoted to combating trafficking in persons, and is a former Senior Advisor on Human Trafficking [to the Under Secretary for Global Affairs] at the U.S. Department of State. She is currently she is President of Global Centurion, a new NGO dedicated to fighting child sex trafficking.

Gail Dines, Ph.D.
Pornography Debases Men, Women and Culture
Dr. Dines is Professor of sociology and women's studies at Wheelock College in Boston, an internationally acclaimed speaker and author, and a feminist activist. Her writing and lectures focus on the hypersexualization of the culture and the ways porn images filter down into mainstream pop culture.

Shelley Lubben
Truth Behind the Fantasy of Porn Ms. Lubben is a former pornography performer and now an activist against the illegally operating porn industry in California where 85% of the world's adult content is produced. She is the Founder and Executive Director of the Pink Cross Foundation, (thepinkcross.org and shelleylubben.com) dedicated to reaching out to adult industry workers offering emotional, financial and transitional support.

Sharon Cooper, M.D.
Children Involved in Pornography Dr. Sharon Cooper is a Forensic Pediatrician and instructor and Board member of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. As a pediatrician for more than 3 decades, she is the lead author of the most comprehensive text on child sexual exploitation and Internet crimes against children and serves on the faculty of the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Medicine.

Patrick A. Trueman, Attorney At Law
Action Steps for Congress Mr. Trueman is the Former Chief, Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice. While there, he supervised the prosecution of child sex crimes, child pornography, and obscenity. He is currently a legal consultant to non-profit organizations on child sexual exploitation, sexual trafficking, pornography, indecency, and related matter.

Gail Dines -- Pornland author

Interviews and speeches by Gail Dines, author of "Pornland: How Pornography Has Hijacked Our Sexuality."

Max Hardcore scene from "Hardcore" documentary

About single mother Felicity's journey through the the Los Angeles pornography industry. Directed by Stephen Walker. WARNING! Very graphic and disturbing content. Do not watch if you are easily upset or offended by such content.

Your Brain on Porn - Porn Addiction

Things You Didn't Know About Porn

Erectile Disfunction & Porn

American Porn - PBS Documentary

Out in the Light Help for Partners of Porn Addicts

outinthelight.com

Porn Star Murder - Natal King (Taylor Summers) News Report

Crime, Rape, Violence & Porn Connection

Videos on how porn has influenced crimes such as molestation, rape, incest, torture & murder.

More info:

"The Link Between Pornography and Violent Sex Crimes"
(Search title.)

"Pornography As a Cause of Rape"
Book excerpt from:
"Against Pornography: The Evidence of Harm"
Read at DianaRussell.com

'Could It Be That Pornography Prevents Rape?'
http://obscenitycrimes.org/noprevent.cfm

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS/COMMENTS:

1. WHY ARE YOU AGAINST PORN?

-- -- Because pornography degrades women, sex, & all humanity, including boys & men. Additionally pornography frequently glorifies & promotes sadism, masochism, rape, incest, pedophilia, misogyny, (woman hating), and violence against women & girls. It also creates demand for prostitution & international sex trafficking. Furthermore, it is a highly unregulated & abusive industry that frequently exploits vulnerable survivors of childhood sexual abuse.

2. ARE YOU IN FAVOR OF CENSORSHIP OR BANNING OF PORNOGRAPHY?

-- -- No. This channel is in favor of education of consumers of pornography & participants, and supports fair & reasonable regulation. Please read the article "The Adult Film Industry: Time to Regulate?" (First link at top left of this channel.) All of the regulations proposed in that article are supported.

3. BUT IF SOMEONE CHOOSES TO DO PORN, IT'S THEIR CHOICE & THEREFORE IT'S FINE & IT'S NOBODY'S BUSINESS.

-- -- Just because someone makes a choice that doesn't mean it's a healthy or good choice for them or for society in general. People frequently choose to use dangerous drugs or to inflict violence on others. That doesn't mean those choices are positive or ethical ones. If one cares about humanity it is important to speak up in order to encourage people to make healthier choices that will improve their lives & the overall condition of our society.

4. WHY DO YOU HAVE THOSE ANNOTATIONS ON YOUR VIDEOS? CAN'T WE JUST WATCH THE VIDEOS WITHOUT THEM?

-- -- Posting the videos without the annotations on them would be a copyright violation & would result in their removal. (That is what happened to someone else who posted them previously in their original form.) Permission was granted by the copyright owners to keep this channel's videos on YouTube in their Fair Use-like form WITH the pauses & the annotations that provide commentary, criticism, & response. So they must remain.

5. YOUR VIDEOS ARE BIASED. YOU SHOULD PRESENT BOTH SIDES OF THE ARGUMENT TO BE FAIR.

-- -- Being biased against an exploitative & sexist industry is something to be proud of, and there is no need to present the other side. If a person was fighting against racism, would you accuse them of being "biased", and insist that they present the views of racists as well so that they aren't being so "one-sided"? Of course not. However, it's easy to find out the views of people who are in favor of the sex industry, as the Internet is saturated with porn & web sites that vigorously promote, defend, & support the all aspects of the multibillion-dollar global sex industry.

6. WHO ARE YOU TO JUDGE PORNOGRAPHY, PROSTITUTION, OR THE CHOICES OF PEOPLE WHO USE THEM, PARTICIPATE IN THEM, OR SUPPORT THEM?

-- -- We all have a responsibility as members of society to either be part of the problem or part of the solution, and to make educated & fair judgments about what is right or wrong, and then to act on those judgments. Judgments about what is right or wrong, or good or harmful for society, make up our laws & judicial system. Without such judgments & the enforcement of them, no one would have any secure rights or freedoms, & society would be in a state of chaos.

7. IF YOU DON'T LIKE PORNOGRAPHY, JUST DON'T WATCH IT.

-- -- That would be irresponsible. Silence in the face of extreme sexism, abuse & dehumanization is complicity, and that's not an option for anyone with a conscience. Would you suggest the same in the face of other harms? Would you tell someone if they don't like racism or violence to just look the other way?

8. YOU SHOULDN'T BE FORCING YOUR OPINIONS ON OTHERS. THAT'S FASCISM!

-- -- Nobody is being "forced" by this channel to read or watch anything, & it's not "fascist" to provide educational information so that individuals can make informed choices about their consumption of pornography or their participation in the sex industry.

9. WHY ARE YOU AGAINST SEX? YOU MUST BE A PRUDE OR SEXUALLY REPRESSED BECAUSE OF RELIGION.

-- -- This channel is not faith-based, & it is NOT against sex, which is something that is natural & healthy. What IS being fought against is an abusive & highly unregulated multibillion-dollar industry that profits off of the exploitation & dehumanization of everyone involved, but most particularly young women.
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