Ok...I haven't officially blogged in awhile, so now it's time to update from my notes/journals/etc.
I'll start with the most recent reading by Walker.
This reading caused a lot of different reactions in me. At first I just felt uncomfortable hearing about this man's porn viewing habits and reading about the city visit with the prostitutes and porn/doll shop. I was upset about how his porn habits were affecting her and her own body image. It surprised me to read about an older woman worrying about the man loving her body/thinking she was attractive; this felt like something a teenager would do. It was scary to think that that behavior in women lasts a lifetime. It's sad. It was interesting to see how the wife tried to open her husband's mind to her point-of-view and feminism. I was sad to read at the end that when they reunited he was still only 60% focusing on her and her body. I don't know...it is a lot to think about.
Now about the descriptions of porn. It was so weird to read about how there are major differences in porn of white women and porn of black women. I never really gave it much thought, but I would have just assumed there were similar poses in the magazines regardless of the race of the model. It just makes me think (and continuing my thinking) that porn is about power and dominance, not only in male vs. female but now race too.
This article gives me a lot to think about...I don't think I can even digest it all now. I'd imagine I will be posting about this subject later too.
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