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Chapter 31 Self Quiz
Pornography, Oppression, and Freedom, Helen E. Longino
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Longino distinguishes sexual mores from morality in that the latter
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is concerned with violations of others.
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is concerned with injury but not violation.
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is concerned with injury and violation.
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Essential to pornography, in Longino’s view, is
representation of a degrading sexual encounter.
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representation of physical or psychological violations the personhood of one of the participants.
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representation of sexual behavior that endorses degradation of participants.
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representations of sexual behavior that is widely regarded as abhorrent.
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Longino claims that pornography communicates endorsement of degrading behavior because
it represents its participants as being treated in a way consistent with their status as human beings.
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those who consume it consent to its message of degradation.
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those who are depicted do not consent to their treatment.
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both B and C
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Longino argues that the etymology of the word “pornography”
obscures its harmful nature.
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obscures its subtle influence in popular culture.
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supports her account of pornography.
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is philosophically unimportant.
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Longino links pornography with
regarding women as deserving of less than full human rights.
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rape and other acts of sexual violence against women.
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neither A nor B
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both A and B
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Longino would agree that pornography essentially requires that women be subordinate to men and be regarded as mere instruments for the fulfilment of male fantasies.
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Longino would agree that, if participants consent, pornography may not be harmful.
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Longino claims pornographic images and movies represent women as passive and as slavishly dependent on men.
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Longino denies that the diffusion of pornography promotes a distorted view of women’s nature in society.
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According to Longino, pornography perpetrates a harmful lie.
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