Sex, Lies and Videotapes
Rolness, Kjetil: Sex, løgn og videofilm. Et usladdet oppgjør med mytene om pornoFull title: Sex, Lies and Videotapes. An Uncensored Settling of Accounts with the Myths Surrounding Pornography
There was a time when pornography was the province of "dirty old men in raincoats". Nowadays, however, it is an integral part of fashion, art, advertising, pop music and youth culture. How are we facing up to this new situation?
Kjetil Rolness turns a critical spotlight on the anti-pornography movement and its attitude towards gender and sexuality, hacking his way through a tangle of false accusations and ill-founded arguments. For one thing, he takes a close look at the documentary Shocking Truth and the sensational story of the crown witness, Linda Lovelace.
This book is like a breath of fresh air, presenting as it does new premises by which to judge the worth of the current controversy over sex, the media and abuse. And, not least, it takes a detached and commonsense look at areas where emotions, prejudices and "politically correct" opinions have for far too long held sway.
First published: 2003, Aschehoug Non-Fiction
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