Gloria Steinem "Erotica vs Pornography", in Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions (1983)
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Pornography is about dominance and often pain. Erotica is about mutuality and always pleasure.
— Gloria Steinem on Pornography
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Source: Wikiquote: "Pornography" (Quotes: Quotes are arranged alphabetically by author, S - Z: [[File:Pornographies of Japan.jpg |thumb|Not unlike urban gangs, police, carnival workers and certain other culturally marginalized guilds, the US porn industry is occluded and insular in a way that makes it seem like high school.
—David Foster Wallace]])
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About Gloria Steinem
Gloria Marie Steinem (born March 25, 1934) is an American feminist, journalist, and social and political activist who became nationally recognized as a leader of, and media spokeswoman for, the women's liberation movement in the late 1960s and 1970s. A prominent writer and key counterculture era political figure, Steinem has founded many organizations and projects and has been the recipient of many awards and honors. She is a former columnist for New York magazine and co-founded Ms. magazine.
About Gloria Steinem
Gloria Marie Steinem (born March 25, 1934) is an American feminist, journalist, and social and political activist who became nationally recognized as a leader of, and media spokeswoman for, the women's liberation movement in the late 1960s and 1970s. A prominent writer and key counterculture era political figure, Steinem has founded many organizations and projects and has been the recipient of many awards and honors. She is a former columnist for New York magazine and co-founded Ms. magazine.
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