Andrea Dworkin

Part I of Essay
has been an influential writer, speaker, and activist for over two decades. She claims to be a feminist, and that her ideas are beneficial to women. This paper will show that many of her most popular beliefs are not only detrimental to society, but also not in the best i ....

Part II of Essay
.... Wendy Mcelroy writes that Dworkin has scientific backing and even cites evidence to the contrary. “In Japan, where pornography depicting violence is widely available, rape is much lower per capita than in the United States, where violence in porn is restricted.” Mcelroy attacks the belief that pornography cause violence, stating that even if a correlation is present, is does not necessarily mean there is a causal relationship. (McElroy 102) Lynne Segal sees in inherent harm in trying to link the two together. She believes that fem ....