Pornography is the theory, and rape the practice.

Robin Morgan

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Topic

Pornography Rape Oppression of women Feminist theory

Author

Robin Morgan

Source

Going Too Far

Genre

Feminist literature

Language

English

Time

1977 1970s 20th century

Occupation

Feminist Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Morgan, Robin. Going Too Far: The Personal Chronicle of a Feminist. Random House, 1977, ch. 4, sec. 2.

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