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Title: Well-intentioned but inconclusive and dated
Review: Chancer attempts to mediate between two sides of feminism, those arguing against potentially patriarchal-based activities like pornography and sadomasochism and those arguing that pornography and the like present an opportunity for sexual liberation and cultural growth. She successfully presents both sides of the arguments by summarizing the work of other scholars.But: That's basically all the book does. Chancer doesn't offer much of her own opinion, and where she does, she merely offers a rehashing of another scholar's work. This book fails to dive into the true tensions behind sadomasochism or pornography, and I found myself skimming sections in search of new, exciting ideas.This is perhaps a decent resource for someone studying the birth of third-wave feminism, but otherwise, the book is simply dated and fails to illuminate new ideas.
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