image of, 109–11; and Cosmopolitan, xii, 100, 107–9, 142; dehumanization of, in porn, 63–75; and eating disorders and other self-destructive behavior, 111, 115, 118; and fashion industry, 82, 99, 102–3, 141–42, 162; and food, 110–11; hypersexualization of, 100–113, 117–19, 128, 141–42, 162; and loss of virginity, 149–50; and plastic surgery, 82–83; Playboy ’s anti-woman view, 4–5; rape of, 85–86, 94–98, 116, 117; removal of pubic hair by, xii, 91, 99–101; resistance to cultural norms by, 112, 113; socialization of, 101–2; Stepford Wife image of, 102; view of, in 1950s, 3–5, 101. See also female sexuality; porn performers
women of color. See African Americans; Arab women; Asian women; Latina women; racism
women’s magazines, xii, 100, 107–9, 141
Wonderland Club, 144
Wylie, Philip, 4–5
XBIZ, 27, 47, 51, 55–56, 123
Xbiz.com, 51, 128
XBIZ News, 41, 55–56
Yagielowicz, Stephen, 51
YouTube, 49
Zack and Miri Make a Porno, ix, 54, 55
Zollo, Burt, 4, 5
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Dines, Gail.
Pornland : how porn has hijacked our sexuality / Gail Dines.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-8070-4452-0 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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1. Pornography. 2. Pornography—Social aspects. 3. Sex. 4. Sex—Social aspects. I. Title.
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