Briarpatch Magazine » pornography http://briarpatchmagazine.com Fiercely independent (and often irreverent) news & views. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:35:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Strange Bedfellows: How feminism and porn get it on at the Feminist Porn Awards http://briarpatchmagazine.com/2008/03/01/strange-bedfellows/ http://briarpatchmagazine.com/2008/03/01/strange-bedfellows/#comments Sun, 02 Mar 2008 02:59:28 +0000 admin http://briarpatchmagazine.com/2008/03/01/strange-bedfellows/ Chanelle Gallant (photo by Tania A.)

An interview with Chanelle Gallant, founder of the Feminist Porn Awards

By Nikko Snyder Briarpatch Magazine March/April 2008

When I first learned of the Feminist Porn Awards, I wasn't surprised to discover that Good For Her was behind them. An independently owned and operated sex shop in Toronto, Good For Her's feminism is as explicit as its inventory, so it seemed fitting that they were the ones to spearhead an annual awards ceremony celebrating filmmakers intent on subverting mainstream pornography.

But, I kept wondering, what on earth is feminist porn, anyway? In an effort to answer that question, I tracked down Chanelle Gallant, the former manager of Good For Her and founder of the Feminist Porn Awards. A past sex columnist for Chatelaine and an unapologetic pro-sex and pro-sex-worker feminist, Chanelle is currently in Southeast Asia writing about issues facing sex workers internationally. Before she left, I called her up to discuss what, if anything, allows feminism and porn to coexist.]]> http://briarpatchmagazine.com/2008/03/01/strange-bedfellows/feed/ Review of Getting Off by Robert Jensen http://briarpatchmagazine.com/2008/02/28/getting-off/ http://briarpatchmagazine.com/2008/02/28/getting-off/#comments Fri, 29 Feb 2008 02:18:01 +0000 admin http://briarpatchmagazine.com/2008/03/02/getting-off/ By Nikko Snyder Briarpatch Magazine March/April 2008 Getting Off by Robert Jensen Getting Off: Pornography and the End of Masculinity By Robert Jensen South End Press, 2007 In Getting Off: Pornography and the End of Masculinity, Robert Jensen asks readers to look unflinchingly at contemporary, mainstream, heterosexual pornography and reflect honestly on what it says about the culture we live in. Jensen argues that porn represents a masculinity so toxic that conforming to it requires men to sacrifice their very humanity.]]> http://briarpatchmagazine.com/2008/02/28/getting-off/feed/