INFO 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Potter Stewart, Centerfold
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Monday began the class with the skit internet is for porn. First required points next week for mid term reflection in lab. Discuss next week some of the assignments student had questions about. Review of two cases of individual(s) who help contribute to the technology of phones. Sexually explicit material, usually oriented towards an adult audience, meant to arouse the viewer. Can be an outlet for individual desire. Supreme court justice potter stewart on obscenity i know it when i see it . Social groups and norms shape or define what counts as sexually explicit act or behavior. Conditions may be exploitative, dangerous, or degrading. Dominant norms around appropriate expression may be oppressive leading to controversy when they are transgressed. Related to violence, may be systematically reduced to object or instrument for men"s sexual gratification. What we can agree on for now. Recognize that there are likely conditions under which the production of pornography is violent, exploitative, or degrading.
