Dirty looks

Pornography produces a mixture of gut reactions in most people: fascination, guilt, disgust, rage. What it doesn't often stimulate is an open mind and reasoned discussion. Women, who are the subject of much pornographic material, have much at stake in the issue. So it is not surprising that campaigns in favour of increased censorship should have recruited women to their ranks. But there are good reasons for women to resist the rush towards moral outrage. This collection. Of essays, all by women, shows that the issues are both more complex and more interesting than the censorship lobby allows.…