In her essay “A First Amendment Junkie”, Susan Jacoby argues that there needs to be an interpretation of the First Amendment, specifically when it comes to forms of expression such as pornography. Jacoby first states that she has received hate from feminists for her stance and comments on pornography. She asserts that this argument over pornography is no different than any other argument made about the First Amendment. Pornography is not anymore disgusting or disturbing than the other First Amendment arguments according to Jacoby. Not only are all of the arguments the same, but Jacoby states that they blur the lines between actions and thoughts. Jacoby writes that she has been questioned over pornography involving children and that she believes it is not a First Amendment right, but adults abusing their …show more content…
She then argues that feminists disagree and refuse to talk about things when they are not completely vulgar. Jacoby next discusses the difference between men and women. A magazine such as Playboy may fare well while a magazine such as Ms. will be banned for obscenity. Feminists, according to Jacoby, are trying to censor pornography as a way to use the power they are otherwise unable to use. Jacoby closes by sharing a personal experience following the viewing of a movie. She states that this movie equates sex to death both as a message and visually, yet parents with children were also watching it. She expects the parents to do their job instead of waiting for others to do it for them. Jacoby ends by stating that the First Amendment can never be overused as it is its own cure. In “A First Amendment Junkie”, Susan Jacoby argues that if people cannot discuss this matter, then they will never be able to discuss anything else that is more pressing. She argues that people need to reevaluate and take another look at the First
A First Amendment Junkie, what the author means by saying that she is a First Amendment Junkie is that she believes totally in the 1st Amendmen She believes that the First Amendment should be a absolute and complete interpretion. When she says that she is a First Amendment Junkie what she means is that she believes in the protection of the 1st Amendment. Jacoby points out that censoring pornography will lead to censorship of other topics that need to be discussed and brought to our attention. . However, she is not advocating pornography as it seems the feminist may of thought and were angered by a woman not wanting pornography censored .There…
Jacoby and Brownmiller Both Susan Jacoby and Susan Brownmiller discuss their views on how the First Amendment relates to the censorship of pornography in the media, film, and print. However, both Susan's see it very differently, Jacoby discusses the fact that many feminist wish to have censorship of pornographic material which she feels is unnecessary and compares it to many other vulgar things that aren't censored. While Brownmiller believes the opposite, that women especially should be safeguarded from the constant bombardment of pornographic material in their day to day life. Both authors immediately set off opposing tones in their writing Jacoby comes off very passionate and aggressive, while Brownmiller displays a sense of sensitivity…
The first amendment states that the people are granted freedom of speech. However, people are always questioning to what extent that amendment is applied to things. In Citizens United v. F.E.C., the Supreme Court ruled that it was unconstitutional for the government to censor political broadcasts for elections that were funded by corporations or unions. The Supreme Court ruled incorrectly in Citizens United v. F.E.C. because corporations are not a single person. Their power drowns out the voices of the people and they have an unfair advantage because they have a lot of money.…
The Constitution and the Amendments are the basics of the US’s politics. However, sometimes, people, especially young people and teenagers, don’t have enough knowledge about it and so, they begin to abuse it as an excuse for any problem. Fortunately, in his “Why First Amendment still matters to students” article, Tony Mauro addressed this issue, but in a smaller scale, in schools and among students. To be more specific, according to Mauro, school officials often develop amnesia about the Tinker case, the case where a student was being violated of her rights by school officials, whenever a student deviates from some standard of behavior. Even though he had good intention when saying this, Mauro’s point of view was off target.…
The essay ‘A Desensitized Society’ by Jeff Jacoby starts off explaining how, when he was seventeen, Jacoby decided to go out and sees an explicit movie. Little to his surprise, the movie horrified him, “what I saw on the screen I’d never seen—I’d never even Imagined—before.” He said earlier in the essay that he “burned with curiosity” because he wanted to see it, but later stated that “This wasn’t arousing, it was repellant. I was shocked, more than that: I was ashamed.” He states that “I was an innocent at seventeen.…
A First Amendment Junkie’s Argument Pornography is basic human right, according to Susan Jacoby in her article “A First Amendment Junkie”. How does she present a persuasive argument? Well, a good argument requires four things to be successful; it must have logos, ethos, pathos, and a lack of rhetorical fallacies. Susan Jacoby’s argument in “A First Amendment Junkie” is considered successful by most of these standards.…
APPENDIX C: STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS WRITERS AND EDITORS Those who produce BuzzFeed’s content would be most severely affected by a position on the sexual objectification of men/women. An official position means they would be more limited in terms of the content they can produce. Writers may have their own personal views on the issue, but would be obligated to follow company policy. BuzzFeed’s current Editorial Standards and Ethics Guide currently states “nudity or sex should be avoided if it’s prurient or pornographic” and that for a number of issues, including women’s rights, “there are not two sides”.…
under the first amendment which says "Congress shall make no law. abridging (limiting) the freedom of speech, or of the press. " which allows the media free range on what and how they want to report in the media. meaning they can choose to support whichever side the want, as well as report the false or edited information because of the right to obtain and publish information or opinion without fear of punishment or government censoring that is the protection provided by the first amendment. but there is an exception to the first amendment's protection, while the press may have freedom to provide citizens with information and opinions about matter which are of public importance they often collide with other rights such a citizen's right to privacy or a defendant's right to a fair trial.…
In the confronting documentary, Audrie & Daisy, film makers Bonni Cohn and Jon Shenk depict a completely biased and illusory stance on the aftermath of two teenage sexual assault victims. A range of conventions are expertly used, positioning the viewers to believe that the government and social media have, to an extent, influenced the victimization of Daisy Coleman, and the tragic suicide of Audrie Pott. Through the perpetuation of socio-cultural values and stereotypes inherent in American high schools, the employment of certain film techniques, specifically special effects, and a discerning use of language choices through editing, Cohn and Shenk have carefully manipulated the audience to sympathize and agree with their views regarding the…
ARGUMENT/CAUSE & EFFECT Thesis: Attacks on the Second Amendment is a problem. The topic sentences below will become the opening sentences for each body paragraph of your Argument/CE Essay. Topic Sentence 1: Attacks on the Second Amendment is a problem because, firearms are fundamental to the culture of the American people.…
Abstract In the modern times back in the late 18th century in the Constitution where the Founding Fathers were established the to rebuild the federal government to become more efficient than the recent government under the Article of Confederation, they were also published and ratified the ten natural rights of the citizens known as the Bill of Rights. In the Bill of Rights of the Congress, the Second Amendment, which infers that the people of the society has been entitled to have possessions of bearing weapons; although, in the modern society of today, where the amendment has become the most controversial of the Bill of Rights,as the critics came to a solution by preventing the people of the world of having…
Our Founding Fathers established the foundation of our country considering the diversity among the people- a nation of immigrants. Settlers came to the New World to escape religious persecution, a corrupted government, financial turmoil, or just to establish a better way of life and pursue a desirable quality of living. The people of this nation fought for what they presumed, and later declared, as their natural rights as human beings; “[t]he sacred rights of mankind are not to be rummaged for among old parchments, or musty records. They are written, as with a sunbeam, in the whole volume of human nature by the hand of the divinity itself; and can never be erased or obscured by mortal power” (Hamilton). The First Amendment is important to protect…
Everyone in the U.S. has the same rights no matter what they look like or do. This is why United States of America is one the most flourishing countries in the world, because of it’s freedom. Of course, these privileges had to come from somewhere, and that is the Bill of Rights. On September 25, 1789, ten amendments were ratified by the congress of the United States. These Bill of Rights were created to protect the rights of the people.…
The first amendment states the five general freedoms of an American citizen: freedom of speech, religion, the press, assembly, and the right to petition the government. On occasion we neglect these write that others have, and we forget the rights that we have. First part of the amendment is the right to free worship and speech. These two rights are relevant in our society today for the reason that it gives us the opportunity to stand up for what we believe in, without being persecuted. We as Americans are lucky to worship freely and speak for what we think is right, Others in countries around the world do not have the privileges we have under killed for sticking up for themselves.…
Ellen Willis, another feminist philosopher, believes that Longino’s definition of pornography could potentially hurt women psychologically (112). Society has had some history of repressing women’s sexuality. Defining what pornography is appropriate for women supports an idea that women cannot determine what is appropriate and beneficial for themselves. Women who watch pornography should not be shamed for exploring their sexuality (Willis, 113). Anti-pornography feminists, like Longino, claim that porn reduces female porn stars to sex objects, but this claim robs the performers of control over their bodies (Longino, 106).…