{"product_id":"bad-attitudes-on-trial-9781487516635","title":"Bad Attitudes on Trial","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMainstream, or straight, pornography still flourishes, while those centering on gay and lesbian sex and s\/m sex, are the focus of censorship. A critical analysis of pornography after the Supreme Court's Butler (1992) decision.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The authors tackle their subjects with a sensitivity to the arguments of their ideological foes, but effectively demonstrate that the protection of women from harm does not begin with the suppression of imagery.' -- Karen Hill Quill and Quire 'Bad Attitude\/s presents a detailed refutation of anti-pornography feminists, accuses them of being enveloped by conservative social trends, and offers arguments for a dissenting feminist positions.' -- Bart Testa The Globe and Mail 'A thorough and provocative book.' -- Bart Testa, The Globe and Mail 'Bad Attitude\/s on Trial is a thoughtful and complex study of both genuinely complicated social issues and tangled legal reasoning. It's definitely worth reading.' -- Stan Persky The Vancouver Sun 'Although many readers many not agree with the opinions expressed about sexuality and depiction in Bad Attitude\/s, they should take careful note of how genuine progressive concerns have been hijacked by the same old authoritarian social forces we thought were history.' -- Robyn Gillam eye Weekly 'The most daring aspect of Bad Attitude\/s on Trial is the authors' attempt to sketch out a positive theory of sexuality to counter the essential negative view enshrined in the common law traditions shared by Canada and the United States.' -- Nathan M. Greenfield The Boston Book Review","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409147797847,"sku":"9781487516635","price":23.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781487516635.jpg?v=1730505615","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/bad-attitudes-on-trial-9781487516635","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}