Pornography as a Representation of Sexual Objectification: The Analysis from Radical Feminist Perspective

  • Aree Tamkrong M.A.(Philosophy), Lecturer, Department of Philosophy and Religion, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Prince of Songkla University

Abstract

This article had the primary purpose of analyzing a problem of pornography and women sexual objectification through radical feminist perspective.

According to radical feminists, such as Andrea Dworkin and Catharine MacKinnon, pornography was a main interest of feminists. This was related to concept of treating women as sexual objectification in three aspects: 1) pornography caused women sexual instruments; 2) pornography devalued women; 3) pornography degraded women. However,
I realized that there were two other interesting causes that can best describe this problem. The first cause of treating women a sexual object was male gaze under patriarchal society. Another cause was women’s narcissism. In addition, it was found that pornography was, as seen by radical feminist, merely a medium used to transmit the presentation of human sexual expression. Or it can be interpreted and defended differently by other feminists.

Keywords: feminist, instrumentality, narcissism, representative, objectification, patriarchy, pornography

Published
2017-03-28
How to Cite
TAMKRONG, Aree. Pornography as a Representation of Sexual Objectification: The Analysis from Radical Feminist Perspective. วารสารวิทยบริการ มหาวิทยาลัยสงขลานครินทร์ | Academic Services Journal, Prince of Songkla University, [S.l.], v. 28, n. 1, p. 199-206, mar. 2017. ISSN 2351-0420. Available at: <https://journal.oas.psu.ac.th/index.php/asj/article/view/940>. Date accessed: 11 feb. 2026. doi: https://doi.org/10.14456/asj-psu.2017.19.
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