Honestly with Bari Weiss

Sex, Porn, Feminism: A Debate!

Aug 3, 2022

Jill Filipovic, an author and attorney, and Louise Perry, a columnist and author of 'The Case Against the Sexual Revolution,' dive deep into the impacts of feminism and the sexual revolution. They debate whether the liberation women gained from birth control has led to unintended consequences, like diminished marriage rates. The complexities of modern relationships, casual sex, and the critique of pornography's role in women's empowerment are explored. They discuss the need for a nuanced understanding of women's rights and the challenges within contemporary feminist movements.

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Episode guests

Louise Perry

Jill Filipovic

Highlights

AI Chapters

Episode notes

Rethinking Sexual Culture

00:58

Men's Loss of Purpose

02:19

Chronological Snobbery and Feminism

00:40

Intro

3min

The Impact of Feminism and the Sexual Revolution on Society

4min

Feminism and the Sexual Revolution: Progress and Paradox

27min

Feminism and the Pornography Debate

23min

Navigating Feminism, Pornography, and Motherhood

6min

Rethinking Gender Roles and Family Dynamics

13min

Redefining Masculinity and Feminism

6min

The Evolving Landscape of Feminism

11min

Reimagining Feminism: Creating a Supportive Cultural Framework

4min

It’s hard to think of an invention that has been more transformative to women than the birth control pill. Suddenly, American women possessed a power that women never before in history had: They could control when they got pregnant. They could have sex like . . . men.

The pill—and the profound legal, political and cultural changes that the sexual revolution and feminism ushered in—liberated women. Those movements have allowed women to lead lives that literally were not possible beforehand.

But here we are, half a century later, with a culture in which porn and casual sex are abundant, but marriage and birth rates are at historic lows. And many people are asking: Did we go wrong somewhere along the way? Was the sexual revolution actually bad for women?

The debaters:

Jill Filiopvic is an author and attorney who has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian and many other publications. You can follow her writing on her newsletter.

Louise Perry, based in London, is columnist at the The New Statesman. She is the author of the new book: “The Case Against the Sexual Revolution.”

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