Smut
Subtitle: a sex industry insider (and concerned father) says enough is enough
By: Gil Reavill.
Publisher: Sentinel
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
Subjects: Pornography -- Social aspects -- United States; Sex in popular culture -- United States; Sex in mass media; Mass media and children -- United States
Description: "As a card-carrying member of the ACLU and a writer for magazines like Penthouse and Maxim, Gil Reavill has always believed that Americans have a right to look at whatever they want in private. In the 1980s he worked for some hardcore publications like Screw, and didn't see a problem with it." "But now he's a dad who realizes that something has gone seriously wrong in American culture. Both adults and kids are being exposed to smut without their consent, and "just change the channel" doesn't work anymore." "In this eye-opening book, Reavill looks back at his experiences in sex magazines, and how the evolving standards of the last two decades led to today's all-smut all the time culture. He offers parents tips on how to combat the industries that pollute the public square with smut, without trampling on the true meaning and purpose of the First Amendment."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: "Footnotes and a select bibliography may be found at www.smutthebook.com"--P. 201.
Includes index.