Dorothy Peden: 11816137 HD659 Deep Throat and the changing discourse surrounding it from 1972 up to now, demonstrate the problematic debate on pornography and the changing nature of how it represents female sexuality. While it has been shown as positive to female sexuality in some cases, the controversy surrounding its star also presents a view as women in pornography as victims. The film is seminal in pinpointing the beginning of pornography being absorbed into mainstream culture and discourse surrounding the film today reflects current ideas about female sexuality and trough the changing persona of Linda Lovelace “I don’t think sex is “Everyone that watches “Today porn studies taboo, you know. I would "Deep Throat" is watching address a veritable be very uninhibited and me being raped. ”(pg. 7, explosion of sexually very open-minded. No Lovelace, L. 1980) explicit materials that cry restrictions really. ” out for better (pg187, Lovelace, L. This changed in 1980 when understanding. 1974) Lovelace released Ordeal which ..Pornographies have Initially Linda Lovelace was outlined the abuse she suffered become fully recognisable at the hands of her husband seen as a poster girl for the fixtures of popular new era of sexual openness. Chuck Traynor during her She embodied this and career in the adult film industry. culture.” (g. 2, Boyle, K., encouraged a more open Feminist such as Angela 2006) attitude to female sexuality Dworkin stood buy her and used Today our culture attempts to her story to campaign against make sense of the debate the negative gender stereotypes through mainstream cinema, pornography encouraged. most notably in the biopic Lovelace (Epstein, R. 2013). The pornography industry is not demonized suggesting that the debate is now too complex to represent, as pornography is now mainstream in our society. BIBLIOGRAPHY Boyle, K. (2006). The Boundaries of Porn Studies: On Linda Williams Porn Studies. New Review of Film and Television Studies. 4 (1), p1-16. Lovelace, L. (1974). Inside Linda Lovelace. Great Britain: Heinrich Hanau Publications Ltd. p7-191. Lovelace, L. McGrady, M. (1980). Ordeal. 4th ed. New York: Kensington Publishing Corp. p7-253. FILMOGRAPHY Lovelace (2013), Directed by Epstein, R. Freidman, J. USA, Millennium Films .