Option #1

COERCION AND THE SEX INDUSTRY

Since it goes without saying that adult performers in the pornography industry almost always freely contract their services, why would some feminists be so anxious to claim that in this matter appearances are deceptive: that they have in fact been coerced? You often hear the same claim made about another arm of sex commerce: prostitution. What about that?

Option #2

Censorship

Ordinarily opponents of censorship direct their attention against the government patrolling political speech through its formidable legal apparatus. But, nowadays, there may be more to fear from individuals and informal groups patrolling unpopular opinions and punishing them without reliance on the police power of the state. What about this? A CEO or chairman of the board of a restaurant chain remarks in an interview that he/she thinks that gay marriage ought not be legal. Would it be morally permissible – not legally, which would be a different issue entirely – to organize a national boycott against that company? Or to bring pressure on the corporation to fire the CEO in favor of some person with ideas more congenial to protestors? What is there to be said on either side of this issue?

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