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Sometimes covert sexism reveals itself on campus, and I saw posters advertising Pirates as another manifestation. But then I stopped myself. Porn isn’t always degrading. Sex-positive and relationship-positive porn is out there. I had never seen Pirates, and since I am a first-year student, I realized that I didn’t know what the campus climate would be like during a pornographic film showing. So I attended the 12:30 am screening to better assess campus climate.

Covert sexism describes sexist behavior when the perpetrator does not intend or realize that s/he is being sexist. Psychological studies have shown that there are real negative social effects attributable to pornography, and they can manifest as covert sexism. Making fun of pornography...

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