William Simon - Revision history

Prue at 03:26, 24 July 2024

2024-07-24T03:26:42Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 03:26, 24 July 2024
Line 4:		Line 4:
	<blockquote>''I'm absolutely convinced that they [the police] are distorting. It's overkill -- the current King Kong of social sensationalism is the sexually abused child while more important and valid child abuse is being ignored. I'm not convinced there is substantive damage to the child, even those posed in sex acts. First off, there just aren't that many involved. The same pictures are used over and over again, and it's a marginal enterprise. The numbers of children, real or mythical, are very small -- too small to justify the hoopla that would once again convey to thousands that sex ought to be repressed and treated like dynamite.''</blockquote>		<blockquote>''I'm absolutely convinced that they [the police] are distorting. It's overkill -- the current King Kong of social sensationalism is the sexually abused child while more important and valid child abuse is being ignored. I'm not convinced there is substantive damage to the child, even those posed in sex acts. First off, there just aren't that many involved. The same pictures are used over and over again, and it's a marginal enterprise. The numbers of children, real or mythical, are very small -- too small to justify the hoopla that would once again convey to thousands that sex ought to be repressed and treated like dynamite.''</blockquote>
	Quoted in "Children: The Limits of Porn," by Myra MacPherson in ''The Washington Post'', January 30, 1977, p. 33. (Available to subscribers of ProQuest)		Quoted in "Children: The Limits of Porn," by Myra MacPherson in ''The Washington Post'', January 30, 1977, p. 33. (Available to subscribers of ProQuest)

			In 1970, he published (with [[John Gagnon]]) ''Sexual Encounters Between Adults and Children'', a study guide for the Sex Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS).<ref>[https://widenersexualityarchives.org/en/permalink/descriptions154 Gagnon and Simon (1970). ''Sexual Encounters Between Adults and Children'', SIECUS Study Guide No. 11, Sex Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS), New York]. (External archive link).</ref> The text begins by pointing out [[Research:_Secondary_Harm#Intervention_and_reactions\|secondary / iatrogenic harm]].


	[[Category:Official Encyclopedia]][[Category: Queer Theory]][[Category:People]][[Category:People: American]][[Category:People: Academics]][[Category:Research]][[Category:Research: Broader Perspectives]][[Category:People: Critical Analysts]][[Category:People: Sympathetic Activists]]		[[Category:Official Encyclopedia]][[Category: Queer Theory]][[Category:People]][[Category:People: American]][[Category:People: Academics]][[Category:Research]][[Category:Research: Broader Perspectives]][[Category:People: Critical Analysts]][[Category:People: Sympathetic Activists]]

The Admins at 17:04, 13 March 2023

2023-03-13T17:04:59Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 17:04, 13 March 2023
Line 2:		Line 2:

	On child pornography, Simon is reported to have said:		On child pornography, Simon is reported to have said:
	<blockquote>"I'm absolutely convinced that they [the police] are distorting. It's overkill -- the current King Kong of social sensationalism is the sexually abused child while more important and valid child abuse is being ignored. I'm not convinced there is substantive damage to the child, even those posed in sex acts. First off, there just aren't that many involved. The same pictures are used over and over again, and it's a marginal enterprise. The numbers of children, real or mythical, are very small -- too small to justify the hoopla that would once again convey to thousands that sex ought to be repressed and treated like dynamite."</blockquote>		<blockquote>''I'm absolutely convinced that they [the police] are distorting. It's overkill -- the current King Kong of social sensationalism is the sexually abused child while more important and valid child abuse is being ignored. I'm not convinced there is substantive damage to the child, even those posed in sex acts. First off, there just aren't that many involved. The same pictures are used over and over again, and it's a marginal enterprise. The numbers of children, real or mythical, are very small -- too small to justify the hoopla that would once again convey to thousands that sex ought to be repressed and treated like dynamite.''</blockquote>
	Quoted in "Children: The Limits of Porn," by Myra MacPherson in ''The Washington Post'', January 30, 1977, p. 33. (Available to subscribers of ProQuest)		Quoted in "Children: The Limits of Porn," by Myra MacPherson in ''The Washington Post'', January 30, 1977, p. 33. (Available to subscribers of ProQuest)


	[[Category:Official Encyclopedia]][[Category: Queer Theory]][[Category:People]][[Category:People: American]][[Category:People: Academics]][[Category:Research]][[Category:Research: Broader Perspectives]][[Category:People: Critical Analysts]][[Category:People: Sympathetic Activists]]		[[Category:Official Encyclopedia]][[Category: Queer Theory]][[Category:People]][[Category:People: American]][[Category:People: Academics]][[Category:Research]][[Category:Research: Broader Perspectives]][[Category:People: Critical Analysts]][[Category:People: Sympathetic Activists]]

The Admins at 00:43, 6 January 2010

2010-01-06T00:43:06Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 00:43, 6 January 2010
Line 6:		Line 6:


	[[Category:Official Encyclopedia]][[Category:People]][[Category:People: American]][[Category:People: Academics]][[Category:Research]][[Category:Research: Broader Perspectives]][[Category:People: Critical Analysts]][[Category:People: Sympathetic Activists]]		[[Category:Official Encyclopedia]][[Category: Queer Theory]][[Category:People]][[Category:People: American]][[Category:People: Academics]][[Category:Research]][[Category:Research: Broader Perspectives]][[Category:People: Critical Analysts]][[Category:People: Sympathetic Activists]]

Rez at 11:55, 8 October 2008

2008-10-08T11:55:22Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 11:55, 8 October 2008
Line 1:		Line 1:
	[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2372/is_1_38/ai_75820045 William Simon] (1930 - 2000) was a pioneer in social constructionist theories of sexuality, recipient of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality Award for Distinguished Scientific Achievement, and an advocate of liberal sexual policies.		'''[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2372/is_1_38/ai_75820045 William Simon]''' (1930 - 2000) was a pioneer in social constructionist theories of sexuality, recipient of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality Award for Distinguished Scientific Achievement, and an advocate of liberal sexual policies.

	On child pornography, Simon is reported to have said:		On child pornography, Simon is reported to have said:
Line 6:		Line 6:


	[[Category:Official Encyclopedia]][[Category:People]][[Category:People: Academics]][[Category:Research]][[Category:Research: Broader Perspectives]][[Category:People: Critical Analysts]][[Category:People: Sympathetic Activists]]		[[Category:Official Encyclopedia]][[Category:People]][[Category:People: American]][[Category:People: Academics]][[Category:Research]][[Category:Research: Broader Perspectives]][[Category:People: Critical Analysts]][[Category:People: Sympathetic Activists]]

Rez at 16:42, 7 October 2008

2008-10-07T16:42:38Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:42, 7 October 2008
Line 6:		Line 6:


	[[Category:Official Encyclopedia]][[Category:People]][[Category:People: Academics]][[Category:Research]][[Category:People: Critical Analysts]][[Category:People: Sympathetic Activists]]		[[Category:Official Encyclopedia]][[Category:People]][[Category:People: Academics]][[Category:Research]][[Category:Research: Broader Perspectives]][[Category:People: Critical Analysts]][[Category:People: Sympathetic Activists]]

Rez at 10:29, 1 October 2008

2008-10-01T10:29:51Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 10:29, 1 October 2008
Line 5:		Line 5:
	Quoted in "Children: The Limits of Porn," by Myra MacPherson in ''The Washington Post'', January 30, 1977, p. 33. (Available to subscribers of ProQuest)		Quoted in "Children: The Limits of Porn," by Myra MacPherson in ''The Washington Post'', January 30, 1977, p. 33. (Available to subscribers of ProQuest)

	[[Category:Academics]]
			[[Category:Official Encyclopedia]][[Category:People]][[Category:People: Academics]][[Category:Research]][[Category:People: Critical Analysts]][[Category:People: Sympathetic Activists]]

Jillium: cat

2008-05-21T23:21:31Z

cat

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:21, 21 May 2008
Line 4:		Line 4:
	<blockquote>"I'm absolutely convinced that they [the police] are distorting. It's overkill -- the current King Kong of social sensationalism is the sexually abused child while more important and valid child abuse is being ignored. I'm not convinced there is substantive damage to the child, even those posed in sex acts. First off, there just aren't that many involved. The same pictures are used over and over again, and it's a marginal enterprise. The numbers of children, real or mythical, are very small -- too small to justify the hoopla that would once again convey to thousands that sex ought to be repressed and treated like dynamite."</blockquote>		<blockquote>"I'm absolutely convinced that they [the police] are distorting. It's overkill -- the current King Kong of social sensationalism is the sexually abused child while more important and valid child abuse is being ignored. I'm not convinced there is substantive damage to the child, even those posed in sex acts. First off, there just aren't that many involved. The same pictures are used over and over again, and it's a marginal enterprise. The numbers of children, real or mythical, are very small -- too small to justify the hoopla that would once again convey to thousands that sex ought to be repressed and treated like dynamite."</blockquote>
	Quoted in "Children: The Limits of Porn," by Myra MacPherson in ''The Washington Post'', January 30, 1977, p. 33. (Available to subscribers of ProQuest)		Quoted in "Children: The Limits of Porn," by Myra MacPherson in ''The Washington Post'', January 30, 1977, p. 33. (Available to subscribers of ProQuest)

			[[Category:Academics]]

Jillium at 00:34, 21 May 2008

2008-05-21T00:34:14Z

New page

[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2372/is_1_38/ai_75820045 William Simon] (1930 - 2000) was a pioneer in social constructionist theories of sexuality, recipient of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality Award for Distinguished Scientific Achievement, and an advocate of liberal sexual policies.

On child pornography, Simon is reported to have said:
<blockquote>"I'm absolutely convinced that they [the police] are distorting. It's overkill -- the current King Kong of social sensationalism is the sexually abused child while more important and valid child abuse is being ignored. I'm not convinced there is substantive damage to the child, even those posed in sex acts. First off, there just aren't that many involved. The same pictures are used over and over again, and it's a marginal enterprise. The numbers of children, real or mythical, are very small -- too small to justify the hoopla that would once again convey to thousands that sex ought to be repressed and treated like dynamite."</blockquote>
Quoted in "Children: The Limits of Porn," by Myra MacPherson in ''The Washington Post'', January 30, 1977, p. 33. (Available to subscribers of ProQuest)