Pornography - a Social Norm : a Human Rights Approach to Reflections on the Indonesian Pornography Legislation of Women in Prostitution
(2011) MRSM01 20102Human Rights Studies
- Abstract
- The pornography legislation in Indonesia does not only present criteria for limiting pornographic images and motion pictures, it also prohibits movements and sounds considered to contain pornographic content. The purpose of this study is to shed light upon six Indonesian women in prostitution’s reflections on what the term ‘pornography’ means to them, the pornography legislation and the normative system it withholds. This study revealed that a norm building has occurred, based on already existing norms of motherhood, which during the New Order era became an ideology, ‘ibuism’ in Indonesia. The interviewees positioned themselves in relation to ‘others’, using two metaphors exposing the difference in their own experiences. They became the... (More)
- The pornography legislation in Indonesia does not only present criteria for limiting pornographic images and motion pictures, it also prohibits movements and sounds considered to contain pornographic content. The purpose of this study is to shed light upon six Indonesian women in prostitution’s reflections on what the term ‘pornography’ means to them, the pornography legislation and the normative system it withholds. This study revealed that a norm building has occurred, based on already existing norms of motherhood, which during the New Order era became an ideology, ‘ibuism’ in Indonesia. The interviewees positioned themselves in relation to ‘others’, using two metaphors exposing the difference in their own experiences. They became the ‘other woman’ in opposition to the ‘proper woman’. These women felt they were becoming the culprits of pornography due to the pornography legislation criminalising their bodies. In the study this became seen as a pattern of domination and oppression strongly supporting the contention that this regulation is against human rights. For a legislation to be just it needs to be free from discrimination against citizens and furthermore the society needs to be part of its creation. (Less)
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- author
- Ebintra, Emma LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- MRSM01 20102
- year
- 2011
- type
- H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
- subject
- keywords
- Oppression, Domination, Human Rights, Nationalism, Women in Prostitution, New Order, Motherhood, Ibuism, Pornography, Indonesia, Exclusion, Inclusion
- language
- English
- id
- 1759586
- date added to LUP
- 2011-02-10 20:15:54
- date last changed
- 2014-09-04 08:27:55
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