Only Words (book)
| Author | Catharine MacKinnon |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Pornography |
| Publisher | Harvard University Press |
Publication date | 1993 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback) |
| ISBN | 978-0-674-63933-1 |
Only Words is a 1993 book by Catharine MacKinnon. In this work of feminist legal theory, MacKinnon contends that the U.S. legal system has used a First Amendment basis to protect intimidation, subordination, terrorism, and discrimination as enacted through pornography, violating the equal protection guarantee of the Fourteenth Amendment.