Pornography and feminism have had a rather strange relationship. Feminist writers such as Gloria Steinem have denounced the sex industry as it continues to grow exponentially. Thanks to technological advances such as the Internet and cell phones, pornography is easier than ever to access. Some publications even estimate that gross annual sales of pornographic videos exceed four billion dollars (Rich 2011: 1). With so much money invested in an industry that operates in a capitalist society, it would be ignorant to hope that it would cease to exist. The truth is that pornography leads nowhere. The question that feminists of different stripes debate is whether pornography is harmful to women. And if so, how immoral is that really? In this article, we will examine how both radical feminist theories have dealt with pornography, while explaining why the issue of pornography can be considered such a confusing topic for feminists as a whole. be an examination of what pornography actually constitutes. As Leanne Katz stated in her essay titled "Women, Censorship, and Pornography," she says, "'Pornography' is frequently — and wrongly — used as if there are widely accepted legal and/or common definitions. accepted. In fact, neither is true: the term is not used in American law, and it is considered by most legal scholars and critics to be even vaguer than the legal concept of “obscenity”, long infamous for its lack of clarity. (Katz 1993: 9) This quote raises the essential question of the definition of what pornography is. The case of Jacobellis v. Ohio (1964) of the Supreme Court contained a concurrence in which Justice Potter Stewart declared that...... middle of paper...... dical and libertarian feminists. Signs (Autumn): 106-112. http://www.jstor.org/stable/pdfplus/3174240.pdf? acceptTC=true&jpdConfirm=true (May 2, 2014). Hoffman, Ashley. 2014. “Porn Star Dylan Ryan on Feminist Porn, the Belle Knox Backlash, and Sexual Double Standards.” April 4. http://www.styleite.com/features/porn-star-dylan-ryan-on-feminist-porn-the-belle-knox-backlash-and-sexual-double-standards/ (May 2, 2014). ).Katz, Léanne. 1993. “Introduction: Women, Censorship, and “Pornography.” » New York Law School Review: 9-18. http://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/nyls38&div=5&id=&page= (May 2, 2014). Rich, Frank. 2001. “Naked Capitalists.” New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/20/magazine/naked-capitalists.html (May 2, 2014). Tong, Rosemarie. 2009. Feminist Thought: A Fuller Introduction. Charlotte: Westview Press