In her essay “Put Pornography Back In The Closet,” Susan Brownmiller, a prominent feminist activist, argues that pornography should not be protected by the First Amendment (59). His position is based on the belief that pornography is degrading and abusive to women (Brownmiller 59). She introduces the reader to the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and explains how it relates to her beliefs on censorship of pornographic material (Brownmiller 58). Additionally, it provides examples of First Amendment controversies such as Miller v. James Joyce's California and Ulysses to explain how the law created a system for defining pornographic material (Brownmiller 58). She described the system that used a three-part test as confusing (Brownmiller 58). Whether or not the First Amendment was intended to protect obscenities, she and many others believe that legislatures should have the final say in deciding whether to create and publish pornography (Brownmiller 60). Susan Brownmiller is a feminist, the founder of Women Against Pornography, and author of several books (57). The essay “Let's Put Pornography Away” is taken from the book Take Back the Night, published in 1980 (57). She clearly wants to inform and persuade the audience of this essay to believe that pornography is degrading to women. In his introduction, Brownmiller attempts to gain the reader's sympathy by stating, "Freedom of speech is one of the great foundations on which our democracy rests" (57). However, she doesn't think pornography should be protected by the First Amendment. His reasoning is biased and based on his own moral beliefs. Furthermore, she contradicts her own stance on this position when she mentions that earlier literature containing sexually explicit content should not be censored (Brownmiller 59). Brownmiller paints a very strong, emotional, and offensive picture when she claims that women are “stripped, bound, raped, tortured, mutilated, and murdered in the name of commercial entertainment” (59). However, this claim is misleading and provides no factual evidence. Furthermore, she hastily generalizes that pornography can make people believe that certain things, such as rape, are acceptable (Brownmiller 59). Once again his claim lacks basis and is based solely on a pathetic misguided appeal. After reading Susan Brownmiller's “Putting Pornography Back in the Closet,” my opinion regarding pornography censorship has not changed. Even though his essay was very direct and descriptive, it seemed very biased..