''Ordeal'' is a 1980
autobiography by the former
pornographic actress
A pornographic film actor or actress, pornographic performer, adult entertainer, or porn star is a person who performs sex acts in video that is usually characterized as a pornographic movie. Such videos tend to be made in a number of dis ...
Linda Lovelace (real name: Linda Boreman), star of the film ''
Deep Throat'', a seminal 1972 film at the forefront of the
Golden Age of Porn
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The term "Golden Age of Porn", or "porno chic", refers to a 15-year period (1969–1984) in commercial American porno ...
. In the autobiography, Lovelace recounts that she was
rape
Rape is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse or other forms of sexual penetration carried out against a person without their consent. The act may be carried out by physical force, coercion, abuse of authority, or ...
d during her career in the
porn industry
The sex industry (also called the sex trade) consists of businesses that either directly or indirectly provide sex-related products and services or adult entertainment. The industry includes activities involving direct provision of sex-related ...
.
See also
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Anti-pornography movement
Reasons for opposition to pornography include religious objections and feminist concerns (for specific sectors of feminism), as well as alleged harmful effects, such as pornography addiction. Pornography addiction is not a condition recognized ...
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Rape pornography
Rape pornography is a subgenre of pornography involving the description or depiction of rape. Such pornography either involves simulated rape, wherein sexually consenting adults feign rape, or it involves actual rape. Victims of actual rape may ...
References
American autobiographies
Anti-pornography feminism
Books about rape
Non-fiction books about pornography
1980 non-fiction books
Kensington Books books
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