‘Raunch Culture’ Is Taking Over America
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From advertisements with half-dressed women to the normalization of nude texts, sex is at the center of American culture. Bernadette Barton, professor of sociology and gender studies at Morehead State University, joins host Krys Boyd to talk about what she calls “raunch culture” and why it’s largely based in sexism. Her book is “The Pornification of America: How Raunch Culture Is Ruining Our Society.”
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