Trading nudes like hockey cards: Exploring the diversity of 'Revenge Porn' cases responded to in law
Abstract
Popular and scholarly responses to nonconsensual pornography (colloquially known as ‘revenge porn’) have largely, though not exclusively, focused on cases that fit within the paradigmatic mold of men nonconsensually distributing intimate images with the intention to harass or abuse their female partners/ex-partners. However, several recent studies offer evidence that the dynamics of this act are more diverse than previously assumed. In this article I analyze 49 Canadian legal cases to determine the extent to which those cases that make it to the court level fit within the typical framing and to explore the dynamics of cases laying outside this paradigm. I find that, while a large portion of cases fit the commonly imagined pattern, the case law also includes several cases that complicate dominant framings of nonconsensual pornography. Using intersectional and postmodern feminist theory, I argue that this variety of case contexts necessitates more diverse socio-legal understandings of and responses to nonconsensual pornography.
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The homosocial masculine peer group is clearly described, as the perpetrator is 'huddled in the corner [ ... ] with a bunch of the other hockey friends'; this aligns closely to Dodge's (2020) discussion of nudes being traded like 'hockey cards' in their Canadian research.
“Here, the homosocial masculine peer group is clearly described, as the perpetrator is ' huddled in the corner [ … ] with a bunch of the other hockey friends ' . This aligns closely to Dodge's (2020) discussion of nudes being traded like 'hockey cards ' in their Canadian research.”
From Young people's experiences of image-based sexual harassment and abuse in England and Canada: Toward a feminist framing of technologically facilitated sexual violence (2022) · cites this paper as Dodge, 2020
In some groups, boys said that showing or sharing images to their peers was necessary as proof if they got a girl to send a nude.
“If boys do get a girl to send a nude we also heard in some groups, that showing or sharing these images to their peers was necessary as proof (Ringrose, Harvey, Gill, & Livingstone, 2013; Berndtsson & Odenbring, 2021; Dodge, 2020; Setty, 2019).”
From Young people's experiences of image-based sexual harassment and abuse in England and Canada: Toward a feminist framing of technologically facilitated sexual violence (2022) · cites this paper as Dodge, 2020
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- Authors
- Dodge, A.
- Affiliations
- Dalhousie University (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Dodge, Alexa
- ORCID
- Dodge, Alexa
- Venue
- Social & Legal Studies
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2020-07-08
- Volume
- 30
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 448-468
- ISSN
- 0964-6639 (ISSN-L)
- 1461-7390
- OpenAlex
- W3040755540
- Cited by
- 29
- References
- 39
- Citations by year
- 2026: 8 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 7
- FWCI
- 3.67
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Social & Legal Studies (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Stalking, Cyberstalking, and Harassment
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender, Feminism, and Media
- Keywords
- revenge porn, intimate image sharing, case law analysis, Canadian law, intersectionality, postmodern feminism, gender and law
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