''Ordeal'' is a 1980
autobiography
An autobiography, sometimes informally called an autobio, is a self-written account of one's own life, providing a personal narrative that reflects on the author's experiences, memories, and insights. This genre allows individuals to share thei ...
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 on video that is usually characterized as a pornographic film. Such videos tend to be made in a number of distinc ...
Linda Lovelace
Linda Lovelace (born Linda Susan Boreman; January 10, 1949 – April 22, 2002) was an American pornographic actress who became famous for her performance in the 1972 hardcore film '' Deep Throat'', which was an enormous success. She later all ...
, with
Mike McGrady.
''Ordeal''
Lovelace (real name: Linda Boreman) is a star of the film ''
Deep Throat'', a seminal 1972 film at the forefront of the
Golden Age of Porn
The term "Golden Age of Porn", or "porno chic", refers to a 15-year period (1969–1984) in commercial American pornography, in which sexually explicit films experienced positive attention from mainstream cinemas, movie critics, and the genera ...
. In the autobiography,
Lovelace, with
Mike McGrady recounts that she was
rape
Rape is a type of sexual assault involving sexual intercourse, or other forms of sexual penetration, carried out against a person without consent. The act may be carried out by physical force, coercion, abuse of authority, or against a person ...
d during her career in the
porn industry.
''Out of Bondage''
''Out of Bondage'' by
Linda Lovelace
Linda Lovelace (born Linda Susan Boreman; January 10, 1949 – April 22, 2002) was an American pornographic actress who became famous for her performance in the 1972 hardcore film '' Deep Throat'', which was an enormous success. She later all ...
, with
Mike McGrady, recounts her later life.
See also
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Anti-pornography movement
Reasons for opposition to pornography include Religious views on pornography, religious objections, Morality, moral values, Feminist views of pornography, feminist concerns, as well as Effects of pornography, harmful effects, such as pornography ...
*
Rape pornography
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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