John Norman

John Norman is the pen name of John Frederick Lange, Jr. (born June 3, 1931), is the author of the Gor series, which was popular in the 1970s (millions of copies sold). He holds a Ph.D. from Princeton and is a professor at the Queens College in New York City.

Personal Views

Some enthusiasts believe Imaginative Sex indicates that Norman is not a misogynist but rather a pioneer in human sexual behavior firmly entrenched in BDSM's fantasy and safe, sane and consensual elements. However, this favourable reading is by no means universal; lesbians and feminists are presented in a very poor light, and the book casts women almost exclusively in a submissive role.

Related Topics:
Imaginative Sex - Misogynist - Human sexual behavior - BDSM - Safe, sane and consensual - Lesbian - Feminists

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Norman, also a political activist, modified his alignment from conservative to libertarian during his effective censorship. The extent to which he himself is Gorean is unclear.

Related Topics:
Conservative - Libertarian - Censorship - Gorean

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