Kinsey

[The Rev]

Has anyone else seen this movie? The one with Liam Neeson and Laura Linney? I thought it was really great. It took an honest look at "normal" sexuality, and kinda turned the whole idea of normalcy on its head. The differences between people are striking. Also, I like the way his family, and those who worked with him, were so open about sexuality. The movie gave a glimpse of what sex would be like in a society that wasn't sexually inhibited, and it kinda blew me away.

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[WonderRandy]

We just got it in the mail from Netflix. I'm looking forward to watching it.

[jenna]

I saw it once quite a while ago and really enjoyed it. I need to rent it again. Liam Neeson and Laura Linney did a fantastic job. So did Peter Saarsgard (sp?)

[VegKitten84]

Ooooh. I really liked that movie a lot. I've been meaning to add it to the collection but I never seem to get around to it.

I liked how it gave a lot of interesting information throught the movie but was very lighthearted.

I almost peed myself when I was watching this scene:

Wardel: How old were you when you first engaged in sexual activity with a partner?
Research Subject: 14.
Wardel: How?
Research Subject: With horse.
Wardel: Uh . . .How often were you having intercourse with animals at age 14?
Research Subject: It's true. I bleeped a pony. You are genius, how did you know?
Wardell Pomeroy: You just said you had . . ."sex with horse".
Research Subject: Nooo... wh***s, not horse . . .

[The Rev]

That WAS funny.

My favorite scenes were the one at the end, when he interviewed the woman who fell in love with her female coworker, and the scene where he interviewed his father. Those two scenes really drove home the importance of Kinsey's work for me.

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[VegKitten84]

That WAS funny.

My favorite scenes were the one at the end, when he interviewed the woman who fell in love with her female coworker, and the scene where he interviewed his father. Those two scenes really drove home the importance of Kinsey's work for me.

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I couldn't agree more.

[The Rev]

We just got it in the mail from Netflix. I'm looking forward to watching it.

I think you'll really enjoy it.

I would like your feedback on one part, too. One of the things that Kinsey asserted was that sexual orientation wasn't so much of a yes/no proposition. That is, one isn't 100% gay, or 100% straight, but tends to fall somewhere in between. For myself, I know this to be true, as I prefer women, but sometimes have feelings of desire toward men, too, from time to time. I'd like to know what you think of this outlook, seeing as you're on the other side of that spectrum from myself. Do you think of yourself as being of a specific orientation, or do you think that the idea of sexual orientation tends to limit people?

I tend to believe the latter, myself.

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[kpickell]

Yeah, it was a really good movie.

[karenlovessnow]

Excellent movie

[SallyK]

Fantastic movie. :up: It's one of my favorites. Perhaps that's because I'm crazy about sex. :p

[MollyCat]

I think you'll really enjoy it.

One of the things that Kinsey asserted was that sexual orientation wasn't so much of a yes/no proposition. That is, one isn't 100% gay, or 100% straight, but tends to fall somewhere in between. For myself, I know this to be true, as I prefer women, but sometimes have feelings of desire toward men, too, from time to time. I tend to believe the latter, myself.

:D

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I loved this movie! It's been a widely held belief by certain groups that most people aren't, in fact, one or the other but somewhere in the middle of a sliding scale. I believe that too.

[WonderRandy]

the sliding scale theory works for me, and in its time it was groundbreaking, but I don't think it's broad enough. It only deals with the gay/straight continuum. It doesn't embrace gender issues (transgender, inter-gender, etc.), fetishism, and other, less visible, aspects of sexuality. there is much much more to human sexuality than whether you are gay, straight, or "somewhere in-between".

[MollyCat]

the sliding scale theory works for me, and in its time it was groundbreaking, but I don't think it's broad enough. It only deals with the gay/straight continuum. It doesn't embrace gender issues (transgender, inter-gender, etc.), fetishism, and other, less visible, aspects of sexuality. there is much much more to human sexuality than whether you are gay, straight, or "somewhere in-between".
Absolutely! Human sexuality spans a broad spectrum. Societal pressures try to reign it in, but I think without having to define yourself, more people could live happier, more fullfilled lives.

[synergy]

I also loved this movie.

In my anthropology degree, I wound up studying much of Kinsey's work, and it truly was ground breaking. He did have some methodological problems, which may have squewed some of the results of his work, it's still all fascinating.
I loved the character development as well!

[porvida]

oooh I thought it was great. Peter Sarsgaard DID do a really good job, I thought...but I also have kind of a crush on him hahaha....and it was very refreshing that the movie was open about sex, and actually TALKED about sex and the philosophies of sex rather than being porn or something. Sex always seems so played up in movies, its like a big huge thing as if its not natural. Like I said, this was refreshing.

[peace]

I agree that it was a worthwhile and refreshing film. A few parts made me uncomfortable, but then again I think that was the point.
I'm just glad I chose to rent it at home, and it wasn't one I went to see with my mom. :hamster: