The Problematics: ‘The Joy Of Sex’ At 40, A Movie That Paradoxically Offers Little Sex And Even Less Joy
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The Problematics: ‘The Joy Of Sex’ At 40, A Movie That Paradoxically Offers Little Sex And Even Less Joy

The foundational texts of the sexual revolution as it manifested itself in suburban America in the 1970s were Dr. David Reuben’s 1969 Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex But Were Afraid To Ask and Alex Comfort’s 1972 The Joy Of Sex. I will not tell tales out of…