Sex: The Revolution
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| + | '''Sex: The Revolution''' wass a four-part [[documentary film|documentary]] [[miniseries]] that aired on [[VH1]] and [[The Sundance Channel]] that chronicled the rise of American interest in sexuality from the 1950s through the turn of the millenium. Ironically, the version shown on VH1 was pixelated to censor nudity including in discussions of censorship of nudity. | ||
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| + | ==Episodes== | ||
| + | #''Save It 'Til Marriage:'' first aired Monday, May 12, 2008 | ||
| + | #''The Big Bang:'' first aired Tuesday, May 13, 2008 | ||
| + | #''Do Your Thing:'' first aired Wednesday, May 14, 2008 | ||
| + | #''Tainted Love:'' first aired Thursday, May 15, 2008 | ||
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| + | ==Key topics== | ||
| + | *The [[Kinsey Report]] | ||
| + | *[[Playboy]] | ||
| + | *[[Rock and Roll]] | ||
| + | *[[Citizens for Decent Literature]] | ||
| + | *[[The Pill]] | ||
| + | *[[Sex and the Single Girl]] | ||
| + | *[[Playboy Clubs]] | ||
| + | *the [[Generation Gap]] | ||
| + | *[[Beatniks]] | ||
| + | *[[Free Speech]] vs. Filthy Speech | ||
| + | *[[Sexual Freedom League]] | ||
| + | *[[Hippies]] and the [[Summer of Love]] | ||
| + | *Protest culture | ||
| + | *[[Civil Rights Movement]] | ||
| + | *the [[Vietnam War]] | ||
| + | *[[Abbie Hoffman]] | ||
| + | *the [[Abortion]] debate | ||
| + | *the [[Strip Club]] | ||
| + | *Sex as marketing tool | ||
| + | *[[Sexploitation]] | ||
| + | *the new [[Film Code]] | ||
| + | *Sex on Broadway ([[Oh! Calcutta!]]) | ||
| + | *[[Masters and Johnson]] | ||
| + | **[[Human Sexual Response]] | ||
| + | **[[Human Sexual Inadequacy]] | ||
| + | *[[Swingers]] | ||
| + | *Urban [[Swingers]] | ||
| + | *[[Esalen Institute]] | ||
| + | *[[Encounter groups]] | ||
| + | **[[Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice]] | ||
| + | *New attitudes towards sexuality in the [[middle class]] | ||
| + | *[[Linda LeClair]] and [[Barnard College]] | ||
| + | *[[Women's Equality]] | ||
| + | **[[Bra burning]] | ||
| + | *Efforts against the [[Sexual Revolution]] | ||
| + | *[[Midnight Cowboy]] | ||
| + | *[[Woodstock]] | ||
| + | *[[Feminism]] and [[Gay Liberation]] | ||
| + | **[[Stonewall Riots]] | ||
| + | **[[Homosexuality]] as mental illness | ||
| + | **[[Fear of Flying]] | ||
| + | *[[Roe v. Wade]] | ||
| + | *[[Sandstone Retreat]] | ||
| + | *Wide-release pornography | ||
| + | **Porno Chic | ||
| + | **[[Deep Throat]] | ||
| + | **[[Behind the Green Door]] | ||
| + | ***[[Marilyn Chambers]] | ||
| + | *the [[Castro District]] | ||
| + | *[[Harvey Milk]] | ||
| + | **Assassination of [[Harvey Milk|Milk]] and [[George Moscone]] | ||
| + | **the [[Castro Riots]] | ||
| + | *[[Anita Bryant]] vs. Homosexuality | ||
| + | *Anti-feminist Movement | ||
| + | *[[Disco]] | ||
| + | **[[Studio 54]] | ||
| + | **[[Plato's Retreat]] | ||
| + | **[[Cocaine]] and [[Quaaludes]] | ||
| + | **[[The Village People]] | ||
| + | *the modern [[pornographic magazine]] | ||
| + | **[[Full-frontal nudity]] | ||
| + | **[[Hustler Magazine]] | ||
| + | **[[Penthouse Magazine]] | ||
| + | **"showing pink" | ||
| + | **Anti-pornography campaign | ||
| + | *[[Rolling Stones]] "Black and Blue Billboard" | ||
| + | *Rise in Divorce Rater | ||
| + | **[[Kramer vs. Kramer]] | ||
| + | *The Backlash | ||
| + | **[[Dressed to Kill]] | ||
| + | **[[Cruising (film)|Cruising]] | ||
| + | **[[Looking for Mr. Goodbar]] | ||
| + | **The rise of the [[Christian right|Religious Right]] | ||
| + | **The US presidental election of [[Ronald Reagan]] | ||
| + | *[[Venereal disease|VD]] and [[Sexually-transmitted disease|STDs]] | ||
| + | **[[Genital herpes]] | ||
| + | *[[AIDS]] | ||
| + | **"the gay disease" | ||
| + | **The death of [[Rock Hudson]] | ||
| + | *the [[Meese Commission]] | ||
| + | **"I know it when I see it" | ||
| + | *[[Fatal Attraction]] | ||
| + | *the notion of [[safe sex]] | ||
| + | *Repercussions and positive changes as a result of the revolution in the new century. | ||
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Sex: The Revolution wass a four-part documentary miniseries that aired on VH1 and The Sundance Channel that chronicled the rise of American interest in sexuality from the 1950s through the turn of the millenium. Ironically, the version shown on VH1 was pixelated to censor nudity including in discussions of censorship of nudity.
Episodes
- Save It 'Til Marriage: first aired Monday, May 12, 2008
- The Big Bang: first aired Tuesday, May 13, 2008
- Do Your Thing: first aired Wednesday, May 14, 2008
- Tainted Love: first aired Thursday, May 15, 2008
Key topics
- The Kinsey Report
- Playboy
- Rock and Roll
- Citizens for Decent Literature
- The Pill
- Sex and the Single Girl
- Playboy Clubs
- the Generation Gap
- Beatniks
- Free Speech vs. Filthy Speech
- Sexual Freedom League
- Hippies and the Summer of Love
- Protest culture
- Civil Rights Movement
- the Vietnam War
- Abbie Hoffman
- the Abortion debate
- the Strip Club
- Sex as marketing tool
- Sexploitation
- the new Film Code
- Sex on Broadway (Oh! Calcutta!)
- Masters and Johnson
- Swingers
- Urban Swingers
- Esalen Institute
- Encounter groups
- New attitudes towards sexuality in the middle class
- Linda LeClair and Barnard College
- Women's Equality
- Efforts against the Sexual Revolution
- Midnight Cowboy
- Woodstock
- Feminism and Gay Liberation
- Stonewall Riots
- Homosexuality as mental illness
- Fear of Flying
- Roe v. Wade
- Sandstone Retreat
- Wide-release pornography
- Porno Chic
- Deep Throat
- Behind the Green Door
- the Castro District
- Harvey Milk
- Assassination of Milk and George Moscone
- the Castro Riots
- Anita Bryant vs. Homosexuality
- Anti-feminist Movement
- Disco
- the modern pornographic magazine
- Full-frontal nudity
- Hustler Magazine
- Penthouse Magazine
- "showing pink"
- Anti-pornography campaign
- Rolling Stones "Black and Blue Billboard"
- Rise in Divorce Rater
- The Backlash
- Dressed to Kill
- Cruising
- Looking for Mr. Goodbar
- The rise of the Religious Right
- The US presidental election of Ronald Reagan
- VD and STDs
- AIDS
- "the gay disease"
- The death of Rock Hudson
- the Meese Commission
- "I know it when I see it"
- Fatal Attraction
- the notion of safe sex
- Repercussions and positive changes as a result of the revolution in the new century.
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