I had never heard about Kinsey until class the other day. When we started the movie about him, I didn’t realize how interested I was going to be with it. I think my favorite part so far has to be when John Krasinski (or Jim Halpert for anyone who is actually cultured) appeared in a scene and the whole class screamed when they saw him. I also have really enjoyed watching uncomfortable we all were during this film. Literally half of us were almost hiding under our desks near the end of class.
This movie, however, really surprised me in a lot of ways. One way was how much was actually shown in the movie. Another way was how little everyone knew about sexuality or the way schools handled discussing it. So little knew about it, but so many people were interested in the topic which we came to realize when the auditorium was packed with students.
I really enjoyed watching how passionate Kinsey became about the topic. Sexuality wasn’t even his original line of work. He worked with wasps and animals. It was really cool to see his transition into that line of work.
It was also really interesting to watch how his relationship with his wife changed. When Kinsey came out as bisexual to her, she was very shocked, but became accepting of it, which ultimately led to them having an open sexual relationship. Open relationships are something I rarely hear about. I don’t doubt they exist, but I feel that maybe it’s a hard thing for people to talk about because they are scared of judgement. Or maybe they fear that even though both people in the relationship agreed to it, one person may end up being hurt by this.
I am excited to finish this movie and continue to learn about Kinsey. His research is very important and opened a lot of doors for the study of Sexuality.
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Hi Jordan!
To be completely candid, my favorite part was the cameo of John Krasinski, aka Jim Halpert, as well. He’s pretty much just universally fantastic in everything that he’s been in, and I was so surprised (much like everyone else) to see him in this movie, especially regarding the topic! Anyway, when you mentioned in your post that most of us were hiding under our desks from the awkwardness, it reminded me of what I talked about in my blog earlier this week.
I spoke about the stigma surrounding the discussion of female sexuality which, in a way, is connected to the general discomfort that most of us feel when openly deliberating human sexuality; as Kinsey states, it is completely natural. I understand why it’s such a taboo topic, as it was regarded as an “impure” act for centuries, but it really shouldn’t be. I’m guilty too—I was internally cringing when the scenes played out, even though I was conscious that it really is a subject that should be openly appraised.
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