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Exploring Love and Questions of Sexuality
Alfred Kinsey
Love is the answer, isn't it? But sex raises a lot of very interesting questions.
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The Complexity of Measuring Love
Clyde Martin
Just one more question. You've just told me your entire history: childhood, family, career, every person you've ever had sex with. But there hasn't been a single mention of love.
Alfred Kinsey
That's because it's impossible to measure love. And, as you know, without measurements there can be no science. But I have been thinking a lot about the problem lately.
Clyde Martin
Mmh, "problem"?
Alfred Kinsey
When it comes to love, we're all in the dark.
Clyde Martin
So, you do think it matters?
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Inventing a Controversial Topic
Clyde Martin
When did you first begin masturbating?
Old Woman
I invented masturbation.
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Unexpected First Sexual Experience Revealed
Wardell Pomeroy
How old were you when you first engaged in sexual activity with a partner?
Research Subject
14.
Wardell Pomeroy
How?
Research Subject
With horse.
Wardell Pomeroy
How often were you having intercourse with animals at age 14?
Research Subject
It's true. I fucked a pony. You are genius. How did you know?
[''stunned'']
Wardell Pomeroy
You just said you had... "sex with horse.
Research Subject
Nooo... Whores, not horse. WHORES.
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The Nature of Sin and Crime
Alfred Kinsey
Everybody's sin is nobody's sin, and everybody's crime is no crime at all.
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Exploring Perspectives on Intimacy and Relationships
Alfred Kinsey
What's your most common position?
Couple being interviewed
There's more than one?
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Classroom Curiosity and Misunderstanding
Alfred Kinsey
Who can tell me which part of the human body can enlarge a hundred times? You, miss?
Female Student
I'm sure I don't know. And you've no right to ask me such a question in a mixed class.
Alfred Kinsey
I was referring to the pupil in your eye, young lady. And I think I should tell you, you're in for a terrible disappointment.
[the rest of the class laughs.]
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A Doctor's Unconventional Inquiry About Anatomy
Doctor
How large is your penis?
Kinsey
Excuse me?
Doctor
When erect, how large is it? How long from the scrotum? Here? Here? Here? I'm surprised you didn't pass out.
[pointing at a scale with a measuring stick; points to the very end of the scale; Clara points off the scale]
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Absence of Love in Life Narratives
Clyde Martin
You just told me your entire history, but there hasn't been a single mention of love.
[to Alfred Kinsey]
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The Risks of Sexual Relationships
Clyde Martin
Sex is a risky game, because if you're not careful, it will cut you wide open.
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