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Posted on November 19, 2020November 22, 2020

S3 E10 Mass perversion: Comfort, ‘The Joy of Sex’ (1972)

JoS was the bestselling sex guide that captured the spirit of the 70s sexual revolution. Although it was banned in Ireland, it was openly on sale here. How does censorship work if nobody pays any attention to the law?

Whether cordon bleu or gourmet lovemaking, the illustrations made JoS infamous.
Posted on May 5, 2020December 13, 2020

S1 E6 Sex in Suburbia: Richard Yates, ‘Revolutionary Road’ (1961)

This classic American novel critiques marriage, gender roles and masculinity. So was it the sex or the reproductive choices that attracted the ire of the censor?

Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates
Posted on April 3, 2020December 13, 2020

S1 E2 Rona Jaffe, ‘The Best of Everything’: scandalous single girls

Apparently, describing three single girls navigating the NY dating scene was censorship-worthy literature in 1958.

A stalwart of my bookshelves, this book was rediscovered after it featured in ‘Mad Men’.

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