Talk:The Joy of Sex

author/editor
The first two paragraphs of this article contradict each other. Either Alex Comfort is a pseudonym (a stipulation apparently contradicted by the link), in which case the second paragraph is relevant (whether accurate or not), or it isn't, in which case the second paragraph makes no sense. Or perhaps there is something even less obvious going on, but it's not clear from the article. Can someone with definitive information correct this? -- Jeff Q 09:40, 28 Mar 2004 (UTC)


 * I believe the original edition indicated that it was "edited by Alex Comfort" without being quite so blunt as to identify him as the actual author. This subsequently changed to drop the "edited by" façade. --carlb 02:08, 25 Nov 2004 (UTC)

first sex manual...
I'm not sure whether you could describe it as the "first serious, explicit book about sex to gain a wide distribution". What about the Kama Sutra? --Robert Merkel 06:04, 1 Dec 2004 (UTC)


 * Comfort that is a name? Like Joy Stout Cox is a name also.....along with Debbie Stout Cox and Cindy Cox Stout Haberniche in Illinois....Kuma Sutra?  My sibling had a copy of the original...for some reason intimacy is something I believe should be developed between two people, not some sales point for pornography and porn shops.....  Kinsey Report could be a link couldn't it along the same lines.  What about Esalen?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.168.182.192 (talk) 22:33, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

POV
I removed the following POV text from the part about new material being added to the book: "The added text does not blend well with the original material, leading readers to wonder whether it was added solely out of liability concerns." Anyone want to re-edit and make NPOV? Toscaesque 19:24, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

Unrelated works
Does somebody want to add, The Joy of Sets by Keith Devlin? Annon. 23:29, 17 December

film adaptation
I removed this because it was said a film was going to be made of 'the novel', but there is no novel mentioned in the article. DJ Clayworth (talk) 04:05, 14 June 2008 (UTC)

Semi-competitor
Should probably mention "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid to Ask)" (which was published first, though probably a little less how-to). AnonMoos (talk) 17:23, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

"other BDSM activities"
By the way, the acronym BDSM was not actually coined until around 1990-1991, so should probably take care with wording to avoid the appearance of an anachronism... AnonMoos (talk) 17:23, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

Us and the rest of the world
In ana rticle about a British book which became a best seller everywhere in the world, there is too much focus on the uSA. Johncmullen1960 (talk) 18:13, 2 December 2011 (UTC)

Irish Ban
Should there not be something in the controversy section about the book having been banned in Ireland, first in 1974 and then renewed in 1987 (as their bans lapsed if not renewed after 12 years). As per here for example; Ireland's Ban On 'The Joy Of Sex' Is Renewed, Stirring Controversy .121.75.142.211 (talk) 21:34, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

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