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Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.2
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask poster

Overview

A collection of seven vignettes, which each address a question concerning human sexuality. From aphrodisiacs to sexual perversion to the mystery of the male orgasm, characters like a court jester, a doctor, a queen and a journalist adventure through lab experiments and game shows, all seeking answers to common questions that many would never ask.


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Bias Dimensions

Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Negative
Trans: Negative

Overview

A collection of seven vignettes, which each address a question concerning human sexuality. From aphrodisiacs to sexual perversion to the mystery of the male orgasm, characters like a court jester, a doctor, a queen and a journalist adventure through lab experiments and game shows, all seeking answers to common questions that many would never ask.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Traditional

Primary

The film is an anthology of comedic sketches that satirize human anxieties and societal norms surrounding sex. It does not champion a specific political ideology or offer a clear solution to a political problem, instead focusing on apolitical humor and observational comedy.

This 1972 film features a cast that aligns with traditional casting practices of its time, primarily consisting of white actors without intentional race or gender swaps for diversity. The narrative, a series of comedic sketches, does not engage in critical portrayals of traditional identities or incorporate explicit DEI themes as central to its storytelling.

Secondary

The film includes a segment on transvestism that portrays cross-dressing as a source of shame and anxiety for the character, and disgust for his wife. The comedic tone relies on these negative reactions and reinforces a problematic conflation of gender expression with sexual orientation, lacking any affirming or nuanced perspective.

The film includes a segment focusing on a cross-dressing man, whose identity is primarily depicted as a source of comedic embarrassment and public humiliation. The portrayal lacks empathy or positive framing, aligning with harmful stereotypes of the era.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The film is an anthology based on a non-fiction book, creating original characters for its vignettes. There are no pre-existing canonical or historical characters whose gender was altered for the film.

This film is an anthology comedy that creates original characters for its various vignettes. It does not adapt pre-existing characters from a prior canon or historical figures, thus there are no established racial baselines from which a race swap could occur.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.2

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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6.7
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6.5

Critic Ratings

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8.8
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6.6

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