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Sexologist Alfred Kinsey's Perverted Research Laid The Groundwork For The Miserable Dating Culture That Is Considered Normal Today

Alfred Kinsey used prison populations as research participants and even documented the sexual abuse of children as young as 5 months old.

By Gina Florio3 min read
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Alfred Kinsey, born in 1894, was an American biologist and professor of entomology and zoology. Yet, he is best known not for his work in these fields, but for so-called pioneering research on human sexuality that was meant to challenge established norms. Initially, Kinsey focused on the study of gall wasps. However, in the 1940s, he shifted his attention to a considerably less-explored field: human sexual behavior. Recognizing the significant gaps in understanding and the pervasive misconceptions about sexuality, Kinsey became committed to studying it "empirically," using scientific methodology.