| The XY Factor | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Original release | |
| Network | History |
The XY Factor is an Americandocumentary series that ran between 2000 and 2003[1] on theHistory Channel. It covered attitudes towards sex across various eras of history.
The series' episode "Sex in the Civil War" discussed howpornography andprostitutes were available to military personnel.[2][3] It reported that according to lore, the American Civil War general for the UnionJoseph Hooker was the source of the word "hooker".[2]
The documentary series discussed theBible, noting that whereas theNew Testament largely omits sex, theOld Testament depicts sex in an erogenous way.[4]The Age's Paul Kalina said ofThe XY Factor: Sex in the Vietnam War, "Although there's little here that we didn't know, the frank revelations—of young soldiers prowling for cheap sex, of poor women lured by the Yankee dollar and of spies bartering grenades for sexual favours—contain a hefty quotient of discomforting sauciness."[5] The 2003 documentary reported that American military base personnel in Vietnam routinely purchasedblowjobs,hashish, andheroin from prostitutes.[6]
In a review ofThe XY Factor: Sex In World War II, Annmaree Bellman wrote inThe Age, "this fascinating, almost pulp, instalment of the US documentary series is frank and revealing, although there's little attempt to examine the lot of the prostitutes."[7] Susan Stewart ofTV Guide reviewed the series.[8]
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