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Author Lauren Murphy
9 1/2 Weeks

" I Saw Myself In You"

It must be all the recent hoopla about Mickey Rourke lately that got me thinking about the movie 9 1/2 weeks. I remember the movie like it was yesterday. The line where Basinger asks "How did you know, how did you know I would respond to you the way I have" and Rourke in a quiet almost disturbing voice answers, "I saw myself in you" haunts my memory even today, 20 years later! I have to ask myself what it is about this movie that captivates me so. Could it be the handsome Mickey Rourke who is seductive and charming or the sexy story line that keeps you hanging on wanting more? This movie is sensual in a quirky disturbing kind of way. When you watch it you're not sure if you want to be Elizabeth (Kim Basinger) or anyone but her. No matter what the reason, this movie makes you want to break all the rules and go beyond all boundaries.  I found this film to be intelligent and stylishly done and yes very erotic. Rourke and Basinger make a steamy couple and the ending and the events that unfolded in the film lingered with me long afterwards and left me thinking for a while.

02/26/2009 0 comments | Add Comment
Is sexual orientation determined at birth?

In a world that is socially crippled, why would anyone choose to be excluded

Many people think that sexual orientation is something that is inhibited by the environment we live in, and some will say sexual orientation is determined at birth. Although there is debate between the two, statistics show that sexual orientation is determined at birth rather than persuaded by a person’s environmental interactions. Genes are a part of life, and cannot be chosen for us; they are inherited and passed on from generations. If someone could choose their eye color, wouldn’t they also choose their sexual orientation. Often a misconception is that sexual orientation is nature rather than nurture. While finding out more about themselves, humans discover they are gay. It is as simple as it is complex, for why would one choose to complicate one’s own existence by selecting a lifestyle that isolates them to less than 10% of the world’s population.

In a study of examining 41 deceased brains, researchers found out that 3 of 19 homosexuals had a larger group or neurons in the hypothalamus than the average control- group subject. Also they found out that the size of INAH3 in the homosexual brains was similar to that in the heterosexual female brains.

The most compelling evidence I can leave you with is the following note sent to me from a dear friend.

“When I was 16, I was searching online for a way to cure being gay (I was that confused and desperate), and there was a website which said that they could remove certain parts of the hypothalamus, and thickened nerves around the base of the cerebellum, and reverse the effects of homosexuality.”

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