Be afraid. Be very afraid. Judith Reisman is increasingly getting the eye of the press — put her name in a Google alert and see what I mean and — of more concern — the ear of Congress, and I’m concerned that even editorials pointing out her junk science won’t create enough resistence to her message to counter it. Her message? Kinsey was a perv of the worst sort and largely responsible for the decriminalization of sex.

Which got me thinking. If we rolled back time and returned to the pre-Kinsey times of sexual repression and ignorance, what would it be like? Well, by way of example, every one of these things that I browsed in recent days would be illegal:

Carly’s Pornoblography and just about every other sexblog out there. And Carly would probably get arrested for pandering.

An ebook copy of Piers Anthony’s Pornucopia.

A pair of boxers bearing Tom o’ Finland illustrations ala chintz.

Allan Teger’s Bodyscapes. (Which make nice gifts. I got the butt skiing one for my birthday.)

Annie Sprinkle making an erotic patriotic gesture.

And — wait for it — Dennis Leary’s left nut (Go Sox!)

Think about it. What kind of erotic content have you come across lately that would evaporate if we returned to the days of the Comstock laws? Send me your examples and I’ll try to list them in coming days. Be ingenious in your finds and keep your samples playful, OK?

Note: Card from a pack of cards promoting the movie, Kinsey. Read the New Yorker article ASAP; the magazine’s contents turn over quickly.