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“Desmond Morris was an amazing guy... his book The Naked Ape which I think was published in 1967 a very 60s book. It's very groovy isn't it.”
Sentiment: Critical Analysis
Trigger: artistic expression of animals
For: Readers interested in anthropology and cultural criticism.
Key quote: “I think it's fair to say that feminist critics have a strong dislike for the naked ape.”
The host discusses Desmond Morris's book 'The Naked Ape' in the context of how it reflects on human and animal behavior, particularly in the realm of art. The mention serves to highlight the book's controversial views and its reflection of 1960s cultural attitudes towards sexuality and humanity's primal instincts.