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jcmaine72

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8. A man whose sole claim to fame and fortune was the exploitation of women.

Wed Sep 27, 2017, 11:37 PM

Sep 2017

Oh...and for wearing those tasteless smoking jackets he thought made him look debonair. He was an unabashed misogynist.

But far be it from me to prevent anyone from mourning the passing of this great humanist who elevated our culture to such stratospheric heights by publishing photos of women he obviously valued as equals and as complete human beings, rather than just a mindless collection of orifices and curvy parts.

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Hugh Hefner Dead At 91.... [View all] global1 Sep 2017 OP

Rest in Peace, Hugh. You got me through some awkward years. RandySF Sep 2017 #1

This made me LOL BannonsLiver Sep 2017 #10

R.I.P. dalton99a Sep 2017 #2

Wow, I had no idea he was that old. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2017 #3

His Playboy was a big step up from the bra & panty section of the Sears catalog. Kaleva Sep 2017 #4

Good one. Elwood P Dowd Sep 2017 #6

I outgrew Hef a long time ago, but he took the boy out of the Bible Belt and I'm grateful for that. Girard442 Sep 2017 #5

(I only read his mag for the articles............. ) lastlib Sep 2017 #9

Debra Jo. Dave Starsky Sep 2017 #21

Yes! lastlib Sep 2017 #24

I have researched this topic underpants Sep 2017 #31

.... spanone Sep 2017 #7

A man whose sole claim to fame and fortune was the exploitation of women. jcmaine72 Sep 2017 #8

Oh, come now TheMadHatter Sep 2017 #12

No, it wasn't, since it preceded Hustler moonscape Sep 2017 #13

Indeed, it was Playboy before Hustler TheMadHatter Sep 2017 #16

FIXED DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2017 #32

He said "women are sex objects" in an interview. DLevine Sep 2017 #34

If he said "women and men can be sex objects" and sex is healthy he would have been on firmer ground DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2017 #35

Yes, agree. nt DLevine Sep 2017 #36

Do you know when he said that? Orrex Sep 2017 #40

Huffington Post, 2010. DLevine Sep 2017 #41

Yikes! Orrex Sep 2017 #42

You are most welcome. nt DLevine Sep 2017 #43

Hustler is decidedly low brow BannonsLiver Sep 2017 #15

I believe his daughter runs his empire now. cwydro Sep 2017 #19

Passing of a legend bluepen Sep 2017 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Sep 2017 #17

Playboy actually had some good articles.. HipChick Sep 2017 #14

December, 1974: "A Real Mickey Mouse Operation" Buns_of_Fire Sep 2017 #18

Yep. Very good. PragmaticLiberal Sep 2017 #20

Its Playboy Interviews were the Gold Standard. Dave Starsky Sep 2017 #22

Now where will Trump get his next wife? imanamerican63 Sep 2017 #23

Just wait. Orrex Sep 2017 #27

Playboy was like everything else... Whiskeytide Sep 2017 #25

All that fast living will catch up with a person jberryhill Sep 2017 #26

Good. That old fart made it acceptable to exploit women on the pretext that the articles SharonClark Sep 2017 #28

Their bodies, their choice. bluepen Sep 2017 #38

That's just 13 in dog years. Orrex Sep 2017 #29

When I was an adolescent boy, I thanked Hefner for showing me stuff. MineralMan Sep 2017 #30

Thank you. nt Ilsa Sep 2017 #33

Got rich selling the idea that women are commodities. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2017 #37

There seem to be a lot of people on this thread who appreciate the commodification SharonClark Sep 2017 #44

And an equal number of people who view the world exclusively in black and white. BannonsLiver Sep 2017 #49

For one, he gave Dick Gregory the 25,000 reward.... RhodeIslandOne Sep 2017 #45

Oh, THANK YOU, white hegemonic capitalism! WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2017 #46

Wow. RhodeIslandOne Sep 2017 #47

I'll say! BannonsLiver Sep 2017 #48

R.I.P. Hef and thanks for the wonderful memories. oasis Sep 2017 #39