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BannonsLiver

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15. Hustler is decidedly low brow

Thu Sep 28, 2017, 12:35 AM

Sep 2017

But I would guess many who would criticize Hefner would say many of the same things about Larry Flynt. They would look like fools in the process given that Flynt has been a dogged advocate for the first amendment and a thorn in the side of the religious right for decades. I've never been one to judge a book by its cover.

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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