R.I.P. Hugh Hefner

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do1you9love?

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R.I.P. Hugh
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Sundrop

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He made his living exploiting women. Everything I am against.
I try to respect the dead, even if I didn't agree with their life decisions. Years ago, when my brother died, there was a radio announcer who, after reading the obituary for my brother, made a comment about him being in trouble with the law. While it was a true statement, my mother and I still loved him very much....we were purchasing his grave plot when we heard the statement aired. That was a horrible feeling when we were already reeling from the shock and grief.
For this reason, while I might not like what a person did or how they lived, I try to remember that the person was loved by someone and I try not to speak ill of the dead.
 

Neesy

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He made his living exploiting women. Everything I am against.
While what you say is true, he also tried to entertain people with his magazine - some of those articles were actually very good.
He was a pioneer in his own way - back in the 60s sexuality was much more repressed.

“I don’t walk under ladders; I’m scared...I’ll get seven years’ bad luck if I break a mirror; I try to stay home cowering under the covers on Friday the thirteenth.... But I have a thing about the number 13 in general; it never fails to trace that old icy finger up and down my spine.” From “Playboy Interview: Stephen King,” June 1983. (© 1983 by Playboy.)

The above quote is from an article in June 1983

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I actually wish I had a copy of this magazine to add to my collection - I think the later magazines like Hustler were much more explicit and vulgar. If you look at the cover in the spoiler it is not any worse than what you would see today in a Victoria's Secret catalogue.

p.s. Can you find the famous Playboy bunny symbol on the cover? That was something they always did - put it somewhere not that obvious and it was sort of a game to find it.

By the way, while we are all entitled to our opinions, and I do not disrespect yours, I come from a different generation.

I grew up in the 60s and 70s and Playboy magazine [while often hidden away in drawers or under beds, etc.] was a magazine I used to read. The cartoons were quite good as well!
 

carrie's younger brother

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RIP Hef

I work with a woman who worked for Playboy in the 70s & 80s in the editorial department. She said there was nothing but a professional attitude towards what they were doing for the 20 something years she worked there. She never once felt like women were exploited or demeaned. The women who posed for the magazine WANTED to do it; they were never forced. She also said it was a very intelligent atmosphere with the likes of authors such as John Updike, etc. popping into the office every now and again. I think those who write off Mr. Hefner and what he accomplished as "exploitative" are only seeing one myopic side of it.
 

Neesy

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I thought that post only mentioned an interview with King. I just wanted to note King also wrote stories for Playboy and even a poem, I believe. :)
Yes you are right - I had to go back and edit - I am not firing on all cylinders today as a result of having a cold/flu - should probably go back to bed soon :flat:

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kingricefan

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Jul 11, 2006
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He made his living exploiting women. Everything I am against.
I try to respect the dead, even if I didn't agree with their life decisions. Years ago, when my brother died, there was a radio announcer who, after reading the obituary for my brother, made a comment about him being in trouble with the law. While it was a true statement, my mother and I still loved him very much....we were purchasing his grave plot when we heard the statement aired. That was a horrible feeling when we were already reeling from the shock and grief.
For this reason, while I might not like what a person did or how they lived, I try to remember that the person was loved by someone and I try not to speak ill of the dead.
A few years ago we (the SKMB members at the time) agreed that there would be a moratorium on saying anything negative in the R.I.P. threads. As Sunny stated above- it's a horrible feeling to hear a negative thing about someone that you may love or admire. This thread is not the place to air any negative feelings one may have about the person who has just passed away. The wounds are fresh for those who admire the recently passed and do not deserve more pain inflicted upon them. Please, newer members, take note of the moratorium. Thank you.
 

Dana Jean

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While what you say is true, he also tried to entertain people with his magazine - some of those articles were actually very good.
He was a pioneer in his own way - back in the 60s sexuality was much more repressed.

“I don’t walk under ladders; I’m scared...I’ll get seven years’ bad luck if I break a mirror; I try to stay home cowering under the covers on Friday the thirteenth.... But I have a thing about the number 13 in general; it never fails to trace that old icy finger up and down my spine.” From “Playboy Interview: Stephen King,” June 1983. (© 1983 by Playboy.)

The above quote is from an article in June 1983

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I actually wish I had a copy of this magazine to add to my collection - I think the later magazines like Hustler were much more explicit and vulgar. If you look at the cover in the spoiler it is not any worse than what you would see today in a Victoria's Secret catalogue.

p.s. Can you find the famous Playboy bunny symbol on the cover? That was something they always did - put it somewhere not that obvious and it was sort of a game to find it.

By the way, while we are all entitled to our opinions, and I do not disrespect yours, I come from a different generation.

I grew up in the 60s and 70s and Playboy magazine [while often hidden away in drawers or under beds, etc.] was a magazine I used to read. The cartoons were quite good as well!


Look for the bunny in that cover. Every single cover had a bunny on it, somewhere. Some were obvious, others were so hard to spot. And yes, I had a friend whose husband had a subscription and we pulled out piles of these things looking for bunnies on the cover.

I don't believe Hugh exploited anyone. While I don't care for pornography myself, many people see it in their own way for their own reasons. While at university, I had to do a paper on someone, I can't remember who it was, and the best interview with the most information came from a playboy interview that I had to order from the library to copy for me. He actually championed women's rights and was also very vocal about racial injustice.

I wrote a piece about getting a copy of a playboy that contained a Stephen King story that I know for a fact Stephen himself read. I won't say how I know this, I just know this. Suffice to say, it was quite the journey locating it and funny to boot.

RIP in Hugh.
 
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