The Washington Examiner: Hugh Hefner’s true legacy: mainstreaming the sexual objectification of women
With Hugh Hefner’s death, the media has erupted in praise for his alleged contributions to society through the pornography magazine he founded, Playboy. In reality, Hugh Hefner leaves behind a colossal legacy of sexual exploitation. Playboy popularized the commodification of the female body in soft-core pornography magazines in the 1950s, and it laid the groundwork for…
New Series ‘The Playboy Club’ Making Waves
ABC News July 5, 2011 NBC’s new series “The Playboy Club” is generating controversy even before the first episode airs this fall. Several anti-pornography groups are trying to stop the peacock network from airing the series this fall. The stylized drama set in the 1960s atHugh Hefner‘s original Playboy Club in Chicago mimics the feel…
“Ms. Garcia” – Testimony before Attorney General’s Commission on Pornography, 1985
Ms. Garcia, director to maintain positive image of Playboy magazine, testified on behalf of the Attorney General’s Commission on Pornography. Ms. Garcia shared the truth about the ramifications once the young girl signs a contract with Playboy magazine. The contract does not provide any indication of the type of photographs that they will be posing. …