Hugh Hefner
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Think what you like about him and his morals but he was undoubtedly the living embodiment of that quote from Spinal Tap "Have a good time, all the time!"
Think what you like about him and his morals but he was undoubtedly the living embodiment of that quote from Spinal Tap "Have a good time, all the time!"
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yeah he certainly opened up women for certain.
he was the GodFather of hard core porn, not the sexual revolution.
couldnt agree more ..... he live to a good age, doing exactly what made him happy .. all the time ... fair play to him
Besides there's nastier ppl from around his time in the porn business / porn media business to claim the godfather of hard core porn title. I think one even claimed it himself.
If you think Playboy is hardcore, then I need to send you some links!
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I suppose a few teenage boys owe Mr. Hefner a debt of gratitude for effectively inventing ahem 'top shelf' mags.
more the Grandfather of soft porn
ha ha but of course PB isnt HC (though in its day i bet it was seen as such) but he boasted he was the grandfather of the 60s sexual revolution...... i would contend that PB and its ilk was the forerunner to the HC stuff we ve got now.
So you're saying he kicked the doors down that allowed Rocco and Max Hardcore to come along later and smash the backdoors in?
.... exactly! much like the Pennyfarthing lead to the Trek Speedconcept.
I know the ancient Greeks and Romans were famed for their debauchery but I ain't seen any frescos depicting some of the stuff Rocco gets up to!
.... and i though the yellowing of those vases was due to aging....
yep tech plays it part of course but my point was HH liked to portray himself as this good time guy who liberated women and unleashed their inner desire, where as he played a far bigger part (so to speak!) in making all the orifices of a woman available to men.
What about women on the whole?
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thats an odd one, europe has led the way with hc porn.
yet gender equality is also way ahead in countries like Sweden, Holland etc
back in the 90s, i used to be totally amazed by the stuff on the lower shelves in a Stockholm newsagents, where as in the UK this sort of stuff would get you a criminal record....
i d ask my GF why Sweden allows this and she said "its out in the open, everyone has a choice, in the UK you hide it and the women who get into porn can be exploited"
As far as Sweden / Norway / Denmark goes and idea that putting it out into the open has any role in their gender equality is a bit overstating it or ridiculous whichever way you look at it. They've got gender equality for other reasons and I reckon it goes back a long time in some form or other. Look at Viking sagas and myths. The viking women fought with the men in many cases as equals. Shieldmaidens appear often. There are even women leaders I read somewhere. Also re-examining a well known warrior burial (assumption based on high grade weapons buried with the body) they did a DNA test and found out it was a woman. The bones weren't clear with the gender due to damage IIRC. The burial indicated status and warrior status too but had some other items that suggested leadership and strategy.
I'm only saying there's more reasons behind equality in some cultures and I bet it dates back a long way to a different cultural development.
Hefner was a money making publisher. There was no more good in that than Murdoch and his publishing empire, or indeed any others. His porn was the USP at the time. There's no liberation factor just as there is no arch oppressor / exploiter story behind his life. He did exploit though and he did help others in their career through employment. Business innit!
He's had too much attention IMHO for what he did.
Hate to break it to you, but people were so upset the CEO of the biggest firm in the world dying that they made TWO hollywood films about him.
So yes, people probably do, on the whole.
Any others? 2 business leaders so far. If it's a common thing that I've missed then on but tbh it's over the top with Hefner. Just like how life and persona I guess.
Ray Kroc - revolutionised the fast food industry and they made a film about him