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[–] ysjet@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Good lord no, playboy was always super misogynistic. Hugh Hefner was MASSIVELY problematic lol.

[–] frezik@midwest.social 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

I won't defend Hefner, but the articles genuinely were (and are) as far to the left as you'll see in any widely circulated publication. Being associated with porn gave them cover to write whatever they wanted.

[–] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Penn Jillette was a writer for playboy, and Margret Atwood, Kurt Vonnegut, Roald Dahl

Like tons of famous autrhors.

[–] Feirdro@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Don’t forget your favorite kids poet, Shel Silverstein