QotD: “The Ghost of Playboy Future”
Hilarious and chillingly apposite ‘lost in showbiz’ article up on the Guardian today, read the whole thing and weep/laugh: At the Playboy annual ball he just looked morose and detached. Reports say he didn’t interact much with the playmates, but perhaps Hef’s willingness to suspend disbelief that these women give a crap about what he’s [...]
“Yes, The Playboy Club IS That Bad”
From an article by Gail Dines in Ms: There were so many surreal scenes in the pilot of NBC’s The Playboy Club that it is difficult to pick out the most eye-popping. Was it the “bunnies” spontaneously breaking into song, or the house mother earnestly lecturing the women to be the “very best bunny they [...]
Eff Off Heff! 2
From Is the Playboy party over?: A factor that might help feminists here is Hefner’s own image. Susan Gunelius, author of Building Brand Value the Playboy Way, points out that Hefner has always been “the ultimate brand champion. He lived the lifestyle, he was the physical embodiment of Playboy, and people bought into the lifestyle [...]
Eff Off Heff!
“Eff Off Hef!”: Feminists protest against new London Playboy Club Feminist campaigners are to stage protests at the opening of a new Playboy Club in London ’s Mayfair on 26th May (1) and 4th June (2). Convened by OBJECT (3) and UK Feminista (4), picketers will greet Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, who is flying over [...]
Bin the (Easter) Bunny
From: Playboy pushes global porn brand to kids in Easter bunny film The porn empire’s latest marketing tool is a character much loved by children for the chocolaty delights he delivers. The Easter Bunny. Universal has just released an animated film called Hop, billed as “Candy, chicks and rock ‘n’ roll”. The film features E.B, [...]
QotD: Not your father’s Playboy
New article by Gail Dines up at Counterpunch. Called Gonzo by the industry, it is not your father’s Playboy. It is cruel and brutal and it creates a taste for harder and harder porn. One Gonzo producer told Adult Video News that “One of the things about today’s porn and the extreme market, the gonzo [...]
Primark removes padded bikini for 7-year-olds
It’s not the first time, of course, that inappropriate clothing has been marketed to young girls. Over the last decade, as the sex industry has grown exponentially, we’ve seen its aesthetic – towering heels, tiny skirts and pushup bras – sold to an ever-younger audience. Launching a report for the Home Office earlier this year, [...]
Quote of the day: IBTP archive
Take, for example, that, despite the Rollergirls’ impressive skaterly talents, the “sport” is only nominally about skating. You have already guessed what it’s actually about, but I’ll tell you anyway: sex. That’s right, sex, only not real sex, such as the kind we could all be having if Hugh Hefner hadn’t ruined it for everybody, [...]
Oh No
I really love the Simpsons, but … The move to put Marge on the cover is an attempt to draw in a younger audience for the soft porn magazine. “We knew that this would really appeal to the 20-something crowd,” said Playboy spokeswoman Theresa Hennessey. It is not yet known how much of Marge will [...]
Quote of the Day
Reclusive Leftist on Christie Hefner and Playboy (as part of an article on feminism and conflicting/complex political loyalties): Christie Hefner makes a big deal out of identifying as a feminist: she gives money, she sits on boards, she makes noises about women’s rights. She also, of course, has spent her life profiting from the sexual [...]
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