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My wife and I have been watching this weekly documentary for the past several months on A&E. It is from the perspective of prior playmates, who in their opinions, have been sexually abused by Hefner and his friends. The women site promises of fame and stardom from Playboy only to be tricked into the bedroom of Hefner, or sex in the grotto with male guests. When this happens, the playmates say they were caught completely off guard, but went ahead and had sex anyway so as not to lose their chances of fame and fortune. Many claimed to have been drugged against their will, but did not follow up with the authorities. Playmates stuck around for years staying loyal to the founder of Playboy and his buddies, even though they realized unwelcomed sex could happen at any time. A few were “girl friends” of Hef, who he had to sign legal documents dictating their every movement while his girlfriend. These women, who many felt were fortunate, could not sign on the dotted line quickly enough. The documents demanded weight requirements of the girls, time limits coming and going from the Playboy mansion, and events they were required to attend. Hefner often had three “girlfriends” at a time, and the three were expected to get along in the bedroom, and must appear at Hefner’s side with broad smiles all the time in public. He even convinced twin sisters to be his “girlfriends” at the same time, but they claim to never have had sex with each other in Hefner’s bedroom. Hefner’s actions seem to be quite cultish. He has managed to create an environment of grandeur, which has been used to convince women to allow unwanted sexual acts performed on them, multiple time, for years. Other playmates have denied any unwanted sexual acts by anyone. Playboy has been around for decades, which begs the question, why wait until Hefner is dead to bring forth these charges?

Very jaded view, Bolshy. Maybe some males - husbands - would think the wife is the boss. That's not what marriage is supposed to be. Not a "cult of two."

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCUM_Manifesto#:~:text=SCUM Manifesto is a radical,and eliminating the male sex. What are we on? The 83rd wave of feminism? The end goal being the annihilation of humanity through attrition. China may begin its population crash sometime thus year, as other countries are. Stephen Pinker I believe said causes often don't stop once they've achieved their goal and then become counterproductive. I've always known about Playboy but don't think I've seen one. That's a magazine meant for the Baby Boomers. Hefner was irrelevant a long time ago. I don't get a cult leader vibe from him. Does seem he was acting out in a way in doing what he did. He was a creative person who needed an outlet. He had a statement to make and took it too far. A lot of men at war live in the delusion someone is waiting for them back home. Hitler ultimately contributed more to this than Hefner. He instigated the world into bringing women into the workforce, the opening of daycares, and the end of traditional family units. He had cult leader vibes.

So this morning I saw a crow harass a bunch of baby bunnies onto the highway and was reminded of this. Notice how these monsters have no respect for the lungs of others.

There are threads about his child hood. Narcississm (PD) is thought to be caused by severe neglect by the mother in infancy. VPW was acting to get through every day of his life. It was a miserable existence.

hell maybe i'll go just for the spankings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . that was a funny

I also think the answer isn't "yes/no" and that's it. I think there was definitely something of God in people being drawn to God and choosing to embrace peace rather than hate or violence. I think the cultural zeitgeist paved the way for that, and lots of youths looked in lots of directions for their answers. Some found them in drugs, some in no-strings sex or drugs, some in Eastern philosophies, some in permutations of some or all of the above. I also think that some of the kids who dabbled in those brought that with them when they became "Jesus People" and so on, which is why, ultimately, I can't UNRESERVEDLY just say "yes" when pointing to them.