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Broken clock and all that (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago by Stamets@lemmy.world to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works

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[–] frezik@midwest.social 124 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 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 42 points 8 months ago (2 children)

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

Like tons of famous autrhors.

[–] Feirdro@lemmy.world 21 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Don’t forget your favorite kids poet, Shel Silverstein

[–] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 8 months ago

Thanks, I knew I was forgetting one, my wife actually told me most of the list and I think she said him too.

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Ok, but Penn Jillette is a libertarian.

[–] academician@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Sure, but that means on social issues (like the trans rights) he is very "progressive".

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

He is, but that’s rare for libertarians. They tend to be conservatives who like weed

[–] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

You clearly haven't read the platform of the Libertarian party. It's all about individual freedom, and it's a good platform.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I love individual freedom in general. But in my experience they tend to not be the most genuine about their beliefs in it. And I support ideas that they definitely dislike like taxation, collective action, business regulation, and Keynesian economic policy. Also I’ve struggled to take them seriously in part due to Gary Johnson being their most reasonable candidate.

[–] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago

I voted for Gary as he was the best candidate who ran that year. Too bad he didn't win, we would be in far better shape as a nation.

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 19 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The hilarious part is that as the number and availability of nude photos has increased geometrically, buying old vintage Playboys for the articles is legitimately a thing now.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

It doesn’t hurt that their articles were actually iconic.

Seriously though. My straight mom apparently used to subscribe to playboy.

[–] CluckN@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago

I just got the magazine for the ads I swear!