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Individual-Equal-230 t1_ivc0kxc wrote

Reply to comment by enderandrew42 in TIL about "The Pearl": An underground pornographic magazine issued monthly between 1879 and 1880. Its contents were three serial erotic tales simultaneously, devoted to sex in high society, incest, and flagellation. It was shut down by the British authorities for violating standards of obscenity. by DasherPack

Basically. I mean, you had pulitzer/Nobel winners writing essays, and showing some bush.

Then Larry Flynt shows up with people pounding it out, showing clits & what not

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candygram4mongo t1_ivd1sie wrote

> you had pulitzer/Nobel winners writing essays, and showing some bush.

You wouldn't think to look at him, but Norman Mailer had an incredible set of gams.

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enderandrew42 t1_ivc0x95 wrote

You're not wrong.

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Individual-Equal-230 t1_ivc1qsa wrote

Hugh Hefner was generally trash person, & likely abuser. But that dude had great taste in authors/contributors

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Carighan t1_ivebnva wrote

It's always weird to me because it's difficult to know how to feel about it, but yeah. The publisher Hugh Hefner did some amazing work, even though as a boss and a person he apparently was an utter asshole from all I can find on it.

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