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Originally Posted by August
He sure did. Hefner did an lot to advance freedom of speech in this country. He fought a lot of the legal and social battles that paved the way for further advances over the 60's and 70's, and while his magazine did objectify women getting him into trouble with the womens lib movement (some say giving rise to it) it also broke through the last vestiges of sexual repression putting to rest the notion once and for all that good decent girls couldn't ever like or want sex.
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Well said.
Agree with his content or not, he (and others of his ilk) did great things in the fight for free speech. He pushed the boundaries, allowing others to not have to worry of they didn't push as hard.
And those that didn't like his content, it gave them a rally cry to fight behind, which also led to improvements in society.
So like him or hate him, I guess his 'extremism' has led to many good things.