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XanaDUer2

(10,677 posts)
Tue Feb 20, 2024, 07:59 PM Feb 20

Anyone watching Secrets of Playboy on Vice

I'm getting nauseous. My only Playboy experience was going there as a wee kiddie, eating, having Shirley Temples, and beautiful, costumed waitresses.

Playboy Hefner and his cronies and friends were monsters. TRIGGERS

roman polanski, cosby, jim brown, my former idols, were raping and beating young women up at the mansion, and so-called "shadow mansions". I feel like I'm going to vomit and I'm just filled with rage.

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Anyone watching Secrets of Playboy on Vice (Original Post) XanaDUer2 Feb 20 OP
A bad combination. SarahD Feb 20 #1
Watching it is difficult XanaDUer2 Feb 20 #2
Just did a search to see if anyone was talking about his. Scrivener7 Feb 22 #3
Misogyny XanaDUer2 Feb 23 #4
And the way these women refer to "the first incident" and "the second incident." Scrivener7 Feb 23 #5
Id love to know who raped Miki Garcia XanaDUer2 Feb 23 #6
I may be remembering wrong, but something made me think he was a high level politician. Scrivener7 Feb 23 #8
I thought she said he was an actor XanaDUer2 Feb 23 #10
I'll go with your recollection. The monsters are all blurring together in my head. Scrivener7 Feb 23 #14
I've seen this series several times XanaDUer2 Feb 23 #16
But seriously. I can't think of an answer to "why didn't this series make a bigger splash?" Can you? The R. Kelly one Scrivener7 Feb 23 #7
I don't know XanaDUer2 Feb 23 #9
Me too! Scrivener7 Feb 23 #12
Where are you cross posting so I can bookmark? XanaDUer2 Feb 23 #19
Here. They may kick me out of GD, but I'm curious to see if anyone has an answer. Scrivener7 Feb 23 #20
And Oh. My. God. Roman Polanski. Will someone please just repeatedly shove a steak knife in his eye? Scrivener7 Feb 23 #11
Yes they showed a clip XanaDUer2 Feb 23 #13
And he was obviously quite pleased about it. Disgusting little worm of a man. Scrivener7 Feb 23 #15
I really am curious about the reaction to this series. Would you mind if I posted about it in another forum and Scrivener7 Feb 23 #17
Please do! XanaDUer2 Feb 23 #18

SarahD

(1,184 posts)
1. A bad combination.
Tue Feb 20, 2024, 09:12 PM
Feb 20

A bunch of men all horned up by looking at photos of naked women. Many of them are celebrities who subscribe to the notion that they are entitled to grab women. Plenty of cocaine and alcohol.

XanaDUer2

(10,677 posts)
2. Watching it is difficult
Tue Feb 20, 2024, 09:18 PM
Feb 20

TRIGGER WARNING OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE

Jim Brown strapped a woman into a ex chair and was beating and brutally raping her witnessed by two employees. Claims Don Cornelius kidnapped and raped two sisters. Hefner knew all this and let these men back for years.

Scrivener7

(50,949 posts)
3. Just did a search to see if anyone was talking about his.
Thu Feb 22, 2024, 11:24 PM
Feb 22

How is this not a bigger story? It's a nightmare.

What is wrong with these men?

XanaDUer2

(10,677 posts)
4. Misogyny
Fri Feb 23, 2024, 09:15 AM
Feb 23

I agree. Why isn't this on the news? A british tabloid did a story on paige young. This should be on the news.

I loved cosby as a kid. Did you hear the blonde woman describe how he drugged and sodomized her and then sent her a ficus tree?

Scrivener7

(50,949 posts)
5. And the way these women refer to "the first incident" and "the second incident."
Fri Feb 23, 2024, 09:20 AM
Feb 23

The one who who spent a lot of time at the mansion as a little girl had the description that tore me up most. To paraphrase: they said this was all about liberation. But it was really about taking young girls and pushing them farther and farther to just break them down.

XanaDUer2

(10,677 posts)
6. Id love to know who raped Miki Garcia
Fri Feb 23, 2024, 09:24 AM
Feb 23
She said he did the car show circuit and is still alive. He was a celebrity, but must not have had so much clout bc she denied him models and a big friend of hefners she couldn't have done it.

XanaDUer2

(10,677 posts)
16. I've seen this series several times
Fri Feb 23, 2024, 09:35 AM
Feb 23

In pretty sure. I have a candidate or two in mind. Redditors are sleuthing, but cannot come up with a definitive

Scrivener7

(50,949 posts)
7. But seriously. I can't think of an answer to "why didn't this series make a bigger splash?" Can you? The R. Kelly one
Fri Feb 23, 2024, 09:25 AM
Feb 23

took the world by storm. Harvey Weinstein, once it finally came out, was all over the news. This one came out 2 years ago, and I just stumbled on it on Hulu, having never heard of it.

I wonder if it is quietly going away because just about every American man participated in the exploitation in some way?

XanaDUer2

(10,677 posts)
9. I don't know
Fri Feb 23, 2024, 09:27 AM
Feb 23

Its explosive. Now i look at every actor of a certain age i liked and think what did they do? Everyone was up at that place in LA. Except politicians at least openly i guess

Scrivener7

(50,949 posts)
17. I really am curious about the reaction to this series. Would you mind if I posted about it in another forum and
Fri Feb 23, 2024, 09:35 AM
Feb 23

referenced this thread?

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