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Film Shows Playboy’s Hefner As Civil Rights Activist

Written by NewsOne Staff on July 30, 2010 11:08 am

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From thegrio.com:

I know what you might be thinking. Is a woman seriously going to recommend a documentary film about Hugh Hefner, the Playboy guy? The simple answer is yes. This is not so all my male friends will sing my praises, or because I want to seem progressive.Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist & Rebel is worth seeing because like most good documentaries it teaches you something. In this instance what you’ll learn about Hefner’s support for black writers, artists and performers; as well as his commitment to civil rights will most assuredly surprise you.

Before I get to the good stuff let me be perfectly clear that this not a film for children; nor is it one for people who have difficulty in seeing all sides to a story. It’s true that there’s a level of nudity that some might not be comfortable with. But you ought to know what you’re going to get because it’s about Playboy.

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/BlackieSteel/ BlackieSteel

    He’s as much of a civil rights activist as Al Sharpton.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/jazzwatch/ jazzwatch

    He was?????? And his picture of those ladies he has over the years were B-U-T-T-A-F-A-C-E-S……

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/BoweryBetty/ BoweryBetty

    WOW. Really???? Huh. Guess that explains the awesome diversity and equal representation of white women and women of color that he’s always made a commitment to feature in his fine magazine, eh??

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/duane-g/ duane-g

    Let me find out he had some sistah’s up in the playboy mansion.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/benelson/ benelson

    What everyone fails to understand (or may not be old enough to know better) is that Playboy magazine gave a voice to many Africian Americans down with the struggle. Where other white established magazines would never give up any pages to brothers like Eldredge Cleaver, or Jullian Bond, or Stokely Carmichael. Hell, Dick Greogory was a staff writer for for Playboy for many years.

    Through his well established magazine Hugh Hefner brought the plight of Afician Americans to the white middle class of America.

    Please people before you put it down, check your facts.

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