Most of Playboy's 'golden years" were the 60s, 70s and 80s. There were no sexual harassment laws then and few workplace rights laws. A lot of reviewers don't understand this, possibly because they didn't have jobs in those years.
Hefner was smart. He controlled all of his press. He never had tough questions in interviews. They were always positive. He invited journalists, cops and politicians to his parties where he could video and audio tape them doing various things.
There was no Internet then and no cable news channels. It was easy to hide the truth.
People say "Why didn't these girls know better?" Easy- they were told over and over again that they would be safe and they were respected. It was all a lie, but even after they were victimized, where could they turn? There was no DNA testing technology back then. The authorities were compromised, as I earlier described.
Even the butlers and security guys were threatened with instant termination if they intervened when a girl was getting assaulted.
It's a sad story. Everything changed in the 90s and after that. Now justice is easier to get. Back then there was no justice. Especially in Hollywood. The authorities had been covering up scandals since the 30s. They were experts.
Hefner was smart. He controlled all of his press. He never had tough questions in interviews. They were always positive. He invited journalists, cops and politicians to his parties where he could video and audio tape them doing various things.
There was no Internet then and no cable news channels. It was easy to hide the truth.
People say "Why didn't these girls know better?" Easy- they were told over and over again that they would be safe and they were respected. It was all a lie, but even after they were victimized, where could they turn? There was no DNA testing technology back then. The authorities were compromised, as I earlier described.
Even the butlers and security guys were threatened with instant termination if they intervened when a girl was getting assaulted.
It's a sad story. Everything changed in the 90s and after that. Now justice is easier to get. Back then there was no justice. Especially in Hollywood. The authorities had been covering up scandals since the 30s. They were experts.