...Gloria Steinem
Veteran women's rights campaigner Gloria Steinem calling for a boycott of the new NBC show The Playboy Club. For those who do not know who she is, look her up. She worked as a bunny at a Playboy Club back in the 60's and then wrote a scathing expose about the working conditions of the women there. "Clearly 'The Playboy Club' is not going to be accurate. It was the tackiest place on earth. It was not glamorous at all. When I was working there and writing the expose, one of the things they had to change because of my expose was that they required all the Bunnies, who were just waitresses, to have an internal exam and a test for venereal disease. I expect that 'The Playboy Club' will be a net minus and I hope people boycott it. It's just not telling the truth about the era." She also added that she thinks the show Mad Men show
s the realism of women and men in the 60's. I understand why she is saying this, but she did not have to say anything. I have a good feeling that this show will fail on its own without a boycott. Still I am giving her a Digit Up for taking a stand against something she believes in.
Veteran women's rights campaigner Gloria Steinem calling for a boycott of the new NBC show The Playboy Club. For those who do not know who she is, look her up. She worked as a bunny at a Playboy Club back in the 60's and then wrote a scathing expose about the working conditions of the women there. "Clearly 'The Playboy Club' is not going to be accurate. It was the tackiest place on earth. It was not glamorous at all. When I was working there and writing the expose, one of the things they had to change because of my expose was that they required all the Bunnies, who were just waitresses, to have an internal exam and a test for venereal disease. I expect that 'The Playboy Club' will be a net minus and I hope people boycott it. It's just not telling the truth about the era." She also added that she thinks the show Mad Men show
s the realism of women and men in the 60's. I understand why she is saying this, but she did not have to say anything. I have a good feeling that this show will fail on its own without a boycott. Still I am giving her a Digit Up for taking a stand against something she believes in.
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