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In reply to the discussion: Let's talk about the non-reaction to the explosive revelations in the series "Secrets of Playboy." [View all]brooklynite
(96,882 posts)33. Why do people complain about topics that aren't being discussed...
....rather than discuss the topic?
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Let's talk about the non-reaction to the explosive revelations in the series "Secrets of Playboy." [View all]
Scrivener7
Feb 2024
OP
Kelly was THE whipping boy for this issue. Media attention to his case was excessive.
live love laugh
Feb 2024
#1
Definitely. And I'm wondering of the silence is because, as with Epstein, everything was filmed
Scrivener7
Feb 2024
#2
If indeed people in high places want the story to die and it indeed dies
live love laugh
Feb 2024
#5
I suppose that is the reasonable answer. That Playboy was about selling sex and
Scrivener7
Feb 2024
#7
I didn't see the series, but if Saudi Arabia and UAE are involved, there's one answer.
yardwork
Feb 2024
#38
because its old news and nobody cares about playboy anymore? didnt know its still around...is it? nt
msongs
Feb 2024
#10
Most of the Cosby story was old news, too, by the time it came out. Yet it was still a big story.
Scrivener7
Feb 2024
#11
I watched the first episde when it came on Hulu. It felt like old news and also the style was a little too
themaguffin
Feb 2024
#13
From the series, no, it really wasn't scrutinized since the '50s. Not even a little bit.
Scrivener7
Feb 2024
#14
And he didn't even bother to get her permission to put her nude photos in that first edition.
Scrivener7
Feb 2024
#17
All the women who were interviewed, who are still dealing with the fallout from their time there,
Scrivener7
Feb 2024
#20