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This article is about the magazine. For other uses, see Hustler.
Hustler
Today, Hustler is still considered more explicit (and more self-consciously lowbrow)
than such well-known competitors as Playboy and Penthouse. Hustler frequently
depicts hardcore themes, such as the use of sex toys, penetration, oral sex and
group sex.
Larry Flynt Publications also licenses the Hustler brand to the Hustler Casino in
Gardena, California, which was owned directly by Flynt as an individual through his
holding company El Dorado Enterprises. Other enterprises include licensing the
Hustler name to the Hustler Club chain of bars and clubs and the Hustler Hollywood
store chain that sells adult-oriented videos, clothing, magazines and sex toys. The
chain's flagship store, formerly located on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, was
torn down in 2016.[2] Both licensed enterprises are operated by LFP's partner, Deja
Vu.
Founding
The business first began in Cincinnati, where Larry Flynt and his brother, Jimmy
Flynt, opened up a store in 1969. Jimmy wrote the check for $5,000 to pay for the
club in Cincinnati, and he was listed on the masthead for volume 1, number 1 of the
magazine in July 1974. However, Larry fired his brother in 2009, after which Jimmy
began developing his own business, Jimmy Flynt's Sexy Gifts Stand. An old member of
Hustler magazine has described the relationship, saying, "Larry is the show, and
Jimmy makes it go".[3]
Publisher
During a bookstore signing in July 2011, Flynt stated that less than five percent of
his income comes from the print magazine; he also speculated that the print magazine
would not be around in two to three years.[4]
Regular features
One feature of Hustler is a column called "Asshole of the Month". In every monthly
issue of the magazine, a public figure is selected for severe criticism as that
month's "asshole". An illustration depicting the criticized person's head emerging
from the anus of a cartoon donkey is shown alongside the article. After Flynt's
imprisonment in 1977 and his alleged conversion to evangelical Christianity, he
promised to reform "Asshole of the Month". However, as of 2016, reform in the
feature has yet to be seen.[5]
The centerfold pictorial is called the "Hustler Honey". Occasionally the models are
pornographic actresses appearing under a pseudonym; in the mid-80's, actresses and
strippers appeared under their more familiar names.
The following is a list of "Hustler Honeys" by month (models listed with only first
names are pseudonyms):
The Beaver Hunt section of the magazine contains explicit nudes of amateur models
submitted by readers.[6]
Another Hustler feature that was heavily criticized was the "Chester the Molester"
cartoon. Each month's issue depicted Chester, a cartoon middle-aged pedophile,
joyfully raping or molesting young girls. After increasing criticism, the cartoon
became "Chester and Hester", featuring Hester, an unattractive middle-aged woman who
was either Chester's wife or girlfriend. Following Flynt's alleged religious
conversion, he introduced "Chester the Protector", a reincarnation of the molester
character who served as a hero to protect young girls from rape and seduction.[5]
Reisman published a nearly 1,600-page report of her findings condemning the sexual
depictions of children in pornographic magazines, but her work was met with
criticism from her peers.[9] An American University professor, Myra Sadker, said
that she was "very dismayed about the quality of office management and the nature of
the research that was going on."[10] Many fellow academics have disputed the
neutrality of the research. Avedon Carol, a sex crime researcher and author, said
that Reisman's study was a "scientific disaster, riddled with researcher bias."[11]
Hustler's chief cartoon artist Dwaine Tinsley was arrested on May 18, 1989, after
being accused by his 18-year-old daughter Allison of molesting her since she was
thirteen years old. According to court records, he allegedly told his coworkers,
"You can't write about this stuff all the time if you don't experience it."[12]
Tinsley was found guilty of five counts of child molestation and sentenced to six
years in prison[13] although he only spent 23 months behind bars. Tinsley was the
artist behind the regular "Chester the Molester" series, which ran from 1976 to
1989.[citation needed]
In Douglass v. Hustler Magazine Inc. 769 F.2d 1128 (1985), actress Robyn Douglass
sued Hustler for defamation and unlawfully placing her under a false light.[16]
Douglass posed nude for freelance photographer Augustin Gregory, believing that her
photos would appear in an issue of Playboy Magazine. However, Gregory was hired to
Hustler and Douglass's photos were published in the 1981 January issue without
Douglass's consent. She brought the case to the United States District Court from
the North District of Illinois on the basis that the magazine had defamed her name
and likeness.[16] The court cases ended in favoring Douglass since the magazine had
violated her right of publicity, awarding her $600,000.[16]
In Keeton v. Hustler Magazine, Inc., 465 U.S. 770 (1984) United States supreme court
case, Kathy Keeton, vice chairman of Penthouse, sued Hustler for defamation.[17]
Keeton brought the case to New Hampshire due its generous six-year statute of
limitations for libel and the state believed it was able to support taking
jurisdiction due to the magazine's content.[18][19] The magazine sold up to 15,000
issues since 1975, containing a cartoon where Keeton had received a venereal disease
from Robert Guccione, a publisher of Penthouse.[20] Keeton was awarded $2 million
for the defamation damages.[20]
At some point between 1974 and 1983, Hustler began mailing the latest issue of the
magazine, uninvited and for free, to all of the offices of Members of the United
States Congress. Attempts to block the monthly mailings proved unsuccessful after a
court ruled in Hustler's favor in United States Postal Service v. Hustler Magazine,
Inc. (1986), contending that the publishers had the right to mail the magazine, as
the defendants did not “threaten the unique privacy interests that attach in the
home.”[21][22] The practice continues as of April 2014.[23][24]
Hustler Magazine, Inc. v. Falwell, 485 U.S. 46 (1988), is a United States Supreme
Court case in which the Court held that the First and Fourteenth Amendments prohibit
public figures from recovering damages for the tort of intentional infliction of
emotional distress (IIED), if the emotional distress was caused by a caricature,
parody, or satire of the public figure that a reasonable person would not have
interpreted as factual.
In Herceg v. Hustler 484 U.S. 811 (1989), a family attempted to sue Hustler for the
suicide of their fourteen-year-old boy on the basis that its illustrations
stimulated violence.[25] Within the magazine's contents was the article "Orgasm of
Death", demonstrating practices of erotic asphyxia via photographs in order to
heighten sexual pleasure in men.[26] However, Hustler placed disclaimers on the
photographs of "Do Not Attempt" to prevent the audience from mimicking the photos.
The court case ended in favoring the magazine; the court agreed that the depictions
were not forcing readers to perform these erotic or dangerous activities.[26]
Other venture
Related magazines
LFP, Inc. publishes several other magazines that use the Hustler brand:
The awards were based on fan ballots printed in the publication. In announcing its
third annual awards, the magazine said, "Hustler's erotic-movie awards are intended
to reward excellence in the erotic-film industry and thereby encourage the fast-buck
makers of mediocrity to clean up their act or go out of business."[29]
1979 (3rd annual) recipients: Best Film – Sex World, Best Actress – Sharon Thorpe in
Sex World, Best Actor – John Leslie in Sensual Encounters of Every Kind, Best
Director – Anthony Spinelli for Sex World, Best Sex Scene – Harry Reems and Maria
Lynn in Butterflies, Most Accomplished Fellatio Artist – Carol Connors in The Erotic
Adventures of Candy, Most Accomplished Cunnilinguist – John Leslie in The Other Side
of Julie[29]
1983 (7th annual) recipients: Best Film – The Dancers, Best Actress – Annette Haven
in Peaches and Cream, Best Actor – John Leslie in Nothing To Hide, Best Director –
Anthony Spinelli for The Dancers, Best Sex Scene – Jamie Gillis and Veronica Hart in
Wanda Whips Wall Street, Most Accomplished Fellatio Artist – Annie Sprinkle in Deep
Inside Annie Sprinkle, Most Accomplished Cunnilinguist – Annette Haven in Peaches
and Cream[30]
1986 (10th annual) recipients: Best Film – New Wave Hookers, Best Actress – Colleen
Brennan in Trinity Brown, Best Actor – Jerry Butler in Snake Eyes, Best Director –
Gregory Dark for New Wave Hookers, Best Sex Scene – Traci Lords and Tom Byron in
Sister Dearest, Most Accomplished Fellatio Artist – Ginger Lynn in Bedtime Tales,
Most Accomplished Cunnilinguist – Danielle in Hostage Girls, Most Disappointing Film
– Debbie Does Dallas III[31]
See also
List of men's magazines
List of pornographic magazines
Notes
Kipnis (2001) pp. 134-135
https://laist.com/news/entertainment/adult-walk-of-fame
Ghose, David; Zucca, Mario (February 2013). "Flynt Family Values". Cincinnati
Magazine. 46 (5): 66. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
Hlavaty, Craig (28 July 2011). "Last Night: Larry Flynt Talks Sex, Lies And Rick
Perry At Brazos Books". blogs.houstonpress.com. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
Bronstein, Carolyn. Battling Pornography: The American Feminist Anti-Pornography
Movement, 1976–1986.
Kipnis (2001) p. 149
Caputi, Jane (1988). The Age of Sex Crime. ISBN 9780704341166.
Reisman, Judith A. "Child Pornographer, Larry Flynt et. al: A Clear and Present
Danger to Children." Former Principal Investigator of Images of Children, Crime &
Violence in Playboy, Penthouse and Hustler, 1989, US Dpt of Justice, Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Grant No. 84-JN-AX-K007.
Kilpatrick, James (26 September 1986). "Nude Women, Mud Pies, And The Deficit".
Toledo Blade – via Google News Archive.
Margasak, Larry (3 May 1985). "New study will determine how adult magazines affect
children". Gettysburg Times.
Carol, Avedon. Nudes, Prudes and Attitudes: Pornography and Censorship, New Clarion
Press, Gloucester. 1994. pg. 116.
Associated Press (2 June 1989). "Artist's Cartoons Depicted His Molestations of
Teen-Ager, Court Papers Allege". Los Angeles Times.
Berger, Leslie (11 January 1990). "Jury Convicts Hustler Cartoonist of Molesting
Girl". Los Angeles Times.
"Hustler's Fake Oral Sex Pic of S.E. Cupp Outrages 'The View' Hosts". ABC News. 24
May 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
Pesta, Abigail (24 May 2012). "Hustler Magazine Sparks Rage With a Rude Image of
Pundit S.E. Cupp". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
Teplinsky, Howard L. (1986). "Douglass v. Hustler Magazine, Inc.: Anatomy of
Privacy for a Public Figure in Illinois". The John Marshall Law Review. 29: 10555–
1057.
Levine, David I. (1984). "Preliminary Procedural Protection for the Press from
Jurisdiction in Distant Forums After Calder and Keeton". Arizona State Law Journal:
468–470.
Kane, Peter E. (1 January 1992). "Shaping Our Judicial System for the Rest of the
Century and Beyond: The Souter Confirmation Process". Free Speech Yearbook. 30 (1):
149–154. doi:10.1080/08997225.1992.10556146. ISSN 0899-7225.
Borchers, Patrick J. (2004). "Internet Libel: The Consequences of a Non-Rule
Approach to Personal Jurisdiction" (PDF). Northwestern University Law Review. 98:
476–478.
"Hustler Ordered to Pay $2 Million for Libeling Penthouse Executive". Los Angeles
Times. 8 August 1986.
United States Postal Service v. Hustler Magazine, vol. 630, 11 March 1986, p. 867,
retrieved 29 January 2022
"United States Postal Service v. Hustler Magazine, 630 F. Supp. 867 (D.D.C. 1986)"
(PDF).
"Why Every Member of Congress Gets a Monthly Porn Delivery".
www.nationaljournal.com.
Journal, Matt Vasilogambros, National (17 April 2014). "Why Every Member of
Congress Gets a Monthly Porn Delivery". The Atlantic. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
Diamond, John L. (1988). "Rediscovering Traditional Tort Typologies to Determine
Media Liability for Physical Injuries: From the Mickey Mouse Club to Hustler
Magazine". Indiana Law Journal. 59: 990.
Powell, Lisa A. (1984). "Products Liability and the First Amendment: The Liability
of Publishers for Failure to Warn". Indiana Law Journal. 59: 503–526.
XBIZ (28 October 2004). "XBiz Interviews Larry Flynt: Part 2". XBIZ.com. Retrieved
22 November 2013.
Rhett Pardon (22 October 2010). "Hustler.com Hit With DDoS Attack – XBIZ Newswire".
newswire.xbiz.com. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 22
November 2013.
"Hustler Third Annual Erotic Movie Awards", Hustler Magazine, April 1979, Vol. 5
No. 10, p. 29.
"Hustler's 7th Annual Erotic Film Awards", Hustler Magazine, April 1983, Vol. 9 No.
10, p. 20.
"Hustler's 10th Annual Erotic Movie Awards", Hustler Magazine, May 1986, Vol. 12
No. 11, p. 13.
References
Kipnis, Laura (2001). "Reading Hustler". In Harrington, C. Lee; Bielby, Denise D.
(eds.). Popular culture: production and consumption. Blackwell readers in sociology.
Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 133–153. ISBN 978-0-631-21710-7.
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