Comments on: Y’all, Larry Flynt Is Kind Of Creepy.

By: feminista

feminista — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 01:12:43 +0000

To echo others: this man is clearly a creep, but he what makes him a “repulsive being” is his douchey, misogynistic behavior- not his physical appearance or lack of ability. To give anyone that kind of label on the basis of their body is offensive and disempowering to disabled people or simply to anyone who’s physique is not socially accepted; to imply that physical impairment later in life is some kind of karma for being an asshole is just kind of silly.

That Flynt is known for “encouraging people to chuckle and masturbate over scenes of the most horrific unfreedom – women being gang-raped, young girls being molested, “bitches” being shaved and slaughtered in concentration camps” ought to be enough to qualify Flynt as “legitimately creepy.” As someone who works with people with disabilities, I can safely say that this imagery is way, way creepier than someone with a wheelchair and difficulty speaking.

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By: LuckyMinx

LuckyMinx — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:32:20 +0000

This article also left me with a bad taste in my mouth (excuse any pun 😉
Larry’s story is a lot more complicated than this. We all have the right to our own opinions, but there seems to be an awful lot of very one-sided slandering and misinterpretation used in the tone of this article, while it lacks any verified facts or information. The purpose may have not been to inform, but if it’s solely to slander, why should we care…because you are maintaining your “right to freedom” of speech? That is ironic (if you knew anything about Larry you would know what I am saying here).
Porn is an industry. The Flynts did not get to the top of that hierarchy (whether anyone likes it or not) without a lifetime of risk-taking, effort, and some amount of know-how, endless dedication, and sometimes very tough times…regardless of what his personal lifestyle may or may not be like or have been like when he was destitute as a child “losing his virginity” to a chicken, as you say.
His success is hardly based on his opinion (you say “hatred”) of women, but his love of money.
This is judgemental and uninformed malarkey that is based purely on assumption and fails to make a statement about anything that matters to an industry worker or a woman.
For example, Larry is far from “lonely” in his wheelchair. In fact, his wife, with whom he has maintained a strong relationship with for many years, takes a huge role in maintaining many aspects of the business now that he is bound to a wheelchair, and many other of his family members and friends have worked with him closely over the years as well.
Please do some further research before condemning anyone who is disabled so ignorantly just because you disagree with their behavior. It’s a bit absurd.
If you’re going to single out pornographers you should at least single out people who are abusing their employees and creating a business out of illegitimacy and law-breaking or worse….but please do your homework before letting these kinds of opinions fly.

By: Piper

Piper — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 22:21:04 +0000

I agree with Megan. While I understand the metaphor you are trying to create, what you are doing is disabilist. Larry Flynt would still be a creepy, awful person even if he had the “perfect” (i.e. non-disabled, mainstream-ly attractive, not-fat or “too” thin) body (which goes to show the fallacy of the idea of a “perfect” or “ideal” body). His looks and abilities reflect nothing on his character. Please don’t oppress others in your attempt to bring to light Flynt’s oppressive and misogynist behavior!

By: Megan

Megan — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 21:25:09 +0000

You know, I’ve been reading Tits and Sass since y’all were featured on The Rumpus, but this just kind of makes me sad. His disability is a punishment for being an asshole? What about everyone else with a disability? I’m pretty disappointed in this piece.

By: Sex Mahoney

Sex Mahoney — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 18:25:51 +0000

Larry Flynt mistakes riding the wave with creating the wave. He is not the wind.

By: Kat

Kat — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 18:12:52 +0000

He reminds me much more of Jabba the Hutt in person. I met him around 1999 and his motor skills were bad then, too. I think they’ve always been much worse than The People vs. Larry Flynt led people to believe.