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Since Playboy has existed since the early '50s (and was preceeded by such "softer" stuff as Esquire), and no such thing as you fear has occurred even as society has gotten more frank with itself regarding sex, we can place that fear in the same trasheap as that one about CCW laws leading to "blood running in the streets".

"Hey, that's my opinion based on past history."

No, it's a fear based on a misreading of that history. But nice try selling it.

[robertpaulsen]

You will admit that "harder" magazines are on the same news stand that Playboy used to occupy. Go to an airport news stand to see what I mean.

Seems to me that this represents the trend, something you'd like to ignore (you call it society getting "more frank with itself regarding sex"). C'mon.

So, how long before hardcore hits the shelves? Then extreme hardcore?

When we reach that point is when I'm saying that there'll be an increase in the production and distribution of kiddie porn. Like porn producers won't cross that line?