Larry Flynt was someone pushing the boundaries of his day, even in the world of pornography (Hustler was more explicit than Playboy, for example). Today's random pornographer is not a "Larry Flynt".
Flynt is more akin to Snowden or Assange, or even Parler, in boldness. (not comparing content, just free speech boldness)
To say Larry Flynt was politically correct by today's standards is completely false.
Just look at Wikipedia. He called Sandra Day O'Connor "a token cunt". He wore the American flag as a diaper. Hustler regularly published Chester the Molester, a comic strip, even after the author was convicted of molestation (which later got overturned).
Definitely - not sure if you're responding to me with intention of suggesting it, but I definitely didn't say he was politically correct.
My father had a collection of Hustler from the 70s and 80s that as a teen in the early 90s I sneakily perused; this was definitely the golden age of the magazine's anti-PC speech, with all you mentioned, as well as unveiled racism.
I guess I was reading too much into the "in his day" part. My point was that the world hasn't gotten less sensitive to his attitude and speech. It might have even gotten more sensitive.
Yes, I was responding to a comment implying his pornography would be considered tame by today's standards (which it would, but you must consider the context of the time).
I agree that his non-pornographic content would be viewed with a very sensitive eye today.
Flynt is more akin to Snowden or Assange, or even Parler, in boldness. (not comparing content, just free speech boldness)