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  • Author Omar Johnston
  • Published May 11, 2010
  • Word count 678

The Man, The Myth, The Legend - An individual that brings an entirely new significance to the word "Dynamic." This man has had his fair share of controversy - appearing more times in court than any regular circuit judge, the legacy and dynasty that he has created for himself has been outstanding. From pleasant interactions to obscure obscenity related charges, Larry Flynt, the creator of Hustler Magazine has turned into a bigger social outcast than the Hills’ Heidi and Spencer Pratt. With his provocative adult magazine, Larry Flynt has made his livelihood from being as obnoxious as he possibly can, just about offending every inch of humanity he comes into contact with. Just to give you an idea of how rude and unbearable this man can be, he slanders, banters and fantasizes even those he hasn’t come into contact.

A little history: Larry Flynt Jr. was conceived on November 1st 1942, in Magoffin County of Kentucky, to Edith and Larry Flynt Sr. His Childhood goes a long way in defining the end result of what we know as Larry Flynt, Hustler Magazine Kingpin of today. Go figure, his father was a drug-addict / alcoholic and the family lived in a state of poverty. Things picked up when Edith finally divorced Larry Sr. when Jr. was ten years old. Edith took Larry Jr. to live in Indiana where, during his adolescent years, he was introduced to minor smut and minor pornography. Flynt was not enthusiastic when it came to his studies and dropped out of school to later join the army in 1958. With that, his interest that was the army, was short lived - he left within only a year and in 1959 joined the naval forces. He resided with the navy until 1964 where he took a job with General Motors in the state of Ohio.

The Glorious Years: Fast forward - In 1970 Larry Flynt opened his first Hustler Strip Club in Cincinnati Ohio. His strip clubs quickly became SO popular that he soon found himself opening a string of Hustler Clubs around the USA. With there being an emphasis on scandalous activity, American’s ate up everything Larry Flynt could dish out. The pinnacle of strength came with the popularity of his clubs and with the passion for exoticism - Flynt launched his Hustler Magazine in 1974. The magazine had a hit the shelves running and soon blew up to 3 million circulations which in its heyday wasn’t half bad, especially with there being nudie pictures of Jackie Onassis.

From there the magazine spiraled into a raunchy monster of a publication, becoming increasingly obscene over the years. The magazine depictions of nude couples "bonding" flared into such a legal battle with viewers that he and his lawyer were shot outside a county courthouse by a Joseph Franklin, who later confessed to the shootings, claiming outrage of Hustler’s depictions of racial obscenity. Unfortunately, the shooting left Larry paralyzed from the waist down and following the shooting, Flynt overdosed on painkilling medication consequently giving him a stroke which left him with a speech impediment.

Over the years, Larry Flynt got himself into all kinds of other mischievous activity and controversial situation. For example, there was a claim that he bought fully nude pictures of minors from individuals who would "Con" the adolescents into posing for a modeling shoot with hopes of a stylish magazine cover, little did these young girls know there pictures would finally end up making it into a very special magazine. One filled with lude acts and vulgarity. Ultimately, this wouldn’t be the end of Larry Flynt, as more problems re-surfaced in 1998. Flynt was to meet criminal charges once again as a number of obscenities surrounded the sale of sex videos of the youth of Cincinnati, charges were brought against by a number of adult stores who sold these video. After pleading guilty to misdemeanor charges and promising to never sell youth videos again, Flynt went about his merry way and now indulges in the dynasty and prowess that his ‘Hardcore’ magazine has conveyed to the American people.

Omar Johnston is the author of this article on Hustler Magazine.

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