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Extraction Summary
6
People
3
Organizations
4
Locations
2
Events
3
Relationships
2
Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Narrative excerpt / book page / witness statement
File Size:
1.37 MB
Summary
A narrative page, likely from a memoir or deposition, describing the atmosphere at Hustler magazine following the shooting of Larry Flynt (approx. 1978). It details an editorial dispute between Althea Flynt, the narrator, Dick Gregory, and Bruce David regarding the publication of a controversial feature titled 'Jesus and the Adulteress' while working out of Emory University Hospital. The document bears a House Oversight Committee Bates stamp.
People (6)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Ram Dass | Spiritual Teacher |
Went to a health-food restaurant with the narrator; practicing celibacy for spiritual purposes.
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| Larry | Publisher (Implied Larry Flynt) |
Practicing celibacy at Dick Gregory's suggestion; shot 'down south' because of a Hustler feature.
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| Althea | Editor/Executive (Implied Althea Flynt) |
Transformed the Coca-Cola Suite at Emory University Hospital into her office; reviewing the 'Jesus and the Adulteress...
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| Dick Gregory | Activist/Advisor |
Suggested celibacy to Larry; present at the hospital; expressed fear regarding the religious feature ('This scares me...
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| Bruce David | Editor |
Voted not to publish the feature due to distribution concerns.
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| Narrator ('I') | Author/Colleague |
Practicing celibacy for 'sheer perversity'; voted to publish the feature.
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Hustler |
Magazine mentioned as the publication involved; research department checked biblical text.
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| Emory University Hospital |
Location where Althea set up her office in the 'Coca-Cola Suite'.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Source of the document (indicated by Bates stamp).
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Timeline (2 events)
Post-shooting (Circa 1978)
Editorial meeting and vote regarding the publication of 'Jesus and the Adulteress' feature in Hustler.
Emory University Hospital, Coca-Cola Suite
Locations (4)
| Location | Context |
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Where the narrator and Ram Dass dined.
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General location where Larry was shot.
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Althea's temporary office.
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Region mentioned regarding potential negative reaction to the magazine feature.
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Relationships (3)
Althea by extension (regarding celibacy); Althea taking charge after Larry was shot.
Larry practicing celibacy at the suggestion of Dick Gregory.
Went to a health-food restaurant together.
Full Extracted Text
Complete text extracted from the document (1,414 characters)
Ram Dass and I went to a health-food restaurant, where we discovered
that we shared something in common: we were all practicing celibacy –
Larry at the suggestion of Dick Gregory, Althea by extension, Ram Dass for
spiritual purposes, and me just for the sheer perversity of it.
that we shared something in common: we were all practicing celibacy –
Larry at the suggestion of Dick Gregory, Althea by extension, Ram Dass for
spiritual purposes, and me just for the sheer perversity of it.
When Larry got shot down south by a racist nut because Hustler had
a black naked model, Althea had transformed the Coca-Cola Suite at
Emory University Hospital into her office, where she was now studying the
slides of the irreverent "Jesus and the Adulteress" feature. Dick Gregory
was there, and he said, "This scares me." He was concerned about
reaction in the Bible Belt, notwithstanding the fact that Hustler's research
department had already made certain that the text followed the Bible.
a black naked model, Althea had transformed the Coca-Cola Suite at
Emory University Hospital into her office, where she was now studying the
slides of the irreverent "Jesus and the Adulteress" feature. Dick Gregory
was there, and he said, "This scares me." He was concerned about
reaction in the Bible Belt, notwithstanding the fact that Hustler's research
department had already made certain that the text followed the Bible.
And now Althea was checking for any sexism that might have
slipped past the male editors' limited consciousness. The spread was
already in page forms, but not yet collated into the magazine, and there
was still a gnawing dilemma about whether or not to publish it.
slipped past the male editors' limited consciousness. The spread was
already in page forms, but not yet collated into the magazine, and there
was still a gnawing dilemma about whether or not to publish it.
The marketing people were aghast at the possibility that wholesalers
would refuse to distribute an issue of the magazine with such a blatantly
blasphemous feature. Althea and I voted to publish. Gregory and editor
Bruce David voted not to publish. "I' m against it," he said, "because
we're this is an issue that just simply will not be distributed."
would refuse to distribute an issue of the magazine with such a blatantly
blasphemous feature. Althea and I voted to publish. Gregory and editor
Bruce David voted not to publish. "I' m against it," he said, "because
we're this is an issue that just simply will not be distributed."
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