Word: playboyism
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...offered women an opportunity for employment as a Playboy model, in terms that were no less ambiguous than those in classified ads The Crimson runs daily without question. For this reason, the majority's decision not to publish the ad seems grounded in emotionalism and flawed reasoning...
...PAST, The Crimson's policy has been to accept any advertisement unless there is a compelling reason to reject it. The Crimson rejects out of hand any advertisements that are deceptive, discriminatory or libelous. The Playboy advertisement the Crimson refused to publish last week falls into none of these categories, and therefore should have been accepted...
This is not to imply that we are insensitive to the problems of sexism. In its editorial columns, the Crimson has long argued against the systematic subjugation of women in American society. We agree with that stand, and believe that our position on the Playboy ad in no way conflicts with editorial support of women's rights...
...disagree with the majority's judgment that Playboy's editorial treatment of women is often sexist. We did not, however, find the ad sufficiently offensive to merit an exception to our general standards of advertising acceptability. While the majority argues that the ad contributes "specifically to the exploitation of women," it is hard to see how The Crimson's refusal to publish it will combat the magazine's sexist view of women. The Crimson's suppression of the ad merely restricted the number of applicants from which Playboy's photographer could choose without making the resulting pictorials any less sexist...
...Playboy does not photograph women against their will. For their modeling services, the magazine pays them a substantial fee. Had the Crimson published Playboy's ad, the women who read it would have had a clear choice--either ignore the ad or contact the magazine's photographer...