In addition to his YIP activism, Paul Krassner established himself as an unapologetically searing satirist, as well as a boundary-pushing writer and editor on pressing social issues.
is a very unfiltered way to immerse yourself in the mindset of challenging racism, fighting the government, and enjoying drugs for self-discovery,” Persoff toldin an email. “You can track the emergence of feminism and other important fights, too. If you read every page you sort of grow at the same pace as the magazine. It's radicalizing, and in a comfortable way.”In particular, Persoff is inspired by Krassner’s knack for bitingly hilarious headlines.
might say ‘Mitch McConnell Blocks Another Bill.’ Paul would just cut to the chase and give the same story a different headline, ‘Asshole of the Month.’as one of “the most generous and kindest...smartest and funniest person” she ever knew said her father believed reality was always nipping at the heels of satire.in an email. “My Dad was not a fan of [Donald] Trump — or of the current trend of extreme political correctness and shutting down of ideas, speech and people.
“It's ridiculous to consider saying ‘F-CK’ publicly being considered an act of obscenity, but in Paul's time it was a crime,” Persoff said. “Think of any concert you've been to where the performer has playfully shot out any string of entertaining four-letter words...These words have power for both the performer and the audience, and they first found their freedom in print. Paul was one of the big risk takers to emancipate language.
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