Paul Krassner Interviewed by Carol Queen

In Praise of Indecency:
Paul Krassner Interviewed by Carol Queen

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By Staff , Carnal Nation
August 6, 2009.

Paul Krassner talks about same-sex marriage, indecency, and our
culture's hypocrisy about sex.
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A lot's been said and written about Paul Krassner since he founded
the legendary underground newspaper The Realist in 1958. People
Weekly crowned him "the father of the underground press." (He
demanded a blood test.) The FBI, writing anonymously to Life
Magazine, called him "a raving, unconfined nut." Groucho Marx once
predicted that in time, Krassner would be "the only live Lenny Bruce."

However you describe Krassner, the history he has made and witnessed
has been extraordinary. As publisher of The Realist, he targeted
every form of hypocrisy available with a trademark blend of satire
and journalism. He also founded the absurdist prankster group The
Yippies with Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin, edited Lenny Bruce's
autobiography, dropped acid with Groucho, did a brief stint as editor
of Hustler, and ran an underground abortion referral service for a
decade before Roe v. Wade. In 2004, the ACLU gave him the Upton
Sinclair Award for his commitment to freedom of expression.

Krassner's books include his autobiography, Confessions of a Raving,
Unconfined Nut and One Hand Jerking, a collection of essays. He's
just published two more: Who's to Say What's Obscene? and In Praise
of Indecency. Carol Queen interviewed him at the Center for Sex and
Culture this month.

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