Wesley Morris Quotes


You didn't have to read 'Playboy,' visit the mansion, wear pajamas, or even be straight: The effects of its ideas about women on the American psyche were totalizing. Women were inferior to men because, for 'Playboy,' they were scenery - pretty, passive, usually white, often blonde, there.


Citations

Morris, Wesley. "Hugh Hefner's Legacy." The New York Times, 28 Sep. 2017.

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Wesley Morris
Wesley Morris
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  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Film Critic, Writer

Wesley Morris (born 1975) is an American film critic and podcast host. He is currently critic-at-large for The New York Times, as well as co-host, with Jenna Wortham, of the New York Times podcast Still Processing. Previously, Morris wrote for The Boston Globe, then Grantland. He won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism for his work with The Globe.