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Out's piece about the money made by Manhunt off your instant gratification complex got serious traction last week as several additional dirty details came to light:
> First came the (older, but newly relevant) news that Manhunt co-founder Jonathan Crutchley had donated the maximum of $2,300 to John McCain (that's him on the right up there). He also said, of being called a liberal Republican, "Don't call me a 'liberal.' That's an insult."
> Then the other Manhunt co-founder, Larry Basile, released a statement that included the following: "It should be known that Jonathan Crutchley's donation to McCain left the entire Board in disbelief. I am disappointed that we have lost some customers, and I understand the anger. It is too bad for the web site if we lose customers, but PLEASE never refer to me as a Republican. I consider it an offense." He also said that Crutchley had stepped down as chairman of the board, though it's unclear whether he's resigned all other responsibilities for the company.
> And now we learn that McCain has returned the donation in question. (Only some kinds of dirty money are apparently appropriate for presidential politics, if you hadn't realized.)
We've also seen a number of calls for a Manhunt boycott, or individuals swearing to cancel their memberships or at least, well, cut back their usage -- some of which seem at least as motivated by politics as the question of personal responsibility or psychology explored in the piece. It's always gratifying as a magazine to start a conversation or prompt a debate (it's why we do most things, frankly) -- and we'll have explore a few other angles this week on Popnography.
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