The Establishment. And How They Get Away with it

The counterman slipped the book into a paper bag and asked, “That all, Ma’am?” “Yes…” “Thank you… come back, again…” he said, handing her the register receipt, as she turned away. Gaining the street, Faye heaved a sigh of relief and walked rapidly up the street to her parked car. The thought struck her that the sealed plastic cover on the book was rather like buying a pig in a poke. There was no possibility of examining the merchandise before buying. When she was seated in the car, her curiosity bubbled over, and she removed the book from the paper sack. Ripping off the plastic cover she thumbed it open. It was richly illustrated in full color photographs. The first picture she saw depicted a man and woman in sexual intercourse, the man’s hardened organ sunk deeply up inside her. The angle from which the picture had been taken, from behind the man and angled down at the woman’s naked vagina, left absolutely nothing to the imagination. Faye blushed and snapped the book closed. Ugh! How do they get away with publishing junk like that? She gave the book to Bill. “Well… here it is!” she said. “It seems like a pretty expensive prescription… it cost ten dollars!” Bill flipped the book open. “This is pretty good!” he exclaimed. “Maybe the old doc’s got the right idea!” He began reading and was soon completely engrossed in it ...»